Natalie Portman grateful for 'friends who lift me up' on first birthday since Benjamin Millepied div

Amid a year full of difficult changes, Natalie Portman is focusing on spending time with friends "who lift me up." The actress marked her 43rd trip around the sun on June 9, the first birthday she celebrates since finalizing her divorce from Benjamin Millepied.

    Amid a year full of difficult changes, Natalie Portman is focusing on spending time with friends "who lift me up."

    The actress marked her 43rd trip around the sun on June 9, the first birthday she celebrates since finalizing her divorce from Benjamin Millepied.

    The former couple, who share kids Aleph, 12, and Amalia, seven, first separated last year amid reports that the professional ballet dancer had an affair with a younger French climate activist, and finalized their divorce in March.

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    In honor of her birthday, Natalie took to Instagram on Sunday and shared a carousel of photos featuring some of her closest friends who have been supporting her throughout the difficult year.

    Some of the photos captured moments in Paris — where Natalie and Benjamin, who is French, moved back to last year — during the Cannes Film Festival, as well as a selfie from what appears to be the U.S. southwest.

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    "This year, on my birthday, I want to celebrate my gratitude for my friends who lift me up again and again," the Oscar winner wrote in her caption.

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    Her fans and celebrity friends alike were quick to take to the comments section under the post to celebrate her, with Tracee Ellis Ross commenting: "Happy birthday gorgeous lady," as Kerry Washington added: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL HUMAN," plus Ali Wong wrote: "Happy Birthday!!!!!" Her May December co-star Julianne Moore also commented: "Happy birthday!!!! Oh I love you!!!"

    In honor of Natalie's 43rd birthday, take a trip down memory lane and see some of her best photos through the years, from her and appearances as a teen to her big night at the Oscars.

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    Break-Out

    Natalie celebrated her 12th birthday while filming in 1993.

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    Preppy-Chic

    At the premiere of in 1995.

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    Padmé Amidala

    With her co-stars Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson, plus director George Lucas at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.

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    Oscar Winner

    She was pregnant with her first child, son Aleph, when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for in 2011.

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    Dior Lady

    Natalie revived one of Christian Dior's most famous designs, that of the Junon dress from the house's 1949-1950 autumn-winter collection, for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

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