Natalie Portman’s Rare Comments About Pregnancy and Motherhood Through the Years Miranda Siwak and Shelby Stivale Sun, April 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM UTC 0 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Natalie Portman has rarely opened up about motherhood through the years, but with a third baby on the way, the Oscar winner is sharing more than ever about parenting, pregnancy and what family means to her. Portman confirmed to Harper's Bazaar in April 2026 that she and boyfriend Tanguy Destable are expecting their first baby together. (Portman and Destable each have two children from previous relationships.
Natalie Portman’s Rare Comments About Pregnancy and Motherhood Through the Years
Miranda Siwak and Shelby Stivale Sun, April 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM UTC
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Natalie Portman has rarely opened up about motherhood through the years, but with a third baby on the way, the Oscar winner is sharing more than ever about parenting, pregnancy and what family means to her.
Portman confirmed to Harper's Bazaar in April 2026 that she and boyfriend Tanguy Destable are expecting their first baby together. (Portman and Destable each have two children from previous relationships.)
"Tanguy and I are very excited," Portman told the outlet. "I'm just very grateful. I know it's such a privilege and a miracle. I grew up hearing about how hard it is to get pregnant. I have so many people I love who've had such a hard time with it that I want to be respectful around that as well. It's such a beautiful, joyous thing, and it's also not an easy thing."
She continued, "I know how lucky it is. I'm very aware, and I'm very grateful. I have deep appreciation and gratitude."
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Keep scrolling for more of Portman’s candid comments about motherhood:
Watching Her Kids Grow Up
Since her divorce, Natalie Portman has started to speak more candidly about her role as a mom. She shares son Aleph and daughter Amalia with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied.
"My kids are always a source of excitement, because you just see them develop into the individuals they are," she told Jenna Ortega in an Interview magazine profile published in April 2025. "And also, I've been spending a lot of time with my friends, with their kids and my kids; that's pretty fun."
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Portman also subtly addressed her ex when asked whether having kids helped her find a "balance" between her professional and private lives.
"Having kids, that wasn't really my motivation," she said. "I was just excited to have kids, and with a person that I was in love with. But it's really important to have people in your life who keep you on the ground."
Navigating Pregnancy in the Spotlight
This isn't Portman's first time experiencing the scrutiny that comes with a high-profile pregnancy, recalling the unwanted comments she received while attending the 2011 Oscars during her first pregnancy.
"Everyone was like, 'Oh, you're going to pop.' I was like, 'I'm four months pregnant,'" Portman recalled on the "Dish From Waitrose" podcast in May 2025. "Everyone was like, 'You must be giving birth tomorrow. Hope it doesn't happen on the red carpet.' I was like, 'I've got five more months to go.'"
She added at the time, "I couldn't drink at all during all of those events, which was hard. It's a lot of stress. It's a lot of attention. … And I was sober while everyone else was not."
Portman further joked she was "probably the only actress eating my way to the Oscars" that year. In February 2011, she took home the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Nina Sayers in Black Swan months before giving birth to son Aleph that June.
How Pregnancy With Baby No. 3 Is Different
While speaking with Harper’s Bazaar in April 2026, Natalie Portman compared her pregnancy with her third baby to when she was expecting Aleph and Amalia.
“I have more energy than I thought I might,” she told the magazine, revealing she has stayed active by swimming, doing Gyrotonics and playing with her eldest kids. “[That] is always the best.”
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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Published: April 19, 2026 at 11:45PM on Source: RED MAG
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