Halle Berryis wondering whyEllen DeGeneresdidn’t play matchmaker.
TheBruisedactress, 55, appears onTheEllen DeGeneresShowThursday. In a preview clip ahead of her appearance, Berry jokes with DeGeneres, 64, about how she could have met boyfriendVan Hunton the show 18 years ago.
Berry has been in a relationship with Hunt, 51, since 2020, but their paths nearly crossed years ago in 2004. In the teaser, DeGeneres revealed that Hunt, who is a musician, performed on the first season ofEllen, before Berry appeared in a separate episode.
“We’ve talked about this, he and I, and actually a few days ago, when I knew I was coming here,” Berry told DeGeneres. “I said, ‘You know, I was on her first season,’ and he goes, ‘So was I,’ and I said, ‘You mean you could’ve found me 20 years and saved me all this misery I’ve been through?’ "
“How come you didn’t arrange that, Ellen?” Berry joekd, while DeGeneres replied, “You should’ve been on the same show. I think you were on two months later, or something.”
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TheMoonfallstar said that if she and Hunt had been in the same episode, DeGeneres “would’ve saved [her] three marriages.” Berry was previously married toDavid Justicefrom 1993–1997,Eric Benétfrom 2001–2005 andOlivier Martinezfrom 2013–2016.
“Yeah, but then you wouldn’t have the little f—— kid,” DeGeneres tells her guest, referring to Berry’s 8-year-old sonMaceo, whom she shares with Martinez, 56. She also sharesdaughter Nahla, 13, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. Earlier in their interview, Berry says her son is “on a tear right now” with curse words.
Laughing, Berry tells DeGeneres, “No, I’d have two other f—— kids that I wouldn’t have to share two f—— daddies with, and I’d be f—— happier! So it’s your fault. It’s your f—— fault, Ellen.”
To end the bit, DeGeneres says, “I am f—— sorry,” before adding, “This is how I got out, my last three months. Just cursing.”
Berry and Hunt made their relationship Instagram official in September 2020. Since then, the actress has publicly shared her love for the singer and producer,callingHunt “the love of my life” at the 4th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television in December.
The Oscar winner, who was awarded the Career Achievement Award at the event, said during her speech that she’s found the one after she “failed so many times.”
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“Because you fail so many you know what wrong looks like. Because I failed so many times I now know what [love] really looks like,” Berry explained. “And so my partner is here tonight, Van, and you have supported me.”
source: people.com
