Natalie Portman Takes Baby Aleph to Market

Natalie Portman headed to market yesterday, with four-month-old son Aleph and fiance Benjamin Millepied in tow.

The young family were papped at the Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles, and the Oscar-winning actress was reportedly in high spirits. The Daily Mail says Portman was “holding her bundle of joy close to her chest” while she and Millepied shopped.

After spending some time poking about food stalls, the couple eventually went away with a trolley of fresh fruit and vegetables. The Mail has more snaps.

The Black Swan star, who just clinched the ‘Best Fantasy Actress’ gong at the 2011 Scream Awards, was decked out in jeans, a beige jacket and sneakers, while Aleph (in one of his earliest public appearances, I believe) rocked a beanie.

In other important Portman news, the actress is apparently enjoying being a mom too much to think about acting. According to Entertainment Weekly, the 30-year-old just turned down a role in indie flick Adaline, a part that was also offered to Katherine Heigl. A spokesperson for Portman confirmed she won’t be taking the role on.

Not that she needs to, really – as well as her Scream Awards win, the star has remained in the spotlight thanks to her recent turns in Thor and Your Highness being released in the last few months.

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