Natalie Portman Makes Rare Comments About Partner Tanguy Destable and Being in Love at 45
Natalie Portman Makes Rare Comments About Partner Tanguy Destable and Being in Love at 45
Meg WaltersMon, October 26, 2026 at 2:11 PM UTC
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Natalie Portman opened up about her relationship with musician Tanguy Destable in a new interview.
The actress spoke about her “simple” approach to “loving” as she gets older.
The pair welcomed their first child in August.
Natalie Portman is opening up about her relationship with musician Tanguy Destable, also known professionally as Tepr. She made the rare comments about life with her partner during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar just a few weeks after she welcomed her first child with Destable.
Natalie Portman in November 2025.Credit: Getty
The interviewer asked the 45-year-old about Destable and “whether it feels different, and good, to be in [a relationship] as a fully formed adult.”
“Yeah,” she replied.
The interview took place at American painter Joan Snyder’s first solo exhibition in France, and Portman then referenced some of the paintings. “Actually, in the exhibit, I was thinking about how nice it is to see an artist in her 80s just be like, ‘I’m going to make this about the love of my grandkid.’ When we were like, ‘What does this mean?’ And it’s just for her grandkid because she loves him. I was thinking, ‘That’s what a bada** woman who’s been around is like: Guess what? The most important thing is love. And I’m not embarrassed to say it.’”
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Tanguy Destable in 2018.Credit: Tanguy Destable/Intagram
Portman then returned to focus on her own life and relationship. “I do feel like it’s so simple, just being kind and loving and being able to laugh,” she said. “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.”
Portman also opened up about life as a new mother to her and Destable’s first child, who arrived in August. She is, she said, “full of wonder and joy at this magical little human.” She added, “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 humor and ideas.”
Portman is also mother to Aleph, born in June 2011, and Amalia, born in February 2017, both of whom she shares with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied.
Millepied and Portman split in 2023, before their divorce was finalized in 2024. She and Destable confirmed their relationship to People in March 2025.
Natalie Portman on her birthday in June 2026.Credit: Getty
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