Ellen DeGeneres gives update on Portia de Rossi’s shock hospitalisation
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ellen DeGeneres has spoken out about her wife Portia de Rossi’s shock hospitalisation over the weekend, where she underwent emergency surgery for appendicitis. We go to bed around 8:30.” The talk show host admitted she took sleeping medication so she could fall asleep at the same time as her wife, but was awoken in the night. She added that de Rossi’s pain was so severe that she tried to offer free tickets to The Ellen DeGeneres Show in exchange for more pain relief for her wife, admitting that this approach did not work because “that’s the rules”. The news of de Rossi’s hospitalisation comes after The Ellen DeGeneres Show lost over a million viewers following allegations of a toxic workplace on the show.