Ellen DeGeneres buys USD 26.5 million home

Los Angeles: Celebrated talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi have splashed out on a USD 26.5 million mansion.

The pair, who married in 2008, have bought the the six bedroom, six bathroom home in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, reported TMZ. The house has one of the best vistas in the state, and boasts a pool with an ocean view and the property is located on 13 acres of land. The mansion is the latest addition to talk show host`s property portfolio, which also includes several homes around Los Angeles including in Beverly Hills and Hidden Valley. Ellen, 55, recently had a scare when one of her properties, a farm in the Camarillo area of California, was threatened by a blaze. She later praised fire-fighters for acting quickly to prevent any harm. PTI