US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has married her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, BBC reported Monday.

The couple tied the knot at their Beverly Hills home on Saturday.

De Rossi, 35, and the presenter, 50, and exchanged handwritten vows in a private ceremony attended by only 19 guests.

The couple have been dating since December 2004.

DeGeneres announced plans to wed on her talk show in May after the California Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage.

The pair both wore clothes by designer Zac Posen and exchanged rings by Neil Lane during the intimate ceremony.

US Magazine said De Rossi wore a backless, light pink dress, while DeGeneres dressed in white trousers, button-up shirt and vest.

DeGeneres made broadcast history in 1997 when her TV alter ego came out of the closet on her self-titled sitcom Ellen. IT became the first openly gay lead character on US prime-time network television.

The presenter came out herself in the same year, and was in a relationship with actress Anne Heche until 2000.

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