I just spent way too long staring at Halle Berry’s chest in these photos. These pics are from April 8 – Halle was in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the South American premiere of The Call. The dress is Roberto Cavalli… is it lined? Or are we seeing Halle Nip? I really can’t tell if it’s a trick of the lighting or what.
Anyway, as everybody knows now, Halle is pregnant. I wouldn’t have been able to determine that from these photos at all – she has a tiny little bump, barely noticeable. In her first interview since her pregnancy announcement, Halle said that her second pregnancy was “the biggest surprise of my life… Thought I was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me. So it’s been a big surprise and the most wonderful.” I nit-picked that statement a few days ago, trying to figure out if Halle was actually surprised by the pregnancy or surprised that she got pregnant with fertility treatments. In this week’s Us Weekly, “sources” claim that Halle was “definitely trying” for a baby but at first she didn’t realize she was pregnant, she thought she was going through menopause.
Us Weekly also claims that Halle has made Olivier sign a “baby prenup” which basically says that Olivier will always provide financial support for the baby even if they break up. I was already doubting that, mostly because I don’t think Halle is self-aware enough to admit that she and Olivier will ever split. But Halle has already gone to TMZ to deny that the “baby prenup” exists. So… yeah, I was right. She’s not that self-aware. It’s also strange to me because I was under the impression that Halle is wealthy one in that relationship, and while Olivier probably has saved his money, Halle is flat-out rich. Interestingly enough, Halle spoke about money and her career with E! News in a new interview:
Here’s one thing we can expect from expectant mom Halle Berry once she’s done expecting: She won’t go MIA. The actress famously went on a four-year hiatus after the birth of her daughter Nahla in 2008, choosing to withdraw from the Hollywood spotlight in order to savor the joys of being a first-time parent.
Flash-forward five years later, and the 46-year-old actress once again has on the baby way, as she an fiancé Olivier Martinez await the arrival of their first child together, a son. But this time around, don’t expect the Oscar winner to pull a disappearing act once the baby is born.
Berry exclusively tells E! News that she vows to continue taking on movie roles postbaby.
“Well, one thing is for sure: I better keep working!” she quipped during a stopover in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to promote her new movie The Call. “With another baby on the way, Mama cannot take time off!”
In other words, Mama’s gotta pay the bills! Kidding aside, the star explains that she’s approaching Baby No. 2 with a workaholic vigor.
“I think that when I had my first child, my daughter, I took off a good four years because it was something new to me,” she says. “It was my first time, it was something I tried really hard to do…This time, when I have the baby, I’ll keep walking!”
As for the kinds of projects she plans to accept?
“I don’t think being a mother now should affect my choices as an artist,” she tells us. “There are a certain things I do that my kids should not see.”
That said, Berry looks forward to continue pursuing a range of rich and meaningful roles, spinning performances that her children can appreciate in due time.
“I don’t think being a mom now makes me only wanna do Disney movies and not do great R-rated films,” she notes. “Those are things they are gonna see in a proper time in life”
Halle is also due to film a supporting role (or it could be a cameo) in X-Men: Days of Future Past at some point in the coming months, so I guess she’s letting Bryan Singer know that this baby won’t affect that. Considering she still looks like she’s in her early 30s, I’m assuming she’ll be able to work in her standard “beautiful woman” roles for several more years. And then maybe she’ll move on to meaty character work? Sure. Why not.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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