Natalie Portman admits she found it 'hard' attending the 2011 Oscars pregnant because 'fellow stars mocked the size of her bump'
Natalie Portman has admitted she found it 'hard' attending the 2011 Oscars pregnant because fellow stars mocked the size of her bump.
The American actress, 43, who was pregnant with her first child Aleph, now 13, shared the sad and offensive reason during an appearance on Nick Grimshaw & Angela Hartnett's Dish from Waitrose podcast.
Natalie said she had people come up to her inside the ceremony saying she 'looked like she was about to pop' despite only being four months pregnant.
The A-list, who won Best Actress that year for her role in Black Swan, explained: 'I was so big, like everyone was like, "Oh, you're gonna pop", like, and I was like, "I'm four months pregnant".
'Like everyone was like, "You must be giving birth tomorrow! Hope it doesn't happen on the red carpet", I was like, "I got five more months to go!"
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'Um… yeah, so I was probably the only actress eating my way to the, to the Oscars', she added.
Laughing off the memory, Natalie said she equally found it difficult being sober at the award ceremony while being surrounded by everyone drinking.
She quipped: 'I was pregnant when I went through that award season, so I couldn't drink at all during like all of those events [laughs]. Which was hard.
'It's a lot of stress. It's a lot of attention. And I was sober while everyone else was not.'
Natalie shares her two children Aleph and Amalia, seven, with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied, 47.
The actress and the choreographer, who wed in 2012, started dating after they met on the set of Black Swan in 2009 and announced they were engaged the following year.
They finalised their divorce in February 2024 after amid reports from Page Six he had allegedly cheated on her with a then-25-year-old woman named Camille Étienne.
Natalie is reportedly not 'surprised' her ex-husband Benjamin started a new romance 'pretty quickly' after their divorce.
A source shared how she is feeling after he was snapped kissing a mystery woman.
The insider told Us Weekly: 'Natalie isn't surprised that Benjamin has moved on because of how their relationship ended. She thought he'd move on pretty quickly.(Natalie) hopes Benjamin is happy.'
Another insider told the publication: 'Benjamin's dating life doesn't really have any bearing on Natalie.
'She's super happy in her life right now and has been prioritizing family and friends.'
And yet another source told Page Six: 'Natalie doesn't really care who Benjamin is dating. She moved on a long time ago.'
Natalie is set to star in the upcoming film Fountain of Youth opposite John Krasinski.
The Apple TV+ feature follows two estranged siblings reuniting in search of the mythical source of eternal life and will be released on May 23.
Meanwhile, The Gallerist does not yet have a confirmed release date.
When asked what excites her most at this stage in life, Natalie said: 'My kids are always a source of excitement, because you just see them develop into the individuals they are.
'And also, I've been spending a lot of time with my friends, with their kids and my kids; that's pretty fun.'
She also said her films are 'usually not appropriate' for her children.
The Oscar-winning actress loves that her children will actually get to watch The Fountain Of Youth
The star told Extra: 'They have not seen it yet and I can't wait to show it to them because A, I like never get to show my kids my movies because they're usually not appropriate, and then B, it's so fun.
'I think they're gonna have the best time watching it.' Natalie also relished the experience of working alongside John, describing him as a 'great actor'.
The celebrity duo have actually known each other since they were children, and Natalie loved being reunited with her showbiz pal. She said: 'I get John Krasinski as my brother, who's, like, the greatest and so funny and such a great actor.
'I think it's so fun to have a brother-sister relationship at the centre of the film. I think it's quite unusual in this kind of adventure and makes sense for 'Fountain of Youth' to be with someone that has known you since you're a child.'
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