By News18
YouTuber Marlon LuGa was live-streaming a regular football day in Paris when something unexpected happened. A teenager walked up to him and started a casual chat, and within minutes, LuGa found himself on a FaceTime call with none other than Natalie Portman.
LuGa was getting ready on the field when Aleph, Portman鈥檚 13-year-old son, came over and started a conversation. He asked the streamer if he knew Natalie Portman. LuGa didn鈥檛 recognise the name, so the boy gave him a hint.
鈥淵ou know Star Wars? Padm茅 Amidala?鈥 the boy asked. He was referring to Portman鈥檚 well-known role as Padm茅, Anakin Skywalker鈥檚 wife and the mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
Then came the unexpected line, 鈥淲ell, that鈥檚 my mom. Can you give a shoutout to my mom?鈥
To prove it wasn鈥檛 a joke, Aleph showed LuGa some family photos on his phone. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 your mom?!鈥 LuGa asked, clearly surprised. Aleph replied without hesitation, 鈥淵eah, that鈥檚 my mom.鈥
LuGa then agreed to do a FaceTime call. When Portman appeared on screen, Aleph casually introduced them and asked, 鈥淒o you want to say hi to Marlon?鈥
LuGa said, 鈥淗i, I鈥檓 sorry for disturbing you, I just want to say hi real quick. I鈥檓 here with your son. We鈥檙e about to play a little football.鈥
Natalie, who appeared to be getting her hair done at the time, mentioned that she couldn鈥檛 hear Marlon. Still, she smiled and waved at the camera. She said, 鈥淣ice to meet you. I hope you鈥檙e having a great day. Have a good one.鈥
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After the call, LuGa told his viewers that Padm茅 had been his 鈥渂iggest crush鈥 growing up. 鈥淪uper respectfully, when I was growing up and we used to watch Star Wars very heavily, she was my biggest crush. Very beautiful woman, very good son. I just want to respectfully say that. That鈥檚 insane,鈥 he said.
Aleph is the son of Natalie and her former husband Benjamin Millepied. The two also have a daughter named Amalia. Portman and Millepied met while working together on Darren Aronofsky鈥檚 Black Swan in 2010, the film that earned Portman an Academy Award. They got married on August 4, 2012, and separated in March 2024 after 11 years of marriage.