AdChoices Ellen DeGeneres’ ex Anne Heche says romance with the TV host was ‘a beautiful part of my life’
In a new interview with Mr. Warburton magazine, Anne Heche the 51-year-old actress opens up about what it was like dating DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.
Back in the ’90s, DeGeneres and Heche were ridiculed for going public with their same-sex relationship. Recalling that moment in time, Heche tells the outlet, “I was a part of a revolution that created social change, and I could not have done that without falling in love with her.”
Now Heche says:’ “Our time was a beautiful part of my life and one that I wear with honor,”
In the interview, Heche also addressed the current allegations of workplace toxicity surrounding The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”I haven’t spoken to Ellen in years,” she admitted. “I’d listen to the people who have.”
“If I’m standing someplace and I don’t like what’s going on there and I stay there, it’s my fault,” she continued. “So what are the actions that got me there and why can’t I get out of it easily if that’s not something that I want to be engaged in? Ellen is standing where she walks, and that is hers to continue that journey.”
DeGeneres, who has been married to Portia de Rossi since 2008, has received plenty of celebrity support amid the backlash, from stars like Katy Perry, Kevin Hart and Octavia Spencer.
