Natalie Portman is expecting her third child with partner Tanguy Destable, announcing the news just two years after her high-profile divorce from Benjamin Millepied.
The 44-year-old Black Swan actress confirmed the pregnancy in a revealing Harper's Bazaar interview on 17 April 2026, describing the experience as a 'miracle' she is deeply grateful for.
While the public celebrates this latest piece of Hollywood baby news, a more provocative narrative is emerging from within the star's inner circle.
According to reports, Portman now views the Benjamin Millepied cheating scandal not as a tragedy, but as a strategic exit that allowed her to find a 'steadier' and more fulfilling life with Destable. Sources claim the actress has told friends that her ex-husband effectively 'did her a favour' by allowing their marriage to collapse.
Natalie Portman, reveals to 'Harper's Bazaar,' that she's expecting her third child with her partner, French music producer Tanguy Destable.https://t.co/sxsPuN7Jh9
Portman finalised her divorce from Millepied in 2024, a year after French magazineVoicireported that the choreographer had been involved in an extramarital affair. The actress, 44, already shares two children with Millepied, son Aleph, 14, and daughter Amelia, 9.
Starattributes to an unnamed source the claim that Portman now believes Millepied 'did her a favour' because, without the collapse of that marriage, she would never have met Destable.
La actriz, que tiene dos hijos de 14 y 9 años, será madre junto al productor musical Tanguy Destable dos años después de su divorcio de Benjamin Millepiedhttps://t.co/VXPsIVLMsP
The source says the split from Millepied hit Portman harder than she ever showed in public and left her questioning a great deal, including her faith in relationships.
Destable is described as the person who restored Portman's sense of calm. The source calls him 'such a solid guy' and says she feels a kind of peace with him that was never really present with Millepied.
Source: International Business Times UK
