Halle Berry is 'still close friends' with her childhood sweetheart

26 August 2024

Halle Berry is still "close friends" with her high school sweetheart.

Halle Berry is still in touch with her high school sweetheart

The 58-year-old actress - who was initially married to David Justice from 1993 until 1997, then to Eric Benét from 2001 until 2005, and then to Olivier Martinez from 2013 until 2016 - has been in a relationship with Van Hunt for over four years but admitted that she has "fantasised" about what might have happened had she stated together with her first love from her teenage years in Ohio.

She told Britain's HELLO magazine: "I think it's something we have all fantasised about, if we're honest about it. Wondering what happened to the one that got away and how things would have turned out had you stayed together. Or what you would say if you suddenly ran into them now. We're still close friends so it's different. I feel grateful for the time we had together, but I don't have any regrets. It was fun at the time, but I needed to move on and discover life beyond my own backyard."

'The Oscar-winning star - who has Nahla, 16, with her first husband and Maceo-Robert, 10, with her third - is now appearing opposite Mark Wahlberg in the new spy comedy film 'The Union' and she loved getting to have her family with her on set as she filmed the comedy about two former high school sweethearts on a mission.

She said: "I had my family with me in London, so we got to do some stuff there. We also shot in Slovenia, which was fascinating because I have never been there before. So it wasn't all work."

Halle also noted that she hopes to "keep working" and "stay healthy" so that she can be around for her children for as long as possible.

She said: Hopefully, I get to keep working, to keep challenging myself and most of all, that I stay healthy.

"I have two children who are still growing up. I just want to keep doing what I have been doing and take care of myself because it's really important I stick around for them. It's important to look after yourself, to take care of your body and to eat well. It's the lifestyle that helps."