Inside Natalie Portman’s Most Candid Revelations on Pregnancy and Motherhood

Natalie Portman is usually pretty private about the mom stuff. Not this time. With baby No. 3 on the way, she is actually talking about it — pregnancy, parenting, the whole thing — and doing it with a mix of gratitude and zero drama.

The news

In April 2026, Portman confirmed to Harper's Bazaar that she and her boyfriend, Tanguy Destable, are expecting their first child together. Both already have two kids from previous relationships. For Portman, that is son Aleph and daughter Amalia with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied.

'Tanguy and I are very excited. I am just very grateful. I know it is such a privilege and a miracle... I have deep appreciation and gratitude.'

She also made a point to say she is aware not everyone has an easy path to pregnancy, and she wants to be respectful of that even while she is celebrating.

How she is feeling this time around

Portman told Harper's Bazaar she actually has more energy than she expected heading into baby No. 3. She is keeping active with swimming, Gyrotonics (yes, that one), and running around with her older kids — which she says is the best kind of workout anyway.

Mom mode after the divorce

Since splitting from Millepied, Portman has been a little more open about what being a mom looks like for her. In an April 2025 conversation with Jenna Ortega for Interview magazine, she said watching her kids grow into their own people is the constant thrill, and that time with friends and all their kids together has been a big part of her life lately.

When Ortega asked if kids helped her find balance between work and home, Portman did not spin it into some tidy career strategy. She said having kids was about wanting to have kids with someone she loved — simple as that — and added that having people around who keep you grounded matters a lot.

Remember her first awards-season pregnancy?

She does, and not exactly fondly. On the 'Dish From Waitrose' podcast in May 2025, Portman looked back at the 2011 Oscars, when she was pregnant with Aleph. People kept telling her she looked ready to pop — except she was only four months along. Also, awards season while sober? Not the chillest. She could not drink at all, the attention was intense, and she joked she was basically eating her way through the circuit while everyone else was toasting. It all ended with her winning Best Actress for Black Swan in February 2011, a few months before giving birth that June.

Quick timeline

• Feb 2011: Wins Best Actress for Black Swan while pregnant with Aleph; gives birth in June 2011.
• April 2025: Talks to Jenna Ortega for Interview; opens up about motherhood and staying grounded.
• May 2025: On 'Dish From Waitrose,' recalls the chaos of being pregnant during the 2011 Oscars.
• April 2026: Confirms she is expecting her first child with Tanguy Destable; says she is energized and grateful.