Natalie Portman has opened up about attending the Oscars in 2011, speaking about the difficulties of attending the event while pregnant.
The Black Swan actress, 43, won an Oscar at the ceremony for her role in the film - but she says people were remarking on the size of her bump while she was expecting her first child, Aleph.
‘Everyone was like, "Oh, you're gonna pop", like, and I was like, "I'm four months pregnant",” she said, chatting about the evening to Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett on their Dish from Waitrose podcast.
“Like everyone was like, ‘You must be giving birth tomorrow! Hope it doesn’t happen on the red carpet’, I was like, "I got five more months to go!"
The actress added: “Um… yeah, so I was probably the only actress eating my way to the Oscars.”
Portman - who is mum to two children with ex-husband Benjamin Millepied - also found it tough not drinking at the glitzy ceremony.
“I was pregnant when I went through that award season, so I couldn't drink at all during like all of those events [laughs],” she said.
“Which was hard. It’s a lot of stress. It's a lot of attention. And I was sober while everyone else was not.”
Last year, Portman and Millepied officially divorced after 11 years of marriage.
Portman and Millepied, a choreographer and director, finalised the divorce in France, where they live, People magazine reported, citing a representative for Portman.
The actress recently spoke about her family life to Interview magazine, saying: “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."
Portman and Millepied met on the set of 2010's Black Swan Darren Aronofsky's ballet film. Millepied choreographed the film, for which Portman won the Oscar for best actress.
For months, a question mark had hung over the status of their relationship following allegations Millepied had cheated on the Thor: Love and Thunder star.
Millepied made his directorial debut with Carmen, starring Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera, which opened at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in cinemas last year.
Portman will next star in the upcoming film Fountain of Youth opposite John Krasinski, which will air on Apple TV+.
