Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has spoken of being “full of wonder and joy” after welcoming her third child. The 45-year-old gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend Tanguy Destable in Paris over the summer.
New Addition to the Family
During an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Portman described her feelings about the new baby, saying she is “full of wonder and joy at this magical little human.” She added: “It gives me a whole new attention to my big kids too, as I am reminded of how recently they were these little fresh creations and how quickly they’ve blossomed into incredible humans with their own amazing personalities and senses of humour and ideas.”
The actress and filmmaker also has two children, Aleph and Amalia, with her ex-husband, choreographer and director Benjamin Millepied.
Privacy in Paris
Reflecting on the lack of privacy during her previous pregnancies, Portman told the magazine: “When I was pregnant in New York and LA, I was followed by 20 men every day. There’s so much interest in pregnant women in particular. I’d never been bothered more.”
The actress, who has lived in the French capital for the past decade, added: “And here, they know, and I’ve been almost completely left alone.”
Career and Personality
Portman made her film debut aged 12 in Leon: The Professional (1994), before rising to international fame as Padme Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, beginning with Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). She has also appeared in films such as Black Swan and portrayed Jane Foster in the Thor films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Discussing how “everyone thinks I’m really serious” because of her history of playing intense roles in drama and thriller films, Portman said: “I’m very silly, and I love to laugh more than anything, and I love to goof off. People always think I’m a perfectionist, I think, because of Black Swan. I’m the opposite. I’m forgiving with myself.”
Reflecting on the current phase of her career, Portman added: “Right now, it’s a lot of joy. I think it’s both for myself and what I hope to offer an audience, because it just feels… I mean, every time has dark moments, but it feels like there’s a lot of really heavy stuff going on. It’s just ever-present in our face, and so it does feel like the biggest service you can do right now as an artist is to deliver some joy.”
