Blonde bombshell Portia de Rossi has now officially taken the last name of her wife, Ellen DeGeneres.
de Rossi’s name change was granted during a closed hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday. The Arrested Development star will now legally be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.
"I am thrilled to legally adopt my wife’s name. I will continue to use Portia de Rossi for professional purposes," said the former Ms. de Rossi in a statement.
DeGeneres and de Rossi began dating in 2004 and were married in August 2008 during the all-too-short six-month time period in which gay and lesbian couples could legally wed in California.
