At 56, Halle Berry has decided to send a strong message to women about motherhood. Became a mother for the first time at 41, the American actress assures us that we must take our time before giving birth, regardless of the dictates.
Faced with the enormous pressure attributed to women to have children, more and more personalities are speaking out on this still taboo social subject. After Jennifer Aniston who has several times explained why she never had children, it’s Halle Berry’s turn to make an important statement. In an article published on August 7 in the American magazine Wowen’s Health, the 56-year-old actress has indeed encouraged women to take their time before becoming mothers and not to be afraid of becoming one after a certain age.
“If you’re in your twenties, embrace the Age of Exploration. Enjoy the Age of True Curiosity. Enjoy this time of trying to figure out who you are. Take your time for yourself. find out. You don’t need to be rushed, you don’t need to be forced. It’s not a race” she thus launched.
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Determined to send a strong message, the actress then addressed women over 30: “If you’re in your thirties, don’t be put off by the idea that you have to have children by a certain age. It’s up to you!” If the Oscar-winning actress can afford to give such advice, it is in particular because she herself became a mother for the first time at 41 years old.
“Only do it if you want to, because you’re giving up a lot of your personal life to grow those other lives, warns the actress. And maybe you’re not a woman who wants to do that. There is no wrong, there is no fault, there is no judgment.” continued Halle Berry who after welcoming her daughter Nahla (born from her relationship with Gabriel Aubry) at 41then became the mother of a little boy Maceo, born of her marriage to Olivier Martinez, at the age of 47.
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Finally, the actress was also keen to brush aside misconceptions that women are “stale” after menopause. “Now that I am 56 years old, I am at my best. I have the most to offer. I have nothing left to give. I am firmly anchored in my femininity. I finally realize that this what I have to say has value, even if no one else agrees”. That is what is said.