Everyone asks their pals for parentingadvice, but in the case of megastars like Natalie Portman, it just happens to be from other A-listers. The actress has just revealed how she reached out to Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, who is a mother of four, when she was expecting her sonAleph.
“Very early on, I asked [Cate Blanchett] about being aparent," she told Harper’s Bazaar magazine. "I said ‘How do youdo it? You’re a mom. You’re the best at what you do.’ She said, ‘You just do.Stressing about it doesn’t help.’"
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Natalie revealed she reached out to Cate for parenting advice Photo: Harper’s Bazaar
The 34-year-old went on to say that she feels it's not just momsthat face this problem. "Most men I know are dealing with thesame issues," she added. "They say they feel like if they work toohard they won’t have enough time with their families. Maybe those questionsneed to be asked of men, too. Maybe the men need better questions.”
Natalie and her husband Benjamin Millepied stay busy splitting their time between the United States and Paris while raisingtheir 4-year-old, something both exciting and different for the actress. “It’s magical. But thecultures are different in ways you don’t even realize," she noted. "Andthere’s stuff you don’t know you’ll miss until you’re away. [InParis] if you’re running around on the playground chasing your kid and playinga game, people think you’re nuts.”
The actress splits her time between Paris and the United States Photos: Harper’s Bazaar
Truly a citizen of theworld, the brunette beauty opened about her Israeli roots as well. “If you say, ‘I’m fromSweden,’ everyone says, ‘Cool.’ Then when you say, ‘I’m from Israel!’ everyonewants to have a 10-hour political conversation," Natalie concluded. "Everyonehas a very strong, very passionate opinion about it. But I’m grateful for it. Ihad so many friends who asked, when we were younger, ‘Who am I? What’s myidentity?’ I never questioned my identity.”
