Halle Berry’s latest Instagram post has caused a storm of questions about her relationship status.
On Saturday, Jan. 1, the X-Men actress, 55, posted a photo set on Instagram that led some celebs including Naomi Campbell, The Rock and Taraji P. Henson to believe that she had recently tied the knot with her partner Van Hunt while on vacation.
“Well…IT’S OFFICIAL!” Halle Berry captioned the post, which shows the two sharing a kiss in an empty chapel with a breath taking tropical view behind them. After seeing the first image, congratulations quickly began to roll in for the couple.
“Congrats!!!” Henson wrote. “So happy for you.”
The Rock added, “Congrats you two!!! Beautiful!!”
“Congratulations @halleberry,” Campbell shared. “Blessings to your beautiful Union.”
However, it’s the second image in the post that hints that Berry might just be pulling a perfectly timed prank instead. The photo of the smiling couple includes the words “It’s 2022,” seemingly celebrating the start of a new year rather than a new marriage.
“You got us good until I swiped right,” one fan commented.
Another wrote, “She not married. Did y’all see the second slide?”
The actress’ rep had no immediate comment when reached by E! News.
In September 2020, Halle Berry confirmed that she was dating Hunt by posting a photo of herself wearing a t-shirt with the musician’s name on it and writing, “Now ya know…”
Berry has been married three times in the past. She was married to baseball player David Justice from 1992 to 1997, singer Eric Benét from 2001 to 2005, and French actor Olivier Martinez from 2013 to 2015.
She also has two children from her previous relationships. Berry shares her son Maceo, 8, with Martinez and her daughter, Nahla, 13, with Canadian model Gabriel Aubry.
Berry spoke about overcoming her past relationships and the joys of finding “the love of my life” in a heartwarming speech at the 4th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television in December.
“You have completed me. You have supported me,” she added, addressing Hunt in the crowd. “I’ve never had that, somebody who just lifted me higher, made me more of myself.”