Trigger warning: The following article contains mentions of mental health issues and sexual misconduct.
Natalie Portman’s stunning transformationfrom child actor to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars is nothing to sneeze at.
Her incredible acting career has spanned several decades, explored multiple genres, and racked up nearly 100 awards.
In a 2023 interview withHarper’s Bazaar, Portman shared that even she has moments of insecurity.
Rejection hurts, and it’s normal for it to hurt," she said.
I think it’s about being comfortable with the pain."
In August 2015, she spoke withThe Independentabout how the Jewish community should view incidents like the Holocaust today.
“Sometimes it can be subverted to fear-mongering and like ‘Another Holocaust is going to happen’.
Portman’s family tree was impacted by the travesties that occurred during World War II.
Tragically, what followed was the realization that she’d been sexualized as a child.
Movie reviewers talked about my budding breasts in reviews.
Drew Barrymore echoed her sentiment, as she’d had a very similar experience growing up.
Portman added that it was a sad thing to endure as a child.
Which isn’t a good way to go through life,” she said.
In December 2010, Portman elaborated about this difficult time in her life while speaking withVogue.
“I gained my freshman fifteen or 20 and had super depressed moments.
That Cambridge winter is tough.
It was important to know how to go through that and how to get myself out of it.
Thankfully, the star held out and graduated in 2003 with her degree.
Portman, on the other hand, viewed their relationship very differently.
Portman also clarified that she was 18 when they had met, not 20 as Moby had claimed.
“I was a teenager.
I had just turned 18.
There was no fact checking from him or his publisher it almost feels deliberate,” the actor remarked.
It was unfortunately far from the only time that someone older than Portman would act inappropriately toward her.
She married Millepied in 2012.
The non-profit organization was dedicated to fighting inequality and sexual harassment in the workplace, until it unfortunately disbanded.
“There was something so powerful about just gathering women with similar experiences and sharing.
“They get disgusting.
You know, they get blistered and calloused,” she said.
But this was far from the worst injury Portman endured.
“The sort of worst injury I had was a dislocated rib.
… No deep breaths for six weeks, and I didn’t get lifted from my ribcage anymore.
I got lifted under my armpits,” she said.
Ultimately, her dedication to the role paid off: She won the Oscar for best actress in 2011.
Unfortunately, Portman knows firsthand what it’s like for people to comment on her body and make assumptions.
“Hey, so I’m totally not pregnant,” she wrote.
Do better @nypost.”
However, everything took a turn in May 2023.
Nothing is more important.”
