Pregnant Natalie Portman plays it casual and make-up free on lunch date with fiance

By Daily Mail Reporter


Dressed down: Natalie Portman showed off her growing baby bump in New York today in a casual ensemble of jeans and a sweater


It was a table for three as pregnant Natalie Portman nipped out for lunch with her fiance Benjamin Millepied.

The 29-year-old Oscar-winning actress was spotted leaving a restaurant in East Hampton, New York, yesterday.

Natalie displayed her growing bump in an ensemble of jeans and a sweater, opting for a casual look as she dined out.

Happy couple: The Oscar-winning actress was out with her fiance Benjamin Millepied for lunch in East Hampton


She completed her relaxed style by not wearing a scrap of make-up and with her hair tied back in a loose bun.

Natalie is exepcting her first child this summer after announcing her pregnancy in December.

At the time she also revealed she had got engaged to Benjamin, who was a choreographer on her film Black Swan for which she won the Best Actress Academy Award.

Natalie has recently been in the spotlight once again after her body double in Black Swan, Sarah Lane, claimed the acterss did hardly any of the full body shots.


Lunch date: Natalie met Benjamin on the set of Black Swan where he was a choreographer


Her comments have ignited a war of words with producers insisiting Natalie did around 85 per cent of the dance moves.

However Portman has stayed firmly mum on the subject, refusing to 'give into the gossip', as she put it.

It's been a busy year for the star, who has won a slew of awards and has also graced the screen in No Strings Attached.

Her upcoming films include Your Highness and Thor.


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Natalie Portman's fiancé defends her use of a body double in Oscar-winning Black Swan role

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER


Feeling chilly: Natalie Portman keeps warm in her coat as she walks her dog in New York City today


It was the single most talked about performance this year and even won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

But what some fans might not know is that Natalie Portman had a little help with her highly acclaimed role as a tormented prima ballerina in Black Swan - her two body doubles.

The 29-year-old actress, who is currently pregnant with her first child, used dancers Kimberly Prosa and Sarah Lane for some technical scenes.


Getting ready for baby: It's only a few weeks until Portman is expected to give birth


However, Natalie's dance partner and choreographer on the film Benjamin Millepied, says the integrity of her performance should not be questioned.

Benjamin, who is also now engaged to the actress and is father to her unborn child, told the Los Angeles Times of her performance: 'It was so believable, it was fantastic, that beautiful movement quality.


Deserved the Oscar: Natalie Portman with her dance partner turned fiancé Benjamin Millepied


'There are articles now talking about her dance double that are making it sound like [her body double] did a lot of the work, but really, she just did the footwork, and the fouettés, and one diagonal phrase in the studio. Honestly, 85 per cent of that movie is Natalie.

'[I made] things fluid and not too complicated,' he said of the choreography.

'By getting more movement going, which in turn added to the camera movement - that is basically what I did. If we had kept things more classical, more restrained, less fluid, it would have been harder to trick the eye.'


Helping hand: Natalie Portman used a dance double for certain Black Swan scenes it was revealed today


Natalie began dancing when she was a child and talked openly about the rigorous five-hour-a-day dance training she underwent for a year before filming.

'She definitely put her work in,' Prosa, one of her dance doubles, told the Huffington Post.

'Just in a couple of months, she looked credible - all the dancers on the set were really impressed at how well she pulled that off - it was pretty amazing.'


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