Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi request an inspection of $5.8 million Victorian mansion

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are interested in a $5.8 million Victorian-based property.

Speaking to Domain, Real estate agent Greg O'Shea disclosed that the A-List couple have requested a private tour of a Mornington Peninsula estate named Nirvana. 

"Their manager got back to me saying they are interested in the property, and that when they come to Australia, they want a private tour of it.

“Now, I know that Portia is from that area (she was born in Horsham and grew up in Geelong) so I decided to get in touch with them," he revealed.

“Their manager got back to me saying they are interested in the property, and that when they come to Australia, they want a private tour of it. I’ve been told around February or March.

DeGeneres, 53, and her wife, 43, currently reside in Los Angeles with their three dogs and three cats, but they're are believed to be on the lookout to purchase a property on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula – de Rossi’s home state.