Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied
In 2009, director Darren Aranofsky invited Natalie to play the role of ballerina Nina in the film Black Swan. The choreographer in this picture was the Frenchman Benjamin Millepied. The young actress, who had a passion for dancing since childhood, was always interested in ballet, but believed that only people who were fanatically in love with it could practice this art.
Benjamin was such a ballet fanatic. French delicacy, love for the art of dance, common interests - all this led to the fact that the couple became inseparable. They were on set together and appeared at social parties together. The tabloids were screaming at the top of their voices about the movie star's new romance.
Millepied later said that his heart conquered the beauty instantly as soon as he felt her gaze on him. He was also amazed by her ability to transform - on the set the actress was incomparable.
But Natalie Portman did not make any comments - she was silent about her relationship with Benjamin. Also, silently, she prepared for the engagement. When Black Swan premiered, the couple appeared in public with their wedding rings.
Since then, the future newlyweds spent almost all their time together. Benjamin accompanied his bride to numerous film awards and presentations:
And in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the famous actress announced both her engagement and pregnancy:
“I’m too happy now to hide it from people!”
Natalia Vodianova was embarrassed by alcoholic Justin Portman. PHOTO
December 06, 2020:
Natalia Vodianova's ex-husband Justin Portman spoke about the model's adultery and his alcoholism, which became the reason for their divorce.
British Lord Justin Portman, the ex-husband of Natalia Vodianova, decided to be frank on his Facebook page about his marriage to a Russian model and the reasons for their divorce.
Portman later deleted his post, but it had already become known to the press.
Page Six writes about this.
As 46-year-old Portman stated in his revelation, the couple’s divorce occurred due to the fact that he could not meet the model’s high demands and support her glamorous lifestyle in the fashion world. Justin admits that in many ways their marriage was destroyed by his drunkenness, because of which he went to a rehabilitation clinic.
“This is not a call for empathy and sympathy. I separated from my wife after nine years of marriage, and she first asked me for a divorce six years ago. Living with her was the greatest happiness I have ever known,” Portman wrote.
According to Justin, problems in their marriage began even before he started drinking.
“My life was no longer in sync with her fashion life. I thought she was ashamed of me. To her I became like an old and out-of-fashion Louis Vuitton bag. Then I voluntarily went to a 28-day course at a rehabilitation center. It quickly became apparent to me that this was not where I should be, but I decided that I had to stay there for the sake of my family,” Portman said.
However, Vodianova’s indifference, Portman pointed out, was the final point in their relationship.
“On my 27th day in rehab—the traditional day when patients were visited by family and friends—my ex-wife told me that she did not miss me at all and was not interested in me returning to the family. I experienced a huge shock, I was in a lot of pain...” admitted the lord.
Portman also wrote that Vodianova cheated on him shortly after the birth of their second child - Natalia had a short-term affair. “However, she pretended that she wanted to try to save their marriage,” Justin noted.
“I have traditional English values, and she has Russian ones. Everything was good and wonderful, and suddenly it was as if dead flesh fell from me at once,” the lord wrote.
Justin Portman's friends commented to Page Six that such frankness is quite unusual for him - as a rule, he does not talk about his feelings publicly.
Justin Portman is now making no comments, and Natalia Vodianova flatly refuses to talk about her husband’s statement on social networks.
Natalia Vodianova and Justin Portman
Journalists did not fail to remind Justin Portman that he also happened to cheat on Vodianova.
So, at one time the couple bought a fashionable estate in Uruguay in the resort town of Punta del Este.
Lord Portman personally supervised the construction and improvement of the house on the ocean. And once the paparazzi caught the lord in a local nightclub while having fun with a pretty blonde.
Justin Portman has fun with a blonde in a bar in Uruguay
Let us remind you. Rumors about the separation of Justin and Natalia appeared in 2010. In 2011, the couple publicly announced their divorce. The couple separated after nine years of marriage, in which they had three children: sons Lucas and Victor and daughter Neva.
Now 33-year-old Vodianova lives in a civil marriage with millionaire Antoine Arnault, the son of the richest man in France and one of the wealthiest people on the planet, head of the LVMH fashion empire Bernard Arnault.
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Personal life
Justin remained an eligible bachelor for a long time: attractive in appearance, stately (about 182 cm tall), with impeccable manners and a fortune of millions. The bachelor’s personal life was the subject of secular discussions, and there was even talk about his unconventional orientation. After all, by the age of 30, the artist was not yet married, but he was a regular at all the bohemian parties of the Old World. It was at one of them that the aristocrat met love.
Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
In 1999, the lord was among those invited to a fashion party at the Center Georges Pompidou in Paris. An aspiring model from Russia, 18-year-old Natalya Vodianova, who had already been working under a contract in the capital of world fashion for a year, also happened to be there. The unusual appearance of the Russian beauty attracted the attention of the aristocrat. Having sat down at the table to get acquainted with her, by the end of the evening Justin was already head over heels in love with the charming interlocutor, who spoke with a cute accent.
“I was ready to run after Natasha like a Labrador after a sugar bone,” Portman later recalled, laughing.
A painful period of courtship began for Justin. First of all, because I had to constantly be in the French capital. And, according to the lover, who lived in this city for 8 years, Paris is “the last city where he would like to live.” But communication with the beauty was worth all the obstacles.
Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
Natalya turned out to be a girl from another world: with a difficult fate and a difficult biography, not as frivolous as the French, not as coldly reserved as the English. Although the model was very cool in accepting the British’s advances. 2 months passed before the girl gave him his first kiss.
