Natalie Portman's third baby has brought the actor “wonder and joy” while giving her a fresh perspective on her two older children. Portman welcomed the child in September, her first with boyfriend and French music producer Tanguy Destable.
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar in an interview published on October 26, Portman described the baby as a “magical little human.” She also shares Aleph, 15, and Amalia, 9, with her former husband, Benjamin Millepied.
“It gives me a whole new attention to my big kids too,” Portman said, explaining that the arrival reminded her how recently they were newborns and how quickly they developed their own personalities, humour and ideas.
Paris offered more privacy
Portman and Destable, who were first linked in March 2025, have disclosed few details about their child. The actor said living in Paris, her home for more than a decade, helped her avoid the intense attention she experienced during previous pregnancies in the United States.
“When I was pregnant in New York and L.A., I was followed by 20 men every day,” she said. “There’s so much interest in pregnant women in particular. I’d never been bothered more. And here, they know, and I’ve been almost completely left alone.” A modest expectation of privacy, somehow treated as a luxury.
The couple announced the pregnancy in April. Portman, 45, said they were “very excited” and called the experience both a privilege and a miracle.
As the daughter of a fertility doctor, she said she grew up hearing how difficult becoming pregnant could be. She had also watched people close to her struggle with fertility, leaving her with “deep appreciation and gratitude” for what she described as a beautiful and joyful pregnancy.
Despite already having two children, Portman said she and Destable still returned to parenting books. She was realistic about how much preparation could achieve.
“We’re going to make lots of mistakes, no matter how hard we try,” she said, adding that parents also get plenty right without researching every decision. Her guiding principle was simpler: being present and loving was “the best thing possible.”
