Brad Pitt may be going through a breakup. Page Six reports that the Oscar winner and German model Nicole Poturalski quietly broke up “a while back,” per a source. "It was
never all that serious as it was cracked up to be," the insider said, confirming that his couple is "totally over."
Rumors of a split arrive about two months after Pitt and Poturalski were spotted boarding the same private jet, bound for the South of France, according to Entertainment Tonight. The outlet reported that Poturalski arrived at Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport from Berlin, while Pitt came from LAX. "They were seen driving in a chauffeured vehicle that took them to the airport for their next flight," an eyewitness told ET. "They took the one hour flight and were spotted arriving in the South of France." The insider added, "They were very low-key and entered the plane quickly."
Us Weeklyconfirmed that the 27-year-old model and 56-year-old Oscar winner were, in fact, dating soon after. There wasn't a ton to know about the couple, who masked up for their first public outing. But here's a few facts about Poturalski, including what she's said about her son and why she shut down rumors of drama between herself and Angelina Jolie.
She's a model and ELLE Germany cover star.
Poturalski, who goes by the name Nico Mary professionally, is a successful model. She's represented by three different modeling agencies—A Management, Official Models in New York, and NEXT Models in Los Angeles. Poturalski is 5'10 and has graced the covers of both Harper’s Bazaar Germany and the September 2020 issue of ELLE Germany. The Daily Mailreports that the model wanted to become a marine biologist, before being discovered at the age of 13 by a talent scout at Disneyland Paris.
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She has an international background.
She is from Bergkamen and is of Polish heritage, according to the Daily Mail. The outlet also reports that she speaks five languages. Potrulaski's Instagram suggests she divides her time between Los Angeles and Berlin. Poturalski has also shared photos from trips to Ibiza and Italy's Amalfi Coast. When asked what her one superpower would be on her A Management profile, the model responded: "Traveling in time so I can visit all those amazing and historic events myself including the future."
She's a mother.
Pitt is a father of six kids with ex-wife Angelina Jolie—Maddox, 19; Pax, 16; Zahara, 15; Shiloh, 14; and 12-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. While Poturalski is also a parent, her family is smaller. According to the Mail, she's mother to a son, Emil.
Like Pitt, Poturalski doesn't speak publicly about her son often. But in February, she posted a photo of herself and her son sporting matching denim for a walk in Los Angeles. "Angel Engery. Best Friend. Best Company. Gang!" she wrote alongside it.
In May, Poturalski wrote a sweet tribute to motherhood, along with a sun-lit photo of herself. "Little love letter to all moms, that try so hard, give so much love, time and heart. Dont sleep, worry too much and love even more. You are great," she wrote.
Pitt and Poturalski reportedly plan their dates around their parenting duties, a source told Us Weekly. “They’re dedicated parents who fit in dating and other social engagements around their kids’ schedules,” an insider told the outlet.
She may be in an open marriage.
Shortly after news broke of Pitt's new romance, the DailyMailreported that Poturalski was in an open marriage with Berlin restaurant owner Roland Mary, 68. A source told the outlet that Pitt met his new girlfriend at Borchardt, Mary's restaurant, in August 2019. None of the three parties involved have commented on the rumors, although, Page Sixreported that Borchardt actually sells Pitt and ex-wife Jolie's French wine, Château Miraval Rosé Provence, on their menu. You can see the listing in a photo reportedly captured from a patron.
She's passionate about political issues.
Like Pitt, Potrualski hasn't shied away from spotlighting issues she cares about on social media. In May, she wore a top that read, 'Protect Kids, Not Guns,' captioning her photo with the same phrase and tagging @chnge. One of her Instagram Moments categories is titled "Save the kids," and shares ways to end child sex trafficking. In the roundup, she even posts a speech Blake Lively gave at a 2017 Variety event about child pornography.
She may have subtly posted about her relationship with Pitt before.
For those looking for hints of Pitt and Poturalski's relationship on Instagram, there may be a few hidden clues suggesting they've been secretly dating for months. Poturalski has posted several shots referencing her "love" and "better half"on her Instagram over the last couple months, although she hasn't directly specified whether she's writing about Pitt or a previous partner.
Back on March 28, the model captioned a post of herself in a sweatsuit, holding a drink, "Saturdays these days for me is self reflection, reading books spending time with my better half."
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"Missing my strolls with my Love ??" she captioned a February 26 post of herself walking down the streets of Los Angeles.
She once followed a Nicole/Brad fan account.
While Poturalski didn't post photos of Pitt or declare outright that they were an item, she did previously follow a fan account for the couple. The Instagram only had about four followers at the time, including Poturalski herself, but she's since unfollowed.