Natalya also did not immediately accept Justin’s marriage proposal, she thought about it. But then an opportunity presented itself - Christmas was approaching, and Lord Portman invited Natasha to the family nest. The titled parents favorably accepted the girl, and soon Justin went to Russia to see Natasha’s mother to ask for blessings for the marriage.
Wedding of Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
The young couple celebrated their wedding in Great Britain in November 2001. And on September 1, 2002, a magnificent wedding ceremony took place in St. Petersburg in the throne room of the Peterhof Palace. The bride shone in a dress from Tom Ford, and the guests were entertained by dancers of the Mariinsky Theater.
The eldest son of the brilliant couple, Lucas Alexander Portman, was born on December 22, 2001. 5 years later, on March 24, 2006, she celebrated the birth of her daughter Neva, and on September 13, 2007, Natasha and Justin’s youngest son, Victor, named after his Russian great-grandfather, appeared.
Justin Portman with children
Happy photographs of the couple in magazines and gossip columns over the years of marriage painted an idyllic picture of a star-studded marriage. Therefore, rumors about the British divorce from the supermodel in 2010 came as a surprise. In June 2011, Vodianova announced that she and Justin were no longer living together. The couple declined to comment.
Only in 2020, Vodianova’s ex-husband suddenly made an unexpected confession on his Facebook page. The man said that family relationships were not ideal. The artist did not share the lifestyle that his wife led - glamor, modeling, etc. Sometimes he thought that Natalya was ashamed of him.
“I was like an old Louis Vuitton bag to her,” Portman wrote.
Justin Portman in 2018
The confession also mentions the fact of Vodianova’s betrayal. The man began to “solve” his problems with alcohol. So much so that he soon ended up in a rehabilitation clinic. And when she came to her senses, Natalya said that she did not want her husband to return to her life. At the same time, Justin wrote that life with Natalia was his greatest happiness.
The author quickly deleted the post, but the text had already spread across the Internet. And soon Vodianova herself commented on the situation. The model said that Justin was going through a painful divorce and admitted that she had fallen out of love with her husband. After all, in essence, they are completely different: she is an eternal workaholic, and he is an aristocrat who does not strive for anything. In addition, according to the model, Justin, with all his mad love for children, is alien to caring for them and did not help with their upbringing.
Vodianova's first husband is Justin Portman
The full name of Natalia Vodianova's first husband is Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman. It belongs to an old aristocratic family. An artist by profession, he studied art at the University of London; his paintings were quite successfully sold at exhibitions.
Natalia Vodianova and Justin Portman
An eligible bachelor with a decent fortune and impeccable manners has not yet found his soul mate at the age of thirty. But he was a regular at bohemian parties. During one of these evenings in Paris, he met the aspiring Russian model Natalia Vodianova.
Despite the thirteen-year age difference, Justin realized that he had met his love.
A long period of courtship began, to which Natasha was cool, but she accepted the marriage proposal without hesitation. In the UK, their wedding took place in November 2001.
Wedding ceremony of Natalia Vodianova and Justin Portman
Ten months later, the couple threw a luxurious celebration in Russia. The wedding took place in St. Petersburg in the Throne Hall of Peterhof. The couple had three children - boys Lucas and Victor, girl Neva.
Natalia Vodianova with children from her first marriage
The picture of the marriage seemed ideal, so the news of the couple’s divorce in 2010 came as a surprise to everyone. They commented on the reasons for the separation only in 2020. Justin did not like his wife’s lifestyle with her modeling business; Natalya stated that they turned out to be completely different people.
Natalia Vodianova with Justin Portman and children
However, many media outlets are sure: the real reason for the breakup is that Vodianova met a new love. Now the former spouses do not maintain a relationship, but Portman sees her sons and daughter regularly.
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Titles and reality
Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman is the full name of the lord, a member of the family of the peer of England, Henry Berkeley Portman. But since Justin was the youngest son, he was not entitled to the peerage.
Unlike his older brother, Viscount Christopher Portman, who inherited the peerage after his father, Justin had the right to add the word “venerable” to his name. Natalia Vodianova, having married Justin Portman, was also entitled to a bonus in the form of this prefix. After the divorce, the model lost the right to the prefix “venerable”.
Lucas Portman
The handsome 18-year-old is the pride of his famous mother. Lucas graces the runway, following in the footsteps of supermodel Natalia Vodianova. The young man's debut took place in 2020 at the Balmain show. The star son did not stop there: he decided to repeat his success by collaborating with the fashion house Olivier Rousteing. The handsome guy was included in the list of models for the autumn fashion show.
Lucas Portman stands out among other models. He brilliantly presented the Balmain men's collection for the fall-winter 2020-2021 season. Natalia Vodianova admires her son and proudly follows his achievements.
Childhood and youth
Justin Portman was born on February 23, 1969 in London, and his zodiac sign is Pisces. Father - Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, IX Viscount, English peer, head of the richest family in Great Britain (number 22 in the wealth ranking).
Justin Portman
Mother Penelope Ann Ellyn is the second wife of the aristocrat. This marriage produced four sons: Pierre Richard, Justin Trevor, Alexander Michael and Matthew Gerald (killed in 1990). The artist also has a half-sister and brother from his father’s first marriage: Claire Elizabeth and Christopher Edward, the current X Viscount, a billionaire.
Justin spent his childhood in Herefordshire, on one of the clan's estates. Young Portman was educated in the best traditions of English aristocratic families.
Justin Portman and his mother
He graduated from the prestigious Harrow School for boys, the oldest institution in Great Britain, which has been producing scions of the English elite every year since the 13th century.
Absorbing diverse knowledge, Justin gave preference to the humanities and became interested in world culture and art. Curiosity, innate talent and sense of taste helped him become one of the best students.
