Natalie Portman pairs blue jeans with matching $3,350 Dior bag in NYC... before revealing how the Barbie movie affected her seven-year-old daughter

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Natalie Portman ditched her signature mini-dresses on the Lady in the Lake press tour in favor of a $420 pair of Ulla Johnson blue jeans as she made her way inside ABC Broadcast Center in Midtown Manhattan on Monday to tape The View.

The 43-year-old Oscar winner slipped her slim 5ft3in figure into the roomy button-fly 'Lou Jean,' a white-dotted short-sleeve sweater, and black matronly pumps selected by stylist Ryan Hastings.

Natalie (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) was toting a $3,350 Christian Dior 'Medium Dior Book Tote' considering she's been a brand ambassador for the French fashion house since 2010.

Portman covered her minimally made-up complexion with a $590 pair of DiorSignature B7I 'Black Butterfly Sunglasses' and she wore small silver earrings.

Hairstylist Mara Roszak gave the Israeli-born, Long Island-raised stunner's brunette mane a beautiful blow-out.

Natalie Portman ditched her signature mini-dresses on the Lady in the Lake press tour in favor of a comfy pair of blue jeans as she made her way inside ABC Broadcast Center in Midtown Manhattan on Monday to tape The View

Natalie Portman ditched her signature mini-dresses on the Lady in the Lake press tour in favor of a comfy pair of blue jeans as she made her way inside ABC Broadcast Center in Midtown Manhattan on Monday to tape The View

Natalie changed out of her sweater and into a crisp white short-sleeve blouse as she made her fifth appearance on ABC's daytime panel show.

It's been eight years since Portman co-starred with Greta Gerwig in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Jackie as the former First Lady and her social secretary Nancy Tuckerman, and she excitedly brought her seven-year-old daughter Amalia to see her 2023 movie Barbie.

'Oh my god, she loved it so much and afterwards, she was like, "Mommy, what's the patriarchy?"' the former child star recalled to co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin.

'I was like, "You know how in Barbieland, women do all the roles? That's a matriarchy. You know how the real world, that's not the case? That's the patriarchy."'

Natalie continued: 'I called Greta and I was like, "Thank you, thank you, thank you for opening this conversation for me with my child!"'

Portman also mothered 13-year-old son Aleph during her 11-year marriage to Paris/L.A. Dance Project artistic director Benjamin Millepied, and their divorce was finalized in March amid cheating allegations.

The 47-year-old Frenchman had previously left his prior partner Isabella Boylston back in 2009 in order to start a relationship with the May December producer-star after choreographing and co-starring with her in Darren Aranofsky's ballet drama Black Swan.

'My son's really into soccer and I saw him watching the women's World Cup with as much fervor as the men's World Cup and I thought, "Oh, wow. If little boys grow up looking up to female athletes, what a different culture we would have,"' Natalie said.

The 43-year-old Oscar winner slipped her slim 5ft3in figure into the roomy button-fly 'Lou Jean,' a white-dotted short-sleeve sweater, and black matronly pumps
She relies on stylist Ryan Hastings

The 43-year-old Oscar winner slipped her slim 5ft3in figure into the roomy button-fly 'Lou Jean,' a white-dotted short-sleeve sweater, and black matronly pumps selected by stylist Ryan Hastings 

Natalie (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) was toting a $3,350 Christian Dior 'Medium Dior Book Tote' considering she's been a brand ambassador for the French fashion house since 2010

Natalie (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) was toting a $3,350 Christian Dior 'Medium Dior Book Tote' considering she's been a brand ambassador for the French fashion house since 2010

Portman covered her minimally made-up complexion with a $590 pair of DiorSignature B7I 'Black Butterfly Sunglasses' and she wore small silver earrings

Portman covered her minimally made-up complexion with a $590 pair of DiorSignature B7I 'Black Butterfly Sunglasses' and she wore small silver earrings

Hairstylist Mara Roszak gave the Israeli-born, Long Island-raised stunner's brunette mane a beautiful blow-out

Hairstylist Mara Roszak gave the Israeli-born, Long Island-raised stunner's brunette mane a beautiful blow-out

'Of course, little girls, obviously. But when you see boys looking up to female athletes, that's when you feel an entire culture shift.'

Seeing Aleph enjoy women's soccer inspired Portman to help launch Angel City FC in Los Angeles where she's a co-investor alongside Barbie actress America Ferrera as well as Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Garner, Uzo Aduba, Sophia Bush, and Eva Longoria.

Co-host Sunny Hostin asked the SAG Award winner whether she'd be open to reprising her role as Padmé Amidala in another Star Wars prequel, she replied: 'Absolutely, especially with Moses Ingram, my brilliant co-star on [Lady in the Lake] is in Obi Wan as well, so if I got to work with her, I would do anything with her.'

