Beau my word! Ellen DeGeneres' former lover Anne Heche smooches boyfriend at Big Little Lies premiere

She was once famously involved in a love affair with Ellen DeGeneres.

But those days looked like the furthest thing from Anne Heche's mind as she locked lips with her boyfriend James Tupper at the premiere of TV show Big Little Lies in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The pair could not resist sharing a smooch as they sauntered down the red carpet at the exciting showpiece occasion.

Smoochy coo: Anne Heche locked lips with her lover James Tupper at the premiere of TV show Big Little Lies in Los Angeles on Tuesday

Smoochy coo: Anne Heche locked lips with her lover James Tupper at the premiere of TV show Big Little Lies in Los Angeles on Tuesday

That put a smile on her face: Ellen DeGeneres' former lover seemed to enjoy their clinch

That put a smile on her face: Ellen DeGeneres' former lover seemed to enjoy their clinch

Anne, 47, was looking great for her age in a smart black and blue hemline, which boasted an adventurously high hemline that showcased her perfect pins to the maximum.

Actor James, who she met when they starred in Men in Trees, looked dapper in a blue suit, matching shirt, tie and leather shoes.

The mother-of-two reportedly left her husband Coleman Laffoon in 2007 to hook up with the the handsome thespian, and they have been together ever since.

Anne split with Ellen in 2000 after a three year relationship, and in September 2001 she married Coleman, a cameraman she met the previous year on Ellen's stand-up comedy tour.

Sharp dressed couple: The dynamic duo looked in fine form on the red carpet

Sharp dressed couple: The dynamic duo looked in fine form on the red carpet

Drinking at the Fountain Of Youth? The ageless 47-year-old had a remarkably wrinkle-free forehead

Drinking at the Fountain Of Youth? The ageless 47-year-old had a remarkably wrinkle-free forehead

Beau my word: They could not resist indulging in a very public display of affection

Beau my word: They could not resist indulging in a very public display of affection

But it seems 59-year-old Ellen is not missing her glamorous former lover either.

For she recently proclaimed that the thing she is most grateful for is 'the love in my life' Portia Di Rossi, 44, who she married in 2008.

The star shot down any rumours there is trouble in her marriage, insisting: 'I'm not going anywhere. She's not going anywhere.'

The couple, who don't have children, live in Los Angeles with their three dogs and three pussycats.  

Out with the old: Anne was Ellen's lover from 1997 until 2000

Out with the old: Anne was Ellen's lover from 1997 until 2000

In with the new: Ellen got married to actress Portia de Rossi in 2008 

In with the new: Ellen got married to actress Portia de Rossi in 2008 

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