Halle Berry’s choice of godmother for her two children might come as a surprise to many.
In an interview with The Cut, the actress shared that the godmother to both of her kids is a childhood teacher.
“I had a teacher, Yvonne Sims — she’s still a close friend and the godmother to both of my kids — who was one of the only two Black teachers at the school,” she said. “She got me to understand early on that nothing happens to you; it happens with you.”
That lesson stayed with her well beyond the classroom.
“If you don’t take responsibility for your part, you will make the same mistake again and again…until you do,” she added.
Berry shares Nahla ,17, with former partner Gabriel Aubry and Maceo-Robert,12, with ex-husband Olivier Martinez.
During a June appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends, she talked about how her daughter is preparing for a college summer program ahead of senior year.
“She’s 17. She’s going to a college summer program, the college that she’s hoping to go to next year,” she said. “She’s going away this year to the college summer program.”
And the mom of two can’t wait for Nahla’s next chapter.
“I’m not one of these moms that feels like, ‘Oh, she’s leaving.’ Yes, will I worry? Of course,” she continued. “But am I excited for her to start her life and figure out who she’s gonna be? Absolutely. I’m dying to see who she’s gonna be and what she’s gonna do and what she’ll discover.”
She also touched on raising her kids as a single mom and the example she hopes to set by continuing to work.
“I’ve felt some guilt, but I want to teach my daughter, ‘Don’t have guilt. Have a family, if you want, have a career if you want. You can do it all, just maybe not all at the same time,’” she said.
