Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi stepped out in London for a rare date night
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The couple attended the Tuesday, April 28, U.K. premiere of Billie Eilish's new film
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Eilish's movie arrives in theaters Friday, May 8
Ellen DeGeneresandPortia de Rossiare praisingBillie Eilish's latest creation.
The couple stepped out for a rare date night on Tuesday, April 28, for the U.K. premiere of the new film,Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D). While at the screening, DeGeneres, 68, and de Rossi, 53, took a selfie with the pop star and shared it onInstagram.
"Portia and I just left the premiere for @billieeilish’s new 3D movie that she directed with @jamescameronofficial," DeGeneres captioned the post. "The behind-the-scenes footage is amazing. If you weren’t able to see Billie in concert, this is the next best thing and then some."
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In the photo, captured at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, the couple could be seen smiling with Eilish in the middle.
DeGeneres has been a longtime supporter of the 10-time Grammy winner, previously hosting her for her daytime television debut in 2018 when she performed "You Should See Me in a Crown" at 16 years old. Another notable moment onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showwas the time Eilishsurprised Melissa McCarthy, who said she was "completely obsessed" with the singer.
Eilish's new film,Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, is co-directed by the singer andJames Cameronand was captured during Eilish's world tour. It offers an "an innovative new concert experience [for] the big screen from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation," per a synopsis.
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DeGeneres and de Rossi left the U.S. for the English countryside in November 2024. PEOPLE confirmed in February that the pair have since purchased a new home in California 14 months after they left the U.S. to live in England.
An insider saidat the time that the couple were splitting their time between the U.K. and Montecito, with a real estate source adding that the couple was “missing the California weather and horse scene" since relocating to the Cotswolds.
DeGeneres and de Rossi had another night out back in September, when they were spotted at the unveiling ofRH Paris at The Gallery on the Champs-Élyséesin Paris. It came not long after they celebrated17 years of marriageon social media.
"Happy 17th anniversary of the best day of my life. Portia, I love you more every day," DeGeneres wrote in a caption, adding the hashtag, "#MarriageForAll."
DeGeneres is also getting back into her voice-acting work. She confirmed she'll bereprising the role of Doryfor a new short set within theFinding Nemouniverse.Deadlinewas the first to report on Friday, April 24. "Excited about this," DeGeneres wrote in an Instagram caption.
Eilish's new film is in theaters May 8.
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