Ellen DeGeneres Hits the Gym as She Celebrates Her Birthday: 'This Is What 66 Looks Like'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ellen DeGeneres getting a workout in on her birthday.Photo:Portia de Rossi/Instagram

Portia de Rossi/Instagram

Ellen DeGeneresis celebrating her birthday with a workout!

The former talk show host turned 66 years old on Friday, and her wife,Portia De Rossi, proudly shared anInstagram videoof DeGeneres at the gym.

“Are you saying this is what 66 looks like?” DeGeneres said at the start of the video as she did a dumbbell shoulder press. “It’s what your 66 looks like,” De Rossi, 50, responded.

The video then cuts to clips of DeGeneres doing multiple pull-ups, a single-hand overhead press, and pushing a training sled. In the caption, De Ross shared how proud she was of her “daring wife.”

“You continue to amaze me and inspire me. Happy Birthday to the strongest, sweetest, most brilliant person I know. I’m so lucky to be standing next to you as we share this incredible life together. I love you,” her caption read.

DeGeneres shared the video on her Instagram Story and other birthday wishes from celebrity hairstylist Lea Journo, television personalityKym Douglas,Rosie McClelland, andThe Ellen Showaudience producer Claudia Gharibian.

Also included was a tribute fromKris Jenner, who shared photos of herself with DeGeneres and De Rossi on her Instagram Story, writing, “[I] am so blessed to have you in my life, and I love you madly.” In anInstagram post, Jenner, 68, included some of those photos and called DeGeneres her “BFF.”

Kris Jenner wishes Ellen DeGeneres a Happy Birthday.Ellen DeGeneres/Instagram

Ellen DeGeneres/Instagram

“You are an amazingchicken wrangler, wife, friend, sister, daughter, and pickle ball champion! You are so kind, thoughtful, caring, FUNNY, generous, smart, creative, and oh so talented… and you really know your way around a re-model. I am so blessed to have you in my life and I love you madly,” the caption read.

August was also a celebratory month for DeGeneres, as she and De Rossimarked 15 years of marriage.

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards.Steve Granitz/WireImage

Steve Granitz/WireImage

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