Natalie Portman Reveals She Is Pregnant With Her Third Child—After Quitting L.A. To Raise Her Kids in France

Actress Natalie Portman has announced that she is pregnant with her third child—her first baby with her partner, French musician Tanguy Destable, with whom she has been in a relationship for just over a year.

Portman, 44, who was raised in New York but now lives in France, shared the news in an interview with Harper's Bazaar.

"Tanguy and I are very excited. I’m just very grateful. I know it’s such a privilege and a miracle,” she told the outlet.

The actress revealed that she was "awed" to be pregnant again, adding that, as the child of a fertility doctor, she grew up hearing about how many women struggle to conceive, which has helped her to see how lucky she is to be welcoming another child.

"I grew up hearing about how hard it is to get pregnant," she shared. "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, and so I know how lucky it is. I’m very aware, and I’m very grateful. I have deep appreciation and gratitude."

Portman, who shares children Aleph, 14, and Amalia, 9, with her ex-husband, Benjamin Millepied, noted that "there is a gratitude that, when you’re young, you don’t necessarily grasp, and there’s a calm and knowing myself: who I want to spend time with, what kind of energy I want around me, that makes the experience so beautiful every day. And knowing it’s probably the last time, I cherish every moment."

She added that she is feeling better than ever amid her third pregnancy: "I have more energy than I thought I might."

She noted that this latest pregnancy is similar to her previous two, adding that she is staying "strong" by swimming, doing gyrotonics, and spending time with her children, "which is always the best."

Because Portman is already a mom of two, she admitted that she isn't paying much attention to the chatter online or pregnancy help books.

“I’m not really looking at social media that much. I think maybe just having done it twice before ... I read so many books the first time, and now I’m like, ‘Oh, we know what to do,’" she confessed.

"It’s OK. You figure it out. We’re going to make lots of mistakes, no matter how hard we try. And also, we’re going to do a lot right without having to do research. I feel like if you’re just present and loving, that’s the best thing possible."

The actress also revealed that she has yet to experience any odd pregnancy cravings, adding that she's just been eating lots of pineapple and melon.

Portman—who was born in Jerusalem and raised in New York—did not open up about where she plans to raise her third child. However, she will likely remain in France, where she has lived for over a decade.

Portman moved to Paris from Los Angeles in 2014, when Millepied accepted a job as director of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Shortly before the move, the actress gushed about her new home city, telling Marie Claire that Paris was "one of the most exciting places to be in the world," while praising the city's impressive art scene.

"It's really central in terms of the arts. It feels like things are happening in L.A., you know? New York is more where art is bought than where art is made. When Ben asked me if I wanted to go to Paris, I freaked. Everyone dreams of living in Paris," she said.

However, following her split from Millepied in 2023 amid rampant rumors that he'd had an extramarital affair, some questioned whether Portman would return to the U.S. and take up residence either in L.A. or her native New York.

Portman previously explained her decision to remain in Europe, revealing that she finds the city's penchant for "privacy" enables her to feel much more comfortable about carrying out her day-to-day life with her kids, without worrying that there's a paparazzo lurking around every corner.

"They’re very good at privacy here," she told Net-a-Porter.

She said that the "biggest compliment" one can say about a Parisian is Elle est très discrète, or "She is very discreet."

However, privacy from prying eyes is not the only amenity that the city offers to Portman, who said she continues to revel in the Paris culture, while noting that by basing herself in France, she essentially gets to go on a "vacation" any time she needs to travel for work.

"Even when it’s cold and gray, there’s always some incredible exhibit or concert or dinner party or writers in town; something fascinating and stimulating happening ... and the frequent vacations are so clutch!" she joked.

As for the cultural differences between France and the U.S., which have led some Americans to stereotype Parisians as "rude," Portman noted these stigmas have only arisen from a lack of understanding of other ways of life—and an "assumption" that all Western cultures "are the same."

"It’s not true: it’s extremely specific here, and the culture is very different in both deep and surface ways," she added.

In fact, Portman said her kids are being exposed to far better social etiquette from their peers in Paris than they ever would be in the U.S., noting that all of the youngsters she has met have been nothing but polite at every opportunity.

"All the kids that come to my house are, like, ‘bonjour Madame’ and give me [a kiss on each cheek]," she shared. "And before they leave, they are, like, ‘thank you for having me.' And if I’m not nearby, they’ll come and find me to say it."

However, Portman has not cut all ties with the U.S., opting to retain a residence in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz—a staggering property she purchased in 2009 for $3.3 million.

The dwelling is situated in a gated community and offers ample space for the actress and her children whenever they are in the city.

Eight years after snapping up that abode, Portman purchased a second California property in the form of a beautiful—and very modern—Montecito dwelling, which she picked up for $6.5 million in June 2017.

However, after relocating to France, Portman opted to offload the home, quietly selling it in an off-market deal in 2021. That deal netted her quite the tidy profit, with records indicating that the buyer spent $8 million on the dwelling—$1.5 million more than what the actress paid.

As for Portman's career, it has continued to go from strength to strength during her residence in France, with the actress racking up numerous credits since she relocated in 2014, including roles in Marvel's blockbuster "Avengers" series.

Portman has previously opened up about her love of being a mother, telling Variety in 2022 that she was focusing her career on choosing work based on what might "impress" her children.

In a separate interview with Interview Magazine in 2025, the "Black Swan" star added, "My kids are always a source of excitement, because you just see them develop into the individuals they are. Also, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my friends, with their kids and my kids; that’s pretty fun."

And, despite being one of the major faces in Hollywood, Portman revealed that she needed to keep her children out of the public eye.

"I’m not a particularly private person in real life—I’ll tell you anything—but in public, it was so clear early on that if you tell people how private you are, your privacy gets respected a lot more. I set up a little bit of a barrier to be like, 'I’m not going to do photo shoots with my kids,'" she said.