Halle Berry pregnant at 41

Referring to her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, 32, she said: "Yes, I am three months pregnant! Gabriel and I are beyond excited, and I've waited a long time for this moment in life.

She added: "Now the next seven months will be the longest of my life!"

The has already given a lot of thought to parenthood, telling InStyle magazine earlier this year: "I want my kids to realize it's only through hard work that any success or real joy comes.

"It's not about money, it's the intangible rewards – having integrity and doing what you say you're going to do."

The baby is due on Valentine's Day. The magazine also reports that Berry will be carefully monitored during the pregnancy, not only because of her age but also because she is a diabetic.

She reportedly is being treated by a doctor who specializes in high-risk pregnancies.

The X-Men and Perfect Stranger beauty, who has been dating model Gabriel Aubrey since 2005, was preparing to headline Tulia, a movie about a drug and racial profiling scandal in Tulia, Texas.

However, due to the 41-year-old actress's pregnancy, the film will not start shooting next month as planned.

The film, which was to be directed by John Singleton and co-star Berry's Monster's Ball love interest, Billy Bob Thornton, has not been shelved entirely and producers may decide to pick it up at a later date.

Berry has been married twice, to baseball player David Justice and musician Eric Benet, and says she has no plans to wed again.

Parents in waiting: Halle Berry is expecting her first child with model Gabriel Aubry