Rosie O'Donnell announces engagement

The actress revealed Monday in an interview with People Magazine that she and her girlfriend, Elizabeth Rooney, are engaged.

The wedding is "a long time in the future," O'Donnell said. "We both decided that that would be best."

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The couple have been dating long distance since they began their relationship last year.

Rooney took to Instagram Monday night to post a photo of her engagement ring with the caption, "Y E S," alongside heart and ring emoji.

"She lives in Boston now, and I live here in New York. It's been a long-distance thing. It's been great," O'Donnell said, adding, "I think she's a wonderful woman."

O'Donnell most previously was married to Michelle Rounds, who died last year. O'Donnell has five children, Parker, 23, Blake, 18, Vivienne, 15, Chelsea, 21, and Dakota, 5.