Celebrity mom cover stories: Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Connie Britton

Halle Berry

Halle Berry looked gorgeous on the November cover of InStyle magazine in a red Calvin Klein Collection dress. The 46-year-old Cloud Atlas star talked about her daughter Nahla and her love life.

On her daughter’s love for long hair:

“I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It’s easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair. I see that happening with my daughter. She is so in love with her hair right now. She says, ‘Look, Mommy — it’s so long!‘ As women, we think it defines us, and we learn that at a young age.”

On her fiancé, Olivier Martinez:

“When I first met Olivier, there wasn’t the initial ‘I’m in love!’ It was something that grew more gradually — and it feels more real because of that. He’s silly, a clown, and very much the life of the party, which is good for someone like me. Danny Downer… been there, done that. Now I like Louie Lightfoot!”

On marriage:

“It’s another one of those never-say-never things. I’m a hopeless romantic, and I won’t stop till I get it right!”

On her effortless style:

“Don’t be a slave to trends. People who are, never develop their own style. I have friends who are tragic — always trying to wear the latest thing, and it doesn’t always look good on them. I mean, that may be good on Kate Moss on the runway, but honey, you can’t pull it off.”

Next up: Nicole Kidman talks pregnancy rumors to Harper’s Bazaar

Photographed for InStyle by Giampaolo Sgura