Halle Berry Reveals Story Behind Recent Semi-Nude Photo with Cats — And If She'd Consider Playing Catwoman Again

Mar. 15, 2025

Halle Berry (left); Halle Berry with cats.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Halle Berry/Instagram

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TheUnionstar celebrated her movieCatwoman’s 20th anniversary on Instagram last month, sharingphotos of herselfand her kittens Boots and Coco,in which she posed toplessand donned a coordinating black-and-white cat-eye mask.

Berry, 58, shared the story behind the photoshoot onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThursday, Aug. 15, explaining that her furry friends were an unexpected surprise.

“Just in time for our 20th anniversary, these four little black cats showed up in my yard,” the actress said. “Like, these are rescues kitties that showed up in my bushes.”

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“This is what happens when you show up at your house?!” joked hostJimmy Fallonin reply, referring to Berry’s stripped-down look in the photos.

“That’s why I did that! The kitties made me do it,” theAcademy Awardwinner joked.

“That’s not that bad. I’ve gotten worse reviews,” the host teased.

But now, “The children have found it now on the internet, and the kids love it,” Berry said.

“So it’s so vindicating, right? Because now they’re saying it’s cool and what the heck was everybody’s problem with it? So I’m like, ‘I’mso brat now,’ " she joked.

“Maybe, if I could direct it. Maybe!” she said.

The Unionis now streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com