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Natalie Portman shares Instagram photo with husband in Blue Mountains

Hollywood actor Natalie Portman has been spotted exploring the Blue Mountains with her husband and their children.

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Thor star Natalie Portman has been spotted exploring the Blue Mountains.

The Hollywood actor, who has been busy filming Thor: Love and Thunder in Sydney, recently embarked on a trip to rural NSW with her husband Benjamin Milipied and their children Aleph, nine, and Amalia, three.

Portman shared a rare photo with her French choreographer husband in an Instagram post and tagged Destination NSW and One & Only Wolgan Valley.

“Favorite person to explore the Blue Mountains with … @visitnsw #loveNSW @wolganv,” she captioned the photo.

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Milipied in the Blue Mountains. Picture: Instagram
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Milipied in the Blue Mountains. Picture: Instagram
A photo from Natalie Portman’s Instagram.
A photo from Natalie Portman’s Instagram.

A spokesman from Destination NSW denied it was a sponsored post.

“We hosted Natalie and her family for the trip as part of our Famils Program, she is not an official ambassador for Destination NSW,” he said.

Portman and her family are understood to be staying at the luxurious Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley, where fellow actor Idris Elba was spotted last month.

Accommodation rates start from $3000 and can cost up to $12,000 per night.

Natalie Portman arrived in Australia six months ago. Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty/AFP
Natalie Portman arrived in Australia six months ago. Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty/AFP

The Israeli-born star arrived from the US six months ago ahead of filming for Thor, however production on the Marvel blockbuster was delayed until this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portman, 39, previously commended the federal government’s handling of COVID-19 during an appearance on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman in Thor. Picture: Paramount Pictures-Marvel Studios, Zade Rosenthal
Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman in Thor. Picture: Paramount Pictures-Marvel Studios, Zade Rosenthal

“The government has done a really, really incredible job … very grateful to get the opportunity to live like [normal],” she said.

“It’s so different, all the animals are different, the trees are different, even the birds - there’s like multi-coloured parrots flying around like pigeons. It’s wild.”

A rep for Portman denied reports claiming the Black Swan star and her family are considering a permanent move Down Under.

“Ms Portman is in town to shoot the film,” a spokeswoman said.

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