Melbourne, Jan 19 : Aussie actress Portia de Rossi has admitted that marrying her long time partner Ellen DeGeneres has cemented their togetherness.

The ‘Ally McBeal’ star tied the knot with talk show host and comedienne DeGeneres in August 2008.

"Marriage is a different way of being together," News. com. au quoted her as telling People while promoting her new show ‘Better Off Ted’.

"There''s a peace to (being married) and a sense of togetherness that we just didn''t have before. And I didn''t even realise it would change as much as it has, but it''s so lovely.

“It''s legal, and it''s real, so there''s that kind of formality to it that makes it very valid,” she added. (ANI)