Natalie Portman is reportedly dating a new French guy. According to People and a French gossip magazine called Voici, the actress has started a relationship with a musician named Tanguy Destable whose stage name is Tepr. Which of his extremely French names is more fun? It’s a, comment dit-on, toss-up.
Last February, Portman and French choreographer Benjamin Millepied quietly finalized their divorce after 11 years of marriage. According to tabloids, she’d filed for divorce back in 2023 following reports that Millepied had an extramarital affair. At the time, it seemed like the couple — who share two children — were staying together, but she seemingly opted to move on to pastures plus vert.
Since her divorce, Portman was photographed having a chic-looking smoke break with Paul Mescal, but it seems as though that was more of a friendly thing. She also, crucially, met Rihanna. During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Portman said that running into the singer outside a Dior show was a “formative experience.” “I think every woman going through a divorce should get to have Rihanna say to her that she’s a bad bitch. It was exactly what I needed,” she told Jimmy Fallon.
Clearly, time and a boost from Rihanna have landed Portman in a spot where she’s ready to date again. Destable seems cool, too. He has fewer than 10,000 Instagram followers, so he’s basically normal, and he contributed to the score for I’m Still Here. Last fall he was working with video-game legend Hideo Kojima. Plus, he’s handsome. What more can you ask for?
