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Halle Berry is celebrating her daughter Nahla Ariela being accepted into college early!
“Congratulations to my sweet Angel Nahla for her early college acceptance!” Berry, 59, wrote in an Instagram Stories post on Monday, Oct. 13. In the photo, a box that read, “Today is the sweetest day” was opened to reveal a pale pink funfetti cake and “You did it Nahla!!” written in white icing.
The actress shares Nahla, 17, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and she is also mom to son Maceo-Robert, 12, whom she shares with ex-husband Olivier Martinez. Berry is currently in a relationship with Van Hunt, who revealed he proposed to her in June — though she is yet to accept the proposal.
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During the June 4 episode ofToday with Jenna & Friends, Berry spoke about her hopes for Nahla’s future.
“She’s 17. She’s going to a college summer program, the college that she’s hoping to go to next year,” Berry said of her daughter. “She’s going away this year to the college summer program.”
“So you’re almost there! Is that wild?” Jenna Bush Hager asked at the time.
“It is, but I’m not one of these moms that feels like, ‘Oh, she’s leaving.’ Yes, will I worry? Of course,” Berry continued. “But am I excited for her to start her life and figure out who she’s gonna be? Absolutely. I’m dying to see who she’s gonna be and what she’s gonna do and what she’ll discover.”
Berry went on to say that she wants to “break that stigma” about being a working mom.
“We can still be seen as good mothers, there for our children, but also, we have to be there for ourselves because these kids will grow up and move on and if we haven’t maintained a life for ourselves, then what happens?” she said.
“What happens when our loves leave the house? What have we built for ourselves? So I think it’s really important to keep your love life, keep your career, keep the things that make you you, your hobbies, your passions, whatever it is,” Berry continued. “Keep those alive while you’re also being a mom.”
While the X-Men star tends to keep her children’s lives private, she has spoken out about motherhood. When Berry received the People’s Icon award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards, she thanked her children, and also offered them some words of wisdom.
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“My two little kids, they have to lose so much time with their mommy because I get to go work and do what I love, so thank you Nahla, thank you Maceo — I hope you find something in life that you can love and you can do with as much vigor and as much zest as I do what I do. I love you guys,” she said.
