HALLE TELLS OPRAH SHE TOOK 35 PREGNANCY TESTS IN HER QUEST TO HAVE A BABY.

Bless her maternal heart. I knew Halle wanted to have kids, but goodness gracious! She hasn't even popped out the first one, yet she and boyfriend Gabriel Autrey are already making plans to have a second child right after the first one is born early next year. Let me find out she ain't wasting any time!

Last Thursday (Sept. 20) Halle taped an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about her recently revealed pregnancy while showing off her baby bump to the applauding audience. Halle said when she first thought she might be pregnant, she took a total of 35 home pregnancy tests, 34 of which were negative. Lucky number 35 confirmed her suspicions. The actress also claimed she doesn’t want to know the sex of the child until he or she is born.

So, I'mma go out on a limb and assume that it's gonna be a long time before we're able to see the beautiful actress grace the big screen again. However, don't fret just yet. Berry's new movie Things We Lost In the Fire is slated for released on October 19, 2007. The plot revolves around a recent widow who invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. The film also stars Benicio Del Toro and David Duchovny.

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