Halle Berry 'honoured in Beverly Hills'

Halle Berry has been honoured at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

The actress was presented with the Lacoste Spotlight Award by Samuel L Jackson at a ceremony held on Tuesday in Beverly Hills.

"Halle looked radiant and seemed giddy on stage," a source told People.

"She stuck completely on topic of the event and didn't mention anything about her personal life, but she had a happy aura. She even skipped away from the podium when her speech was done, and gave Samuel L Jackson a big hug."

The insider went on to say that Berry was nearly mobbed by photographers while on the event's red carpet, adding: "Even as a veteran celebrity, she seemed overwhelmed by all of the madness surrounding her entrance.

"She posed for photos for several minutes before dashing inside to the cocktail hour."

Stripping's the simplest thing

Oscar-winner Halle Berry has revealed that playing a stripper’s role in her flick Frankie and Alice was easy.

“[There’s] not much research to play a stripper - you just kind of take your clothes off. It's kind of easy!” the New York Daily News quoted her as telling Access Hollywood at the premiere of the film.

In the film, Berry plays a character with a multiple personality disorder, torn between her stripper persona and a racist alter ego. The 44-year-old actress said she read “thick dense medical books” and spoke to people who suffered from the disordered.

This is not the first time Berry has stripped off on the big screen, as she previously went fully nude in an explicit sex scene for 2001's ‘Monster’s Ball’ alongside Billy Bob Thornton.

Frankie and Alice is releasing on Dec. 17.

'I want more children'

Halle Berry has revealed that she is eager to give her daughter Nahla a brother or sister.

The actress admitted that she can't wait too much longer because of her age.

She told the New York Post: "I'd love more children. I'm 44, so who knows how much longer I can wait?"

Berry, who is now dating Olivier Martinez, also explained that she has the advantage of being able to take Nahla to work with her.

She added: "You make time for what's important. She's not yet 3, so I take her with me.

"Once she's 5 or 6, and in school, I'll have to make a change."

Halle Berry, Martinez confirm romance

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have made their first public appearance as a couple.

The pair were rumoured to have begun dating earlier this year after meeting on the set of their upcoming movie Dark Tide during the summer.

They appeared to confirm the romance speculation when they walked the red carpet together holding hands at the Carousel Of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills over the weekend.

Oscar-winner Berry and Martinez first sparked reports of a relationship when they were spotted together in Martinez's hometown of Paris in September.

Berry separated from model Gabriel Aubry - the father of her young daughter Nahla - in April, while Martinez previously dated Kylie Minogue.

Halle Berry's rep denies Olivier Martinez 'favouritism' rumours

Halle Berry's rep has dismissed rumours that the 'Monster Ball' actress helped her 'boyfriend' Olivier Martinez in getting a role in her new movie 'Dark Tide.'

Berry has insisted that the French star was chosen because he is 'the best actor for the role.'

"Olivier was cast because he was the best actor for the role and both Halle and the director agreed. Any speculation beyond that reason is completely false," the Daily Star quoted Berry's spokesperson as telling the New York Post.

Berry and Martinez romance rumours gained momentum while they filmed in South Africa.

Halle Berry dating Olivier Martinez?

Hollywood beauty Halle Berry has moved on from her split with model Gabriel Aubry and is now reportedly dating French actor Olivier Martinez.

The couple who are starring together in the thriller Dark Tide were spotted this week in Paris together, kissing and holding hands, reported Us magazine.

"Yes, it's a romance. They were instantly attracted to each other and share an intense passion," said a source close to Martinez. Berry, 43, and Martinez, 44, first met on the sets of Dark Tide in South Africa a few months ago.

The film, which is due for release in 2011, follows the character of Sara, played by Berry, who is a modern-day adventurer and Martinez plays her husband. The actor, who played Diane Lane's extra-marital lover in Unfaithful, had dated pop singer Kylie Minogue for four years before parting ways in 2007.

He was more recently linked to Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. After nearly four years together, Berry and Aubry, 34, announced their split this May. They have a 2-year-old daughter Nahla together.

Custody Complications

It seemed as though their split was going to be amicable, but now Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry are butting heads over the custody of their daughter Nahla.

According to a report, the “Monster’s Ball” babe will be flying to South Africa for a three-month movie shoot, and as a result Gabriel is going to fight for full custody rights.

An insider told press, “It’s been pretty difficult for Gabriel to see Nahla the last few weeks. He’s really getting sick of it and it’s getting to the point where he is seriously considering his options regarding pursuing permanent custody.”

The source continued, “He refuses to give up rights to his daughter, he loves her more than anything and is determined to be a regular, full time fixture in her life.”

“The latest issue is that Halle is due to move to South Africa during July, August and September to work on a movie and she wants to take Nahla with her full time. That would mean Gabriel not seeing his daughter for three whole months and there’s no way he’s going to allow that.”

“Gabriel requested that he be allowed to keep Nahla with him in Los Angeles but Halle wouldn’t let that happen, so the two reached a total stalemate and it started getting nasty, with both of them looking into entering a legal battle.”

“In the end they reached an agreement. Basically Halle is going to pay Gabriel to be a kind of full time nanny and to come to South Africa for the three months she’s there, and to be Nahla’s full-time caregiver.”

Halle Berry 'doubts having another child'

Halle Berry has admitted that she doubts she will have another child.

The Oscar winner, who recently announced her split from partner Gabriel Aubry, has revealed while attending the DKMS Annual Gala, an organisation that recruits bone marrow donors for leukemia patients, that she doesn't see herself having more children in the future.

Speaking to In Touch Weekly, the 43-year-old said: "Being here at an event like this, I’m just reminded how blessed I am that I have a healthy little girl."

When asked if she would like more children, she added: "If God says so. I don’t think he’s going to say so though!"

Berry and Aubry have a 2-year-old daughter named Nahla Ariela.