Natalie Portman showed off her bikini body as she was spotted strolling the beach in St Barts on a sunny Christmas evening.
The 43-year-old marks her first holiday season since finalizing her divorce from French choreographer Benjamin Millepied after 12 years of marriage.
Benjamin and Natalie split in the summer of 2023 under a cloud of rumors that he had had an affair with a younger woman.
He was spotted kissing another woman in Paris last October, and Natalie isn’t said to be surprised he moved on ‘so quickly’.
She put her own figure on display in a sizzling display this week when she was spotted in St. Barthélemy, an overseas department of France, where she once lived with Benjamin.
For her last day at the beach, she modeled a skimpy black two-piece that allowed her to show off her chiseled abs as she strutted her stuff across the sand.
Natalie Portman showed off her bikini body as she was spotted strolling the beach in St. Barts on a sunny Christmas evening
The Black Swan Oscar winner swept her dark hair back into a high bun and wore sleek black glasses.
Natalie finalized her divorce in France in March, ending a 12-year marriage, her rep confirmed People.
The former couple have two children – Aleph, 13, and Amalia, seven – and lived together in Benjamin’s native France for several years.
Benjamin was spotted locking lips with another woman in Paris a few months ago – and Natalie is said to have known about the images before they became public.
“Natalie isn’t surprised that Benjamin has moved on because of the way their relationship ended,” an insider shared We weeklyadding that Natalie “hopes Benjamin is happy.”
“Benjamin’s dating life doesn’t really affect Natalie at all,” said another. “She is super happy in her life right now and is prioritizing family and friends.”
Natalie filed for divorce in July 2023, a month after the French magazine Voici published a bombshell report claiming that Benjamin, 47, had an affair with a famous 26-year-old environmental activist named Camille Étienne.
The 43-year-old marks her first holiday break since finalizing her divorce from French choreographer Benjamin Millepied after 12 years of marriage
He was spotted kissing another woman in Paris last October, and Natalie isn’t said to be surprised he moved on ‘so quickly’
She put her own figure on a sizzling display this week when she was spotted in St. Barthélemy, an overseas department of France, where she once lived with Benjamin.
The Black Swan Oscar winner swept her dark hair back into a high bun and wore sleek black glasses
Natalie finalized her divorce in France in March, ending a 12-year marriage, her rep confirmed to People
“Natalie isn’t surprised that Benjamin has moved on because of the way their relationship ended,” an insider told Us Weekly, adding that Natalie “hopes Benjamin is happy.”
“Benjamin’s dating life isn’t really affecting Natalie,” said another: “She’s super happy in her life at the moment and prioritizing family and friends”
After the claims about his infidelity became public, a source said People Benjamin had a ‘short-lived’ affair with Camille, but the bickering was ‘over’.
The insider added, “He knows he made a huge mistake and he’s doing everything he can to get Natalie to forgive him and keep their family together.”
However, the following month Natalie filed for divorce, and the legal process was completed by early March.
The closest she came to publicly discussing her divorce Vanity fair When asked in February how it felt to write about her marriage, she replied, “It’s horrible, and I don’t feel like contributing to it.”
A friend revealed that the collapse of Natalie’s marriage was “really hard on her at first, but her friends rallied behind her and helped her get through the worst of it.”
The source noted, “Her biggest priority is ensuring a smooth transition for her children. She and Ben truly love their children and are equally focused on being the best co-parents they can be. Nothing is more important.’
In March — the month her divorce was finalized — Natalie posted on Instagram that her book club had read Nora Ephron’s novel Heartburn, a roman à clef about her own divorce from famed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein.