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Halle Berryis opening up about her love life.
The actress, 55, gushed about boyfriendVan Hunt, whom she’s been dating since last fall, at Tuesday’sElleWomen in Hollywood Awards.
Berry, who stars in her upcoming filmBruised, spilled about her relationship with Hunt, 51, saying at the event, “My love, love, love — my sweetheart. I’ve never had a man that has lifted me up and let me be all that I am.”
“I had a lot of support … [Hunt] was a big part of that,” Berry told PEOPLE. “He did some music for the movie. He actually wrote the title song.”
Hunt is a professional musician who released his debut album in 2004. Since then, he’s won a Grammy Award and released four additional albums.
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Berry and Hunt went official with their relationship in September 2020. At the time, a sourcetold PEOPLEthey had been seeing each other for “several months,” and that Hunt had met Berry’s two children, Nahla, 13, and son Maceo, 7.
“Van has met her kids, so it seems pretty serious,” the source said.
A second source told PEOPLE Berry and Hunt are a great fit because they “respect each other and have a great deal in common.”
“Both are very successful and smart, and they seem to be in a mature relationship,” the source added. “It seems like a really good match.”
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Berry was previously married toOlivier Martinezbefore the two split in 2015. Prior to her relationship with Martinez, she was married to former MLB player David Justice and singer and actor Eric Benét.
Bruisedpremieres on Netflix on Nov. 24.
source: people.com
