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Portia de Rossi to do Battle or Play with Gladiators in 'Top Secret' Arc on Scandal

Ellen DeGeneres let loose that de Rossi landed a role on ABC's mega-hit!

Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

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July 23 2014 6:53 PM EST

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Hold on to your Olivia Pope-inspired Ferragamo cream wool coat because Portia de Rossi is slated for an arc on Scandal’s upcoming season!

Like any supportive spouse might do, Ellen DeGeneres got super excited and let loose on Twitter that de Rossi had landed the coveted gig.

So annoying when people brag on twitter & that's why I'm not tweeting that Portia just signed on to do a top secret arc on "Scandal". Oops.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) July 23, 2014

Unfortunately, like all things in Shonda Rhimes' world, de Rossi’s role on Scandal is completely under wraps, so we’ll all just have to try to imagine what she’ll get up. Personally, we’d like to see her face off with Bellamy Young’s territorial First Lady Mellie Grant.

Scandal won’t be the first time de Rossi has stepped into a series with a strong, distinctive voice. She’s starred in modern classics including Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, and Nip/Tuck, but it’s been a while since de Rossi’s really had a role she could sink her teeth into (Netflix’s release of a new season of Arrested Development didn’t quite cut it). Here’s to watching de Rossi mix it up in the capital city!