'So she literally put her head in her hands for 20 seconds, 30 seconds, silent, and I thought 'That's it. Portia recalled how she had been unsure if her relationship with her grandmother would survive after moments of uneasy silence. Ellen DeGeneres Reflects on 25th Anniversary of Her Sitcom's Coming Out Episodeĭe Rossi continued, 'I said, 'Yeah, you knew that I lived with Ellen,' and she said, 'Yes, and all this time I was worried that that lesbian was hitting on my granddaughter.''