Chris Ivery Ellen & Chris met in a supermarket in 2003 by a mutual friend. After afew moths of dating they started a relationship. They later they discovered they lived only miles apart in Boston. On a Friday - Ellens birthday - Chris popped the question after a birthday of pampering including petles on the floor and dinner. The ring is a 3.5-carat emerald-cut diamond and platinum ring by Tacori. Ellen and Chris soon married in a very private wedding. In April 2009, Ellen announced she was pregnant.