Halle Berry constantly questions her parenting choices

26 October 2024

Halle Berry constantly questions her parenting choices.

Halle Berry has opened up about being a mom

The 58-year-old actress – who has Nahla, 16, and 11-year-old Maceo from previous relationships – has a daily “battle” with herself when it comes to knowing the right things to do for her two children as a single parent.

She told Britain’s HELLO! Magazine: “I battle almost daily with decisions I have to make.

“I ask myself, ‘Is this the right thing to do? Is this the best for my child? Am I doing better than what was done for me? Am I breaking the generational trauma cycles of my growing? Am I doing exactly what my mother did?’

“I think that’s very relatable, especially for other mothers and other women.”

Halle can next be seen in horror movie ‘Never Let Go’, in which she plays Momma, a troubled mother who won’t let her twin sons out of their small shack in the wilderness without being tethered to a rope as she fears them falling foul of an evil spirit that has taken over the world.

To prepare for the “tortured” role, the actress studied schizophrenia.

She said of her character: “She’s tortured. I think she wonders if this evil that’s surrounding her is real. Is she a bit schizophrenic? Is it really real? Is she doing the right thing by these kids, keeping them sequestered here?

“Because technically, what she’s doing is torturing them too.

“I studied schizophrenia because I feel that Momma is not quite mentally sound.

“Whether she’s suffering from schizophrenia from 10 years in the middle of nowhere, she’s pretty limited in her ability to express herself and to function, so how does that affect a normally-functioning person?”

Despite the extreme subject matter, the Oscar-winning star still thinks her character is relatable.

She said: “You are going to get a story that has heart. You’re going to love the heart of this family, the struggle that they’re facing.

“I think you’ll connect to Momma.

“Even if you’re not a mother, you’ll connect to a mother loving her children so much and wondering if this is real and can she fix it?”