Halle Berry "never thought she'd get married again"

A source told People: "After Van proposed, Halle needed a few months to get comfortable with the idea of getting married again."

Halle - who has been married three times previously - is now feeling "excited to be engaged".

The insider shared: "She loves him so much, though, and he makes her incredibly happy. She feels very fortunate. She's excited to be engaged."

The loved-up couple are now planning to have "a small, meaningful wedding with their closest friends and family". Despite this, Halle and Van have not yet set a date for their nuptials.

Meanwhile, Halle recently suggested that older actresses in Hollywood need to "reclaim the narrative".

The film star - who plays a character facing ageism and misogyny in Crime 101, her latest film - told Variety: "I know the heartbreak of that. I know how marginalised women feel when they get around those numbers, and so I think I felt it for every woman who has been there and felt that way.

"It's wrong and I think as women we have to reclaim the narrative. We're not done at 50, 60, even 70. We have so much more to offer. I'm 60 this year and I feel like I'm just getting my second groove started, so not done."

In one scene in Crime 101, Halle's character tells a male boss to "shut the f*** up", and the actress has admitted to experiencing similar things in her own career.

The acclaimed actress shared: "I've said that to a few of my bosses. [It feels] amazing because that means I'm standing up for myself as a woman and I'm empowered. That has felt really good every time I've had to do that."