Ellen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi

When it comes to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, love definitely wins. They have been the poster couple of a successful LGBTQ pair for years now, but the road leading up to their happy ending was anything but easy.Their love story began 17 years ago in 2004’s VH1’s Big award show. De Rossi back then have not publicly come out as a lesbian and was, in return, inspired by DeGeneres’ courage to reveal her true identity.

According to an interview with Us Weekly, the couple instantly felt a big degree of connection from the moment they met. The talk show host even revealed that of all the people that came into her life, no one truly understood her until De Rossi came along. True enough, both celebrities have stood by each other’s side through the good and bad. This was especially true when DeGeneres faced major backlash in the past year.