Surprisingly, Lady in the Lake marks Natalie's first foray into television.

Natalie changed out of her sweater and into a crisp white short-sleeve blouse as she made her fifth appearance on ABC's daytime panel show

Natalie changed out of her sweater and into a crisp white short-sleeve blouse as she made her fifth appearance on ABC's daytime panel show

It's been eight years since Portman co-starred with Greta Gerwig (R) in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Jackie as the former First Lady and her social secretary Nancy Tuckerman, and she excitedly brought her seven-year-old daughter Amalia to see her 2023 movie Barbie

It's been eight years since Portman co-starred with Greta Gerwig (R) in Pablo Larraín's biographical drama Jackie as the former First Lady and her social secretary Nancy Tuckerman, and she excitedly brought her seven-year-old daughter Amalia to see her 2023 movie Barbie

The former child star recalled to co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin (R): 'Oh my god, she loved it so much and afterwards, she was like, "Mommy, what's the patriarchy?"'

The former child star recalled to co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin (R): 'Oh my god, she loved it so much and afterwards, she was like, "Mommy, what's the patriarchy?"'

Natalie continued: 'I was like, "You know how in Barbieland, women do all the roles? That's a matriarchy. You know how the real world, that's not the case? That's the patriarchy"'

Natalie continued: 'I was like, "You know how in Barbieland, women do all the roles? That's a matriarchy. You know how the real world, that's not the case? That's the patriarchy"' 

Portman added: : 'I called Greta and I was like, "Thank you, thank you, thank you for opening this conversation for me with my child!"' (pictured January 7)

Portman added: : 'I called Greta and I was like, "Thank you, thank you, thank you for opening this conversation for me with my child!"' (pictured January 7)

The May December producer-star also mothered 13-year-old son Aleph during her 11-year marriage to Paris/L.A. Dance Project artistic director Benjamin Millepied (L, pictured in 2022), and their divorce was finalized in March amid cheating allegations

The May December producer-star also mothered 13-year-old son Aleph during her 11-year marriage to Paris/L.A. Dance Project artistic director Benjamin Millepied (L, pictured in 2022), and their divorce was finalized in March amid cheating allegations

Natalie said: 'My son's really into soccer and I saw him watching the women's World Cup with as much fervor as the men's World Cup and I thought, "Oh, wow. If little boys grow up looking up to female athletes, what a different culture we would have"'

Natalie said: 'My son's really into soccer and I saw him watching the women's World Cup with as much fervor as the men's World Cup and I thought, "Oh, wow. If little boys grow up looking up to female athletes, what a different culture we would have"'

Seeing Aleph enjoy women's soccer inspired Portman to help launch Angel City FC in Los Angeles where she's a co-investor alongside Barbie actress America Ferrera and other famous women

Seeing Aleph enjoy women's soccer inspired Portman to help launch Angel City FC in Los Angeles where she's a co-investor alongside Barbie actress America Ferrera and other famous women

Co-host Sunny Hostin (R) asked the SAG Award winner whether she'd be open to reprising her role as Padmé Amidala in another Star Wars prequel, she replied: 'Absolutely, especially with Moses Ingram, my brilliant co-star on [Lady in the Lake] is in Obi Wan as well, so if I got to work with her, I would do anything with her'

Co-host Sunny Hostin (R) asked the SAG Award winner whether she'd be open to reprising her role as Padmé Amidala in another Star Wars prequel, she replied: 'Absolutely, especially with Moses Ingram, my brilliant co-star on [Lady in the Lake] is in Obi Wan as well, so if I got to work with her, I would do anything with her'

Natalie executive produced and stars as Baltimore housewife-turned-newspaper reporter Maddie Schwartz in Alma Har'el's 1960s-set crime thriller Lady in the Lake, which premieres this Friday on Apple TV+

Natalie executive produced and stars as Baltimore housewife-turned-newspaper reporter Maddie Schwartz in Alma Har'el's 1960s-set crime thriller Lady in the Lake, which premieres this Friday on Apple TV+

Portman executive produced and stars as Baltimore housewife-turned-newspaper reporter Maddie Schwartz in Alma Har'el's 1960s-set crime thriller, which premieres this Friday on Apple TV+.

The limited seven-episode series - based on Laura Lippman's 2019 novel - also features Moses Ingram, Brett Gelmant, Noah Jupe, Mike Epps, and David Corenswet.

The Harvard University grad will also voice a mystery character in Phil Johnston's animated remake of Roald Dahl's The Twits - premiering next year on Netflix - alongside Margo Martindale, Johnny Vegas, and Emilia Clarke.

And in February, Natalie filmed a mystery role in Guy Ritchie's heist adventure film Fountain of Youth alongside John Krasinski, Domhnall Gleeson, and Eiza González.

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