Actress Portia de Rossi, who decided to legally change her name to Portia DeGeneres after marrying talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, might have the honor to be one-half of the first same-sex couple on the next season of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.

In a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest, he revealed that DWTS is finally ready to have a same-sex pair competing on the show and Portia is right on top of their list for celebrity dancers.

The 37 year-old actress did not immediately dismissed the idea and confessed it would be an incredible opportunity since she used to be a ballet dancer. Portia confessed that she would actually need time to think about the offer – it’s definitely a “maybe”!

“They’re planning to feature a same-sex couple. You’re at the top of the list,” Ryan told her. “Goodness, you really do break news,” Portia replied startled.

“I’m not gonna pass, let me think about it,” she told him. “I used to be a ballet dancer, it’s not completely a pass. You never know.”

The Israeli version of DWTS will feature the first same-sex pair in the worldwide history of the show. If the test is well accepted by the public, US will be the next country to get rid of certain social myths.

Portia, who tied the knot with Ellen back in 2008, is currently busy promoting her new book entitled “Unbearable Lightness”. The actress also feels more mature and more honest and open about her sexuality.

“Being with Ellen has encouraged me to help people if I possibly can,” she said. “I felt like there was this horrible time in my life and I wanted to come clean about it. It’s my second coming out.”

Would you like to see Portia on Dancing With The Stars? Which girl would you like her to dance with? DWTS would probably have to find another pro ballroom dancer who would accept the challenge, but I’d really love to see Lacey Schwimmer being partnered with Portia.

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Actress Portia de Rossi reportedly filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (August 6) to legally change her last name to DeGeneres, her wife Ellen DeGeneres’ last name. Portia will become Portia Lee James DeGeneres.

Aw! How sweet! I guess now we know who wears the pants at the Rossi/DeGeneres home. Portia and Ellen tied the knot during the five-month window gay marriage was legal in California back in 2008.

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Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in the state, was overturned last week. Portia and Ellen probably wanted to celebrate in style, so Portia took the next big next in their relationship – to finally become Mrs. DeGeneres!

Congratulations to Ellen and Portia!

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As reported here on Friday, actress Portia de Rossi and comedian/TV host Ellen DeGeneres married yesterday in Los Angeles before a small and intimate crowd according to People magazine.

DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, both wore Zac Posen and exchanged rings by Neil Lane during the Saturday ceremony. Their big day also featured arrangements by L.A. florist Mark’s Garden.

The intimate ceremony was attended by 19 guests, including DeGeneres’s mom Betty and de Rossi’s mother Margaret Rogers (who flew in from Australia for the occasion), who witnessed the couple exchange handwritten vows.

Portia and Ellen had been dating since 2004. They made their intention to marry public once the California Supreme Court ruled gay marriage legal in California.

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Actress Portia de Rossi and comedian Ellen DeGeneres are getting married on Saturday according to US Weekly.

The pair are planning a small, intimate ceremony with only a few close friends and family.

Following the California Supreme Court’s monumental ruling that same sex couple’s have the “right to marry,” DeGeneres announced she planned to wed her longtime girlfriend on a taping of her show in May.

“It’s something that we’ve wanted to do and we want it to be legal and we are very, very excited,” DeGeneres, 50, gushed.

The couple has been planning their nuptials for the past couple of months. They first announced their intention to get married back in May.

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