Natalie Portman says she is 'full of wonder' after becoming a mother again at 45 as she breaks her silence on her 'magical little human'

Published: 09:59 EDT, 26 October 2026 | Updated: 10:37 EDT, 26 October 2026 Natalie Portman has declared she's 'full of wonder' after becoming a mother for the third time at the age of 45. The actress has now broken her silence after giving birth to her 'magical' first child with French musician partner, Tanguy Destable, 46, last month.The Oscar-winning star gave a rare insight into life with a newborn and her relationship with the music producer as she appeared in a striking new cover shoot for Harper's Bazaar magazine's forthcoming November issue. Natalie has two children from her previous marriage to director-choreographer Benjamin Millepied; son Aleph, 15, and daughter Amalia, nine. The former couple split in 2023 and finalised their divorce in 2024.She explained that having a third child later in life has given a 'whole new attention to my big kids' and gushed that she is 'full of wonder and joy at this magical little human'.Natalie said: 'It gives me a whole new attention to my big kids too, as I am reminded of how recently they were these little fresh creations and how quickly they’ve blossomed into incredible humans with their own amazing personalities and senses of humour and ideas.' Natalie Portman has broken her silence on becoming a mother again at the age of 45 Natalie gave a rare insight into her life with a newborn and her relationship with Tanguy as she starred in the striking cover shoot in Harper's Bazaar November issueSpeaking about her relationship, Natalie said: 'The most important thing is love. And I’m not embarrassed to say it.'I do feel like it’s so simple, just being kind and loving and being able to laugh. That’s all that matters. 'That’s the joy of being this age. If it’s not that, I’m not spending my time there.'Natalie looked incredible in the accompanying cover shoot. For one look she wore a Dior coat and hat by Givenchy. She accessorised with a Tiffany pendant. The actress also modelled a Simone Rocha dress and a hot pink Celine silk gown, a dress and bonnet from Louis Vuitton and feather Loewe minidress. Elsewhere in the interview, which coincides with the release of her film, The Gallerist, she spoke about how early failures within the industry have helped shape her perspective. The dark comedy thriller stars Natalie as Miami art gallery owner, Polina Polinski. It premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released next month. She said: 'I had lucky early experiences of failure. I know I’ve been also very lucky to have a lot of successes that have balanced it out. But I mean, for example, my first film, The Professional, got horrible reviews and had no box office. Natalie looked incredibly glamorous in a hot pink satin dress by Celine The actress strutted her stuff in a Loewe dress Natalie also modelled a Louis Vuitton dress and bonnet Elsewhere in the interview, which coincides with the release of her film, The Gallerist, spoke about how early failures within the industry have helped shape her perspective The 45-year-old Oscar winner's new bundle of joy is her first with French partner, Tanguy Destable, a 45-year-old music producer (pictured right) The Gallerist stars Natalie as Miami art gallery owner, Polina Polinski. It premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released next month.'And then I made Star Wars. I was 16, and that got murdered. It was a huge success financially, but all of it was "They ruined the franchise. None of them can act. They all suck".'I think it was an amazing early lesson in how to read really bad things about yourself and then be able to be like, ‘I’m going to make another one. I’m going to show them.'I don’t remember talking to anyone about it. I didn’t want to show anyone that I was hurt or anything.'