Ellen DeGeneres is known to have many celebrity friends and even often invites some of her favorite stars on The Ellen Show. One of the talk show star's favorite celebrity is undeniably Jennifer Lopez.

Jennifer Lopez has always appeared to have a good sense of humour, as well as a fun and easy-going personality on interview. These make for perfect qualities for someone to be invited on the popular Ellen Show.

As we have noticed the two women getting along so well on camera, we were naturally wondering how close the two really were in real life. In this article, we take a look at Jennifer Lopez and Ellen Degeneres' friendship.

11 In 2017, Ellen Helped Jennifer Prep For Her Las Vegas Show

Three years ago, the 62-year-old talk show star travelled all the way to Jennifer's Las Vegas residency show, in order to assist her friend. That's right, she appeared in a hilarious video, where she helped the 50-year-old singer prep for her concert.

Not that Ellen particularly knows how to dance and sing for a Las Vegas show, but the comic does know a thing or two about performing and having a great stage presence for a big audience.

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10 Ellen Hasn't Been Shy To Ask Burning Questions To Jennifer

Ellen always entertains her audience with her funny games on her show. One of them is called "burning questions", and consists of reading a sentence which her guests have to complete, revealing a lot about the guest's mind...

Obviously, Ellen just had to play her game with Jennifer and didn't hold back on the sentences at all. The pop and R&B star played along, and both women seemed to have a great time.

9 Jennifer Has Been Invited On Ellen's TV Show Numerous Times

The 50-year-old singer is one of the celebrities who have appeared the most on The Ellen Show. As a matter of fact, Jennifer has been invited and has appeared 20 times (and counting) on her friend's talk show.

Ellen has even made a video showing some of the amazing and unforgettable moments the two have shared together on TV. We can definitely expect Jennifer to make more appearances on The Ellen Show in the future.

8 Ellen Has Even Interviewed Jennifer During The Lockdown

You know people are close friends when they have kept in contact during the Covid-19 and in lockdown. This is exactly what happened with Jennifer and Ellen, as the 60-year-old talk show host interviewed the singer through a video call.

Jennifer explained how her relationship with Alex Rodriguez has been during the lockdown and spoke in general about her life. This interview only showed how comfortable the singer is to talk about her private life with Ellen.

7 Ellen Revealed That She Wanted To Be Jennifer's Maid Of Honor

Back in 2019, Ellen was so excited about Jennifer and Alex's engagement that she offered to be the singer's Maid of Honor. On Instagram she even commented on Jennifer's engagement photo: "Yes, I'll be your Maid of Honor", as a joke.

Unfortunately for Ellen, it appeared that she will have to wait to even partake in Jennifer's wedding, as it has been postponed, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

6 Ellen Hasn't Been Afraid To Make Fun Of Jennifer

Jennifer has always displayed a good sense of humour on TV and definitely knows how to not take herself too seriously. Ellen has obviously taken advantage of her friend's kindness and made fun of her.

Both women were laughing, but Jennifer was particularly laughing at that time the 60-year-old host wore Jennifer's iconic green Versace dress when Ellen came to visit the singer for her Las Vegas show.

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5 Jennifer And Ellen Have Been Publicly Affectionate With Each Other

The two women have always displayed such great energy with each other, and have even often shown to the public how friendly they really are together. Jennifer hasn't hesitated to hug Ellen on her show, and Ellen has always complimented the singer in front of her audience.

Both women have always supported each other's work, and therefore, make for great friends!

4 Ellen Shipped Jennifer And A-Rod's Relationship For A While

In an episode of The Ellen Show, the host joked about giving Alex Rodriguez the push he needed to ask Jennifer to marry him. The month before the episode aired, Ellen was already making pushy jokes about Jennifer and Alex had to be engaged very soon.

The 62-year-old comedian obviously really looked forward to her friend getting married and has always shown support for the couple.

3 Jennifer Gave A Dance Off At Ellen's 60th Birthday Party

It is hard to verify exactly what event the two talented women have invited each other to. However, we do have evidence that Jennifer was invited to Ellen's 60th birthday party.

The major stepping stone was celebrated by many stars, and many videos taken on that night showed Jennifer having fun. As a matter of fact, Jennifer was filmed orchestrating a whole dance-off at Ellen's party.

The singer is definitely a great friend to invite for any party, as she'll make sure everyone is having fun!

2 Jennifer Tagged Ellen On Her Engagement Photo On Instagram

Just like we mentioned before, Ellen pushed Jennifer and Alex's engagement for it to happen. According to the singer, Ellen only deserved some sort of credit for their marriage, and therefore, decided to tag Ellen on and Instagram post showing Jennifer and Alex's engagement.

This must've been quite satisfying for Ellen, who's obviously been very excited about Jennifer and Alex's relationship. Jennifer's gesture has also confirmed that both women share some of the biggest moments of their private lives with each other.

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1 They Have Been Friends For Many Years

It is unsure when the two talented women exactly met, however, we know for a fact that they have known each other for at least a decade. The fact that after all these years, both Ellen and Jennifer have remained in contact, but also shared big moments in their lives and careers together, says a lot about their friendship.

Ellen and Jennifer have shown support to each other for so long, and will most definitely continue to do so in the future.

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