Life's a beach: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi enjoy a romantic stroll in the sand

They purchased Brad Pitt's Malibu home at the end of 2011 and it seems Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are enjoying the perks of living by the beach.
The couple stepped out for a romantic stroll in the sand today and put on an amorous display as they held hands and threw their arms around each other.
It was an overcast day in the California spot so the pair wrapped up warm, each sporting a cosy beanie hat for their beach walk.
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Romantic: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi went for a stroll on the beach by their Malibu home today

Chat show host Ellen, 54, opted for a black jumper and white trousers, which she teamed with a pair of monochrome trainers and dark sunglasses.
Meanwhile her 39-year-old actress wife Portia also wore shades along with a grey jumper, charcoal tracksuit bottoms, and pink and white trainers.
The couple are said to have paid $12million for the beachfront property, which was $2million less than the asking price.

Lovebirds: The pair put on an amorous display as they held hands before throwing their arms around each other

The pair had decided to downsize from their $49million Beverly Hills compound and moved into the pad, whose previous owner was Ellen's close friend Brad Pitt, in December.
Ellen and Portia married in front of their mothers and 19 other guests at their Beverly Hills home in August 2008, during the five month period that same-sex marriage was legalised in the state of California.
Ellen took to her Twitter earlier this week to say: 'Getting married was one of the greatest things I have ever done.'

Wrapped up warm: It was an overcast day so the pair kept cosy in jumpers and beanie hats

She then expressed her delight during an episode of her talk show after President Barack Obama spoke out about his support of same-sex marriage.
The star said: 'What an amazing day for our country. President Obama just came out in support of same-sex marriage. Wow. You know, there have been moments in history where somebody has had the courage to stand up for what they believe in and that one action changes everything.
'And I hope that this is one of those times. It takes a brave man to take a stand like this, especially in an election year, so Mr President to you I say thank you very, very, very much.'
Ellen and her audience then gave Obama a standing ovation.

Happy couple: Ellen and Portia, pictured last month, tied the knot in 2008 during the five month period that same-sex marriage was legalised in the state of California