This is just the funniest thing @LaineyGossip@KaiseratCB Nicole is one of four followers to a Brad and Nicole shipper ig account pic.twitter.com/DL4JmXXCa1
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Her quarantine seems to be filled with books, wine, and fashionable sweats.
Like the rest of us, the model has been trying to find good ways to spend her time at home. Many of the days have been documented on Instagram, to her 239,000 followers. Several of her posts feature Poturalski in chic sweat suits, reading books, or artfully posing with a glass of vino. In one post, she even playfully sips a Capri Sun:
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View this post on InstagramGood morning weekend! My ultimate mood ??
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This isn't the first woman whom Pitt has been rumored to be dating since his split from Jolie.
Following Pitt's separation from wife Angelina Jolie in 2016, Pitt has been falsely linked to several women. The women or sources with knowledge of the situation have denied them having any romantic involvement with him.
Most recently, there was Search Party's Alia Shawkat, who confirmed the pair is strictly friends. Before that, there was jewelry designer and holistic healer Sat Hari Khalsa; a source told E! that despite reports otherwise, the two did not date.
At one point, MIT professor Neri Oxman was a rumored love interest, then Page Six denied they ever dated, with a source saying "their friendship has not turned into romance." Oscar winner Charlize Theron was rumored to be "casually seeing" Pitt, until a source made it clear to People that reports of them dating are absolutely false: They have "never" been involved.
And of course, Pitt's infamous run-in with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston at this year's SAG Awards sparked dating hopes among fans. A People source promptly shot them down, saying, Aniston "is not dating Brad. They are friends and happy for each other. They want nothing but happiness for each other. She is happy to have Brad back in her life as a friend, but that’s it."
Pitt has publicly made it clear he's single, even jokingly referencing his status in his Golden Globes acceptance speech. “I wanna say hi to my folks, cause hey!” he said in his speech. “I wanted to bring my mom, but I couldn’t because anyone I stand next to, they say I’m dating. And that would be just awkward.” He joked about being on Tinder during another speech.
Meanwhile, Pitt's divorce from Jolie is still ongoing, as she's reportedly requested a new judge in the case. The Jolie-Pitt clan is also reportedly no longer attending family therapy.
She says there's no drama between herself and Angelina Jolie.
Speculation swirled that Jolie wasn't happy when Pitt reportedly took Poturalski to Chateau Miraval, the French castle where they tied the knot in 2014. (As of last year, the couple was still negotiating who would get the $67 million property in their divorce.) This date also happened on what would have been Jolie and Pitt's fourth wedding anniversary. "Taking Nicole to Miraval on their former wedding anniversary, Brad knows exactly what he is doing and the reaction it’s going to get from Angelina," a source told Us Weekly. "He just doesn’t care if Angelina is going to lash out. He expects she will."
The new couple remained quiet about Jolie comparisons—until September. Poturalski shared a photo of herself wearing an orange dress, captioned, “Happy people dont hate ???.”
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Someone commented, “If so, then why you and Brad hate Angelina? Practice what you preach, girl,” in a since-deleted comment reported by Entertainment Tonight. Poturalski reportedly replied that she was “not hating anyone.” Another user observed, "Come on Nicole never said she hates Angie. It was always the paps creating stories and saying 'a source close to reported....' I think it's only Brad who is dealing with Angie, Nicole has no business there," per ET. Poturalski replied to that comment with, "Amen."
She and Pitt have kept their relationship quiet for about a year.
New details have emerged about Pitt and Poturalski's romance. First off, it's been going on a lot longer than the world knew. The couple's first meeting was reportedly months before they were first photographed together in November 2019 at Kanye West's Hollywood Bowl concert, Peoplereports. Their first outing arrived at the Berlin premiere of Pitt's film Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. A source told the outlet that they have known each other for at least a year, and "were very flirty" during the premiere.
An insider told Entertainment Tonightthat the pair was determined to keep things quiet amid Pitt's divorce proceedings. "Brad and Nicole were introduced through friends, and when they first started seeing each other, they told no one about it," a source told the outlet. "Even some of their inner circle of friends are only finding out now. Brad has been very private about dating and now more than ever he doesn't want to rock the boat with Angelina. He has been working so hard on making his co-parenting run smoothly."
Pitt and Poturalski were reportedly 'falling' for each other.
About a month prior to their reported split, a source told Us Weekly: “It’s currently a go-with-the-flow situation, and Nicole’s not running around yelling about her love for Brad from the rooftops.” The insider went on to say that "the bulk of her dates with Brad" have been in L.A., where she has work commitments. “Going by what Brad’s been saying, they are totally falling for each other,” the source confirmed.
However, Pitt was in no rush to hear wedding bells for a third time.“Brad thinks Nicole is beautiful and kind,” the source explained, adding, “He has absolutely no plans nor any desire to ever get married again. Brad doesn’t want a girlfriend that he’s with every day.”