Ellen DeGeneres' mate wants to go all the way - and change her name - to reflect her same-sex marital status with the perky talk show host.
Once the paperwork has been processed, Portia de Rossi will officially become known legally as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.
De Rossi's petition was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court last Friday, according to court sources.
In the application, the legal document notes for the record, that the "Petitioner" (De Rossi) is taking the name of her spouse.
Previously, De Rossi changed her birth name to De Rossi when she first became an actress pursuing a career in Hollwood.
Actors tend to change their name in the event a member of the Screen Actors Guild already has a similar name to avoid confusion, or because the one given at birth by parents, is cumbersome to spell or not appropriate for an actor's image on stage or in the realm of TV or film.
Archibald Leach, for example, later became Cary Grant.
The couple started dating in December 2004, and officially married at the their Beverly Hills estate on August 16 (2008), in a full-dress chi-chi ceremony which was attended by the Who's Who of the Hollywood elite.
Ellen excitedly gushed in interviews that when she and De Rossi became hitched she was elated.
"I couldn't believe this beautiful woman was interested in me at this age," she giggled in so many words to a reporter at a night-time tabloid news show.
Since Portia is taking Ellen's surname, some wonder if this is an indication that "Ellen" is the man in the relationship.
Would that make Portia a lipstick lesbian?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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