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Halle Berry

2024/10/7
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Halle Berry discusses the challenges she faced in maintaining long-term relationships, attributing her past difficulties to entering relationships for the wrong reasons. She contrasts these experiences with her current four-year relationship with Van Hunt, which she describes as a significant milestone.
  • Longest relationship Halle Berry has ever had.
  • Previous relationships ended around the three-year mark.
  • Met Van Hunt during COVID-19 lockdown through a mutual acquaintance.
  • Initial communication was through text messages for two months before speaking on the phone.
  • Connected over shared Midwestern backgrounds.

Shownotes Transcript

Halle Berry (Never Let Go, The Union, Monster’s Ball) is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and director. Halle joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the longevity of her romantic relationships, her experience with stepdads, and what winning a beauty pageant did for her confidence. Halle and Dax talk about the moment you finally see your parent as human, how beauty is often subjective, and why it was important for her to get the role playing a drug addict. Halle explains why she loves directing, why it’s important to talk about menopause, and how she always tries to serve the truth of her characters. 

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