Elle DeGeneres has finally gotten a magazine cover! Except that she’s on the cover of magazines all the time… so why is this one a big deal? Because Ellen’s prayers have been answered – after months and months of pleading, begging, joking and bribing, Ellen is sharing the December O Magazine cover with Oprah herself. This is only the second time in the history of O Magazine that Oprah has shared the cover – the first time, it was with First Lady Michelle Obama. Apparently, there are several variations on the cover image – one has Ellen sitting on a huge wrapped present, one has Oprah on the gift. Another has Oprah wrapping Ellen up in Christmas lights.

When asked about her decision to finally let Ellen on the cover, Oprah says: “Ellen DeGeneres is a woman who can make things happen. When she decided she wanted to be on the cover of O, she pulled out all the stops. It worked – for only the second time in O history, I’m sharing the cover with a woman I adore. When Ellen arrived at the photo shoot for our cover, I didn’t have to ask her how she was doing: it showed on her face. She radiated the kind of peace and satisfaction that comes only when you’re living at your highest potential.” In the interview (excerpt from Us Weekly), Ellen talks about how she knew her wife Portia de Rossi was “the one”.

Ellen DeGeneres says she’s found the One.

In the December issue of O: The Oprah Magazine, DeGeneres, 51, tells Oprah Winfrey that she and Portia de Rossi “are perfect for each other.”

The comedian, talk show host and American Idol judge (come this January) opens up to Winfrey about actress de Rossi, 36, with whom she’s been in a relationship since 2004. “She is so beautiful and so smart and so funny,” DeGeneres gushes.

“I have that sense of ‘I’m done now.’ I’m settled,” she says. “I know that part of my life is taken care of. I’ve got love. I’ve got someone who will be with me till the day I die.”

The couple married on Aug. 16, 2008 in a small ceremony in their home; because their wedding took place before the November 2008 passage of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California), a Supreme Court judgment upheld the legality of their union.

DeGeneres also talked to Winfrey about her upcoming gig alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi as an American Idol judge — replacing Paula Abdul, who left the show after its eight season.

“They came to me, and it was a total surprise,” she explains. “I like to try new things because I get bored so easily. And I like the show, so I thought it was a great idea.”

The ninth season of American Idol premieres in January 2010.

[From Us Weekly]

I do love Ellen, and I’m so happy that her wildest dream came true. Even though I think the whole “I wanna be on the cover of O Magazine” thing was mostly a comedy bit, a great running gag for her show, I do think that Ellen and Oprah probably do love and respect each other. Unlike someone like Tyra Banks, who doesn’t always give Oprah her props for being there first, Ellen seems to know that to take Oprah’s media maven mantle, you first have to worship at the Church of Oprah and show respect. Maybe I’m reading too much into it. Very possible.

One more thing – I do worry about Ellen and Portia. There is a significant age gap between them, and I sometimes worry that Portia wants to have babies while Ellen wants her life the way it is, with a wife and dogs and no kids. Anyway… it’s just something I worry about with them, it could be nothing.

Here’s Ellen sharing the cover of O with Oprah and out on a date with Portia on October 16th. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .