Ellen DeGeneres To Visit Australia

Ellen DeGeneres plans to fly to Australia to meet the family of her fiancée Portia De Rossi.

The chat show host announced that she and her lesbian partner are set to exchange vows, just a day after the state of California legalised same sex marriages.

And now the couple is hoping to travel to Aussie actress's native country, so DeGeneres can meet her grandmother - who won't be able to travel to the U.S. for the wedding.

DeGeneres says: "I've met Portia's mother and her cousins, and I mentioned last night that we should go (to Australia) for Christmas. I can't wait to get there.

"I'd like to get the show there. I'm going to push hard to make that happen."