Halle Berry 'Never Thought She'd Get Married Again' Before Engagement to Van Hunt: Source
- - Halle Berry 'Never Thought She'd Get Married Again' Before Engagement to Van Hunt: Source
Shyla Watson, Julie JordanFebruary 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Van Hunt (left) and Halle Berry in 2023
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A source tells PEOPLE that Halle Berry "never thought she'd get married again"
The actress recently confirmed her engagement to partner Van Hunt after five years of dating
Berry has been married three times before and has two children from previous relationships
Anything is possible for Halle Berry when it comes to love!
The Never Let Go actress, 59, confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 5, that she is engaged to her partner of five years, Van Hunt. But, according to a source, Berry "never thought she'd get married again."
"After Van proposed, Halle needed a few months to get comfortable with the idea of getting married again," the source tells PEOPLE, adding that the proposal was "unexpected" and that Berry "really enjoys their relationship as it is."
"She loves him so much, though, and he makes her incredibly happy," they continued. "She feels very fortunate. She's excited to be engaged."
As for the nuptials themselves, the source reveals that "it will be a small, meaningful wedding with their closest friends and family," adding that no date has been set yet.
Van Hunt (left) and Halle Berry in 2022
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This will be Berry's fourth marriage. The Oscar winner was previously married to former MLB player David Justice from 1993 to 1997, singer-actor Eric Benét from 2001 to 2005 and French actor Olivier Martinez from 2013 to 2016, with whom she shares son Maceo-Robert Martinez, 12.
She is also mom to 17-year-old daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.
Hunt, who was married once before, revealed that he popped the question in June 2025.
"I put out the proposal, and it’s still on hold as you can see," the Grammy winner told Today.com after having his first joint interview with Berry on the June 4 episode of Today with Jenna & Friends. "It’s just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her."
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On Feb. 6, 2026, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Catwoman star said, "There's some confusion that [Hunt] asked to marry me, and I said no," before clarifying that that wasn't true.
"No, that's not the case," she told Fallon. "I did not say 'no,' we just don't have a date. Of course, I said, 'Yes, I would marry him.' "
"We don’t feel like we have to get married to validate our love in any way. We don't,” Berry told Today.com.
"I think we will get married just because, out of the people I’ve been married to, this is the person I should have married," she added. And I feel like I should—we should get married, but it’s not because we feel like we have to. I think it’s something that we would like to do just because we want that expression."
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