Pregnant Natalie Portman: I'm Excited to Get Fat!

Celebrity Moms January 11, 2011 AT 7:43PM By UsWeekly Staff

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Natalie Portman lost an astonishing 20 lbs while training for her role in Black Swan -- but the vegan star is happy to gain it all back (and more!) now that she's eating for two.

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"I told [director] Darren Aronofsky, I was like, 'First you got me skinny, and now you're getting my fat,' because he introduced me to my fiance," the pregnant actress, 29, told Extra at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Saturday. "It's the greatest gift he ever gave me."

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A source tells Us Weekly that it was "seductive to watch" the 5'3" Harvard grad fall in love with French choreographer Benjamin Millepied when they met on the set of Black Swan. "There was no way the attraction could be missed. I don't think he could help himself -- she's dazzling!" the insider adds.

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But don't expect to see much of the happy couple once awards season is over -- Portman says she's already made plans to take some time off to enjoy her pregnancy.

"I'm just doing these events, and then I'm going to try to take it easy," she told reporters over the weekend.

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January 12, 2011 - 3:59pm Shaylene Xavier
Funny how movie stars relish in being pregnant because it's the only excuse they have for being at a normal weight. If they aren't pregnant they're just "fat." What a sad world we live in.
January 12, 2011 - 2:48pm Wan Do
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January 12, 2011 - 2:26pm Kate Smith
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January 11, 2011 - 9:51pm Courtney Puzzo
Natalie better be careful what she wishes for she might not be able to loose the weight after giving birth. she's the same height as my mom was fully grown and because of complications when mom was pregnant with me she gained 65lbs and hardly lost any of it postpartum then she gained 60lbs with my brother two years later then eventually lost most of it.
January 11, 2011 - 9:37pm Filomena Araujo
And I'm soooo excited to Watch you get fat!!!!
January 11, 2011 - 8:06pm Gracie Mo
She's just precious. Glad she into this Mommy to be thing. Good 4 her.