We know each other | We know each other |
you just haven’t been on the show | you just haven’t been on the show |
Yes, can you explain to people? | Yes, can you explain to people? |
i’ve never heard your version of the story | i’ve never heard your version of the story |
but tell people how we know each other | but tell people how we know each other |
how we met | how we met |
I’m scared because my husband’s gonna kill me | I’m scared because my husband’s gonna kill me |
for telling this story but it’s my favorite story ever | for telling this story but it’s my favorite story ever |
and this is the story of how Ellen and i met | and this is the story of how Ellen and i met |
so Tom and I my husband were on our honeymoon | so Tom and I my husband were on our honeymoon |
which we delayed because we shot I’Tonya at the beginning of the year | which we delayed because we shot I’Tonya at the beginning of the year |
and the last year we had just gotten married | and the last year we had just gotten married |
but we had to put off the honeymoon part | but we had to put off the honeymoon part |
And so we go to Tahiti and we go onto this island | And so we go to Tahiti and we go onto this island |
we kinda live like a Robinson Crusoe like there’s just a shack | we kinda live like a Robinson Crusoe like there’s just a shack |
That you stay in, and there’s no electricity | That you stay in, and there’s no electricity |
and there’s no mirrors or anything like that | and there’s no mirrors or anything like that |
So, we’d been there for four days | So, we’d been there for four days |
and then the last bit of the honeymoon was like a really nice hotel | and then the last bit of the honeymoon was like a really nice hotel |
like really luxury, it’s lovely | like really luxury, it’s lovely |
And so we get there | And so we get there |
But it’s raining and we’re like ohh! | But it’s raining and we’re like ohh! |
You know, We by the way look disgusting | You know, We by the way look disgusting |
Because we haven’t seen our own reflections in four days | Because we haven’t seen our own reflections in four days |
So we don’t know what we look. | So we don’t know what we look. |
by the way they did not | by the way they did not |
But we’re like | But we’re like |
what can we do here when it’s raining | what can we do here when it’s raining |
And we’re like oh!, you know! there’s a lovely spa, or there’s a gym | And we’re like oh!, you know! there’s a lovely spa, or there’s a gym |
and we’re like oh, I don’t really want to work out | and we’re like oh, I don’t really want to work out |
but I guess we could do something at the gym | but I guess we could do something at the gym |
And so, we get change to go to the gym | And so, we get change to go to the gym |
And Tom puts on these shorts that they’re like his oldest gym’s shorts | And Tom puts on these shorts that they’re like his oldest gym’s shorts |
And they’re tiny and they’re really short | And they’re tiny and they’re really short |
And there’s nothing underneath | And there’s nothing underneath |
so they’re, you know | so they’re, you know |
so he gets on his bicycle to ride there and I was like whoa, I was like | so he gets on his bicycle to ride there and I was like whoa, I was like |
I was like babe, you cannot wear these shorts | I was like babe, you cannot wear these shorts |
They’re like, you know I can see everything | They’re like, you know I can see everything |
And he was like: come on, who’re we gonna run into? | And he was like: come on, who’re we gonna run into? |
I mean who’s gonna be here | I mean who’s gonna be here |
and i was like you’re right | and i was like you’re right |
i mean, we’d just been on an island where no one else was for so long | i mean, we’d just been on an island where no one else was for so long |
so I was like yeah you’re right | so I was like yeah you’re right |
I mean, who’re we gonna see? | I mean, who’re we gonna see? |
And so we walk into the gym and, running on the treadmill is Ellen | And so we walk into the gym and, running on the treadmill is Ellen |
And then on the treadmill next to her Is Portia her wife | And then on the treadmill next to her Is Portia her wife |
So, Ellen looks over and she was like, hey! no, no, no | So, Ellen looks over and she was like, hey! no, no, no |
It’s not even the best bit but already Tom and I are like, Oh my god! | It’s not even the best bit but already Tom and I are like, Oh my god! |
And the Tom’s face’s just gone white | And the Tom’s face’s just gone white |
And you’re like: Hi, Hi | And you’re like: Hi, Hi |
and I was like: Oh my gosh, Ellen, so lovely to meet you and you’re like: | and I was like: Oh my gosh, Ellen, so lovely to meet you and you’re like: |
This is my wife Portia, I was like: lovely to meet you | This is my wife Portia, I was like: lovely to meet you |
Portia was already starstruck | Portia was already starstruck |
And then you’re like: have you met, have you met Obama? | And then you’re like: have you met, have you met Obama? |
And we’re like: what!! | And we’re like: what!! |
and standing next to them is former President Barack Obama | and standing next to them is former President Barack Obama |
I’m not kidding, I’m not kidding! | I’m not kidding, I’m not kidding! |
In a gym that’s tiny | In a gym that’s tiny |
Yeah! The gym was the size of this stage | Yeah! The gym was the size of this stage |
Like even smaller | Like even smaller |
It was a very confined space | It was a very confined space |
And we then have to do this whole | And we then have to do this whole |
we have to do this whole like class like this stretching class | we have to do this whole like class like this stretching class |
But Tom meanwhile is trying like to not reveal anything | But Tom meanwhile is trying like to not reveal anything |
And he’s dying and I’m crying so much | And he’s dying and I’m crying so much |
I’m about to crack a rib | I’m about to crack a rib |
And literally this gym instructor keep saying to Tom | And literally this gym instructor keep saying to Tom |
Tom lunge, lunge, you’re not lunging | Tom lunge, lunge, you’re not lunging |
And Tom’s like trying to lunge cross-legged | And Tom’s like trying to lunge cross-legged |
And Obama is like stepping over his legs to put his weights back | And Obama is like stepping over his legs to put his weights back |
And the whole thing was so absurd | And the whole thing was so absurd |
It was hilarious | It was hilarious |
I mean, when she says short-shorts, they were I’m not exaggerating | I mean, when she says short-shorts, they were I’m not exaggerating |
They were to here and wide like very wide | They were to here and wide like very wide |