On-set encounters, quietly starting stories that sometimes end up in the media, appearing together at festivals or highly publicized events… Pregnant with her third child, Natalie Portman, 44, has had a love life that has been regularly commented on, without ever really exposing it publicly. Some stories lasted a few months, others turned into longer relationships, all followed closely by the tabloid press. Let’s look back on the different stages of a love life often discreet but regularly in the spotlight.
Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal According to E!, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal briefly dated in 2002. After a few dates, they parted ways without drama. Four years later, the two actors make headlines again after being seen together in New York but this attempt also remains very brief. Ultimately, Natalie and Jake seem better suited as friends.
They co-starred in the 2009 film Brothers and in 2011, Jake Gyllenhaal had the honor of presenting her with an award at the Palm Springs Festival. He took the opportunity to compliment her: “Natalie is the Audrey Hepburn of our generation. She is elegant, graceful, has fabulous eyebrows… she is talented, very petite, funny, smart, devoted, and incredibly kind.”
Natalie Portman and Gael García Bernal Natalie Portman and Gael García Bernal first met at a post-Oscars party. They then had an intermittent relationship between 2004 and 2007. Over the years, they were regularly seen together at the Berlin Film Festival, the US Open, or the famous Vanity Fair party after the Oscars in 2007, before their paths definitively separated.
Natalie Portman and Nathan Bogle It was at the US Open in September 2007 that Natalie Portman made her relationship official with Nathan Bogle, a model and co-founder of the Rag & Bone brand. However, their relationship did not last long: the couple split in the following May.
Natalie Portman and Devendra Banhart In 2008, Natalie Portman fell for the charm of singer Devendra Banhart, whom she met after appearing in the music video for his song Carmensita. The couple fully embraced their relationship, often seen holding hands in the streets of New York, stopping to exchange kisses, under the delighted gaze of paparazzi. But this romantic interlude lasted only six months.
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied Natalie Portman met French choreographer Benjamin Millepied in 2010 on the set of Black Swan, where he worked on the choreography. It was a true artistic and personal love at first sight. They quickly got engaged, then welcomed their first child, Aleph. In 2011, Natalie Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress and dedicated her victory to the man she considers the love of her life.
The couple married in 2012 in California, then expanded their family with the birth of their daughter Amalia in 2017. Between Paris and Los Angeles, they led a discreet but solid family life. They separated in 2023 privately, before officially announcing their divorce in spring 2024.
Natalie Portman and Tanguy Destable In March 2025, the press published photos of francophile Natalie Portman with Tanguy Destable, a French music producer known as Tepr and former partner of Louise Bourgoin, with whom he has two children. Natalie announced she is expecting her third child, saying, “Tanguy and I are very happy… I am so grateful. I know it’s a privilege and a miracle,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “I grew up hearing how difficult it is to conceive. I have so many close ones who have struggled with this issue that I want to show respect for them,” added the actress.
