Post-divorce Natalie Portman thanks her friends for their “constant” support.

Natalie Portman is putting friendship above all else on her 43rd birthday and seems to be putting the past behind her. “On my birthday this year, I want to thank my friends who have supported me over and over again,” she wrote on her Instagram page on June 9, alongside a series of selfies with her closest friends.

And many famous friends of the actress also sent her sweet messages. “Happy birthday!!!! Oh, I love you!!!,” wrote Julianne Moore, as did Reese Witherspoon, who called her friend a “diamond.”

Celebration and welcome wave of love after a difficult year for the actress. In June 2023, the first news about the infidelity of Benjamin Millepied appeared in the press. “He, like me, has a desire not to reveal our private life. Well, it was especially so at the beginning of our history, now we don’t even talk about it. We don’t feel the need to expose our couple,” commented the choreographer in the columns Paris gameputting an end to the rumours.

“A very difficult and painful year”

But water has flown between the bridges ever since, with the couple effectively splitting in March 2024 after 11 years of marriage. The news was confirmed People by the actress’ representative. “It was very difficult for her at first, but her friends rallied around her and helped her through the worst,” the source confirmed. The actress has never directly expressed herself on the subject. “It’s horrible, and I have no desire to contribute to it,” was all he declared Vanity Fair in February.

“Natalie is coming off a very difficult and painful year, but she has come out stronger and is finding joy in her family, friends and work,” the source added. Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have two children, 12-year-old Aleph and 7-year-old Amalia. “His biggest priority is to ensure a smooth transition for the kids.”