Natalie Portman’s Son Surprises Her in Video Call with Marlon LuGa

nize the name, Aleph referred to Portman’s beloved role as Luke Skywalker’s mother, Padmé Amidala, in all three of the Star Wars prequel movies.

“You know Star Wars? Padmé Amidala?” he asked, before delivering the surprising line, “Well, that’s my mom. Can you give a shoutout to my mom?”

LuGa was understandably shocked, even as Alpeh showed the streamer family pics on his phone to verify the family connection. “That’s your mom?!” Luga asked, to which the teen calmly confirmed, “Yeah, that’s my mom.”

Wasting no time, LuGa jumped on the unique opportunity, agreeing to a FaceTime call. When Portman appeared on the screen, Aleph introduced the streamer, asking her, “Do you want to say hi to Marlon?” he asked.

LuGa quickly acknowledged the Hollywood star, apologizing for the impromptu call. “Hi, I’m sorry for disturbing you, I just want to say hi real quick,” he told a laughing Portman. “I’m here with your son. We’re about to play a little football.”

But Portman was clearly amused by the situation as she graciously wished LuGa well before ending the call. “Nice to meet you. I hope you’re having a great day. Have a good one,” she told the streamer, before the call concluded.

LuGa was visibly overwhelmed by the moment, candidly revealing that Portman’s Padmé was his “biggest crush” when he was younger. Fans were equally surprised by the brief peek into Portman’s otherwise private family life.

“He looks just like her too! Imagine saying ‘Padme Amidala is my mom,'” one user commented, while another wrote, “That’s my mom’s biggest flex, he’s so proud.”

Aleph is the son of Portman and her ex-husband, Benjamin Millepied. The two also share daughter Amalia.

Portman, and Millepied, first met while working together on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 hit Black Swan, which went on to win Portman an Oscar for Best Actress. They married on Aug. 4, 2012, and called it quits in March 2024, after 11 years of marriage.

It’s not the first time Portman and her son sparked headlines — albeit, the last time it was her onscreen son, Mark Hamill. Hamill and Portman turned the 2024 Golden Globes into a family reunion when they had an impromptu run-in backstage.

Both Hamill and Portman have frequently joked about how they’d never actually met in person, despite their family ties.

Looks like the Force (and luck) are with both Portman’s sons!