Halle Berry Hopes Nahla's Beauty Comes From Within
 Courtesy Harper’s Bazaar |
With a male model for a dad and the Sexiest Woman Alive for a mom, that 1-year-old Nahla Ariela Aubry is a stunner can hardly be considered a surprise. When Halle Berry is asked in the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar about her daughter’s blessed genetics, however, it’s clear she’s hoping that Nahla’s beauty will be more than skin deep. “Let her be sweet because I believe beauty is as beauty does,” the 42-year-old Academy Award-winner says.
“My hope is that she is sweet and kind because no matter how beautiful you are, ugly ain’t cute.”
Unlike in previous interviews, there is little ambiguity from Halle on the issue of whether or not she and partner Gabriel Aubry will go on to have more children. “Yes,” she says, adding:
“My pregnancy was amazing. I was happy that whole time, I felt good, I had energy, I was like Superwoman. I wish I could feel like that for the rest of my life, that’s how fantastic it was.”
From the sound of things, life is pretty fantastic for the family of three already. Riding the high of the recent election, Halle expressed optimism that Nahla “will grow up in a completely different America” because of President Barack Obama, someone who is “more like her than not, who shares her history.” Meanwhile, as she chatted in her pool house, Halle’s vegetable patch — for which her daughter provided inspiration — was just outside. ”I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great when Nahla can run out here and pick fresh fruit right in our own backyard?’” Halle recalls, motioning towards apple, plum and pear trees. When she’s not in the garden, she can often be found indulging in another of her “guilty pleasures” — shopping for baby clothes online. Halle adds,
“Nahla can’t wear all the clothes I’ve bought, and we don’t go anywhere because I can’t deal with the paparazzi. Gabriel’s always like, ‘She doesn’t even leave the house! Halle, you’ve got to stop.’”
It’s not all fun and games for Halle, however. Owning up to an affinity for Doritos, she admits that she’s had to adjust her eating habits and exercise more than ever before to reclaim her famous body. “Having a baby takes so much from you,” she says. “It’s the most glorious thing you’ll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!”
Source: Harper’s Bazaar
(plus i can think of a lot worse things than trying …and trying…and trying with gabriel 
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