The Oscar winner has confirmed that she is marryingmusician Van Hunt (55), after previously being married to David Justice (1993-1997), Eric Benét (2001-2005), and Olivier Martinez (2013-2016).
But who is the actress's fiancé? Van Hunt was raised by his mother in Dayton, Ohio, where he read novels by Iceberg Slim and Donal Goines and where he began to discover music while rummaging through his father's albums under his grandmother's care. Van Hunt spoke with his mother, and she enrolled him in saxophone lessons.
Gradually, and inspired mainly by Prince, the young man learned to play the drums, bass, keyboards, and eventually, the guitar. With the latter instrument, he started playing in a band called Royalty. Van Hunt wanted to conquer the world, so he moved to Atlanta to study at university, but eventually abandoned the idea because he preferred to produce demo tapes for some musicians in the city.
After co-producing and writing the song Hopeless for singer Dionne Farris, he finally had the opportunity to sign with one of the most iconic record labels, Capitol Records, which produced his debut albumVan Hunt (2004). The following year, he was Grammy-nominated, and in 2006, he won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for Family Affair.
Like his fiancée, Van Hunt is quite private about his personal life. It is known that he is the father of a teenager named Drake, who has brought him endless joy and with whom he has even recorded some songs.
Since they met and started dating seriously, as they revealed on their social media accounts in late summer 2020, Halle Berry's children and Van Hunt have forged a beautiful friendship. A source told Closer Weekly that "they all connected perfectly. Drake is thrilled that his father has found happiness and has told his friends that they are the perfect couple."
The X-Men star has two children, Nahla (17), from her relationship with Gabriel Aubry, and Maceo (12), from her history with Olivier. Both siblings get along very well, but not their respective parents, as in Halle's home in 2012, both ended up insulting and coming to blows. Aubrey claimed that Martinez threatened him with death and hit him against the pavement, while the French actor's associates stated that he did so in self-defense.
Following that incident, which made headlines internationally, Halle Berry initiated a painful legal process to obtain custody of Nahla.
For the engaged couple, family is sacred. Another source confessed to Closer magazine that "it doesn't surprise Halle that Van is so attentive to Nahla and Maceo, as it is in his nature to be protective."