Halle Berry might say never when it comes to getting married again, but that doesn’t mean she can’t domesticate her live-in boyfriend, Montreal-born model Gabriel Aubry, 31. Berry was seen out with Aubry at Restoration Hardware, the guy-friendly version of Pottery Barn, encouraging him to pick out candles and towels. When it came time to pay the over $1,000 bill, she made it clear that he was footing it. The guy had a black no-limit AmEx, though, so it’s not like he can’t afford it:

The 40-year-old beauty took her live-in love Gabriel Aubry to the mall recently - and gave him a brief lesson in Shopping 101.

“Halle dragged Gabriel into Restoration Hardware in Century City to pick out towels and candles for their Los Angeles home,” a source told the Enquirer.

But when a sale associate tried to assist the couple, Halle waved the guy off.

“She told him: ‘No thanks, He needs to learn how to do these things himself! You men suddenly get all helpless when it comes to domestic stuff. And that just doesn’t cut it with me!”

With Halle’s guidance, Gabriel picked out about $800 worth of bath towels and some decorative candles. Gabriel, 31, “was the picture of contrition,” says the source. “Talk about henpecked - the poor guy should have been wearing an apron!”

But the clincher came when the couple was checking out during the June 21 outing.

“The total was over $1,000,” the source said. At first Gabriel just stood there. Until Halle said: ‘Well, you certainly don’t think I’m paying!’”

Gabriel fumbled for his wallet and quickly broke out a black American Express card and gave it to the clerk.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 16, 2007]

The article ends with Halle and Gabriel walking out of the store holding hands.

Why do I love this story? I mean, as a single women I was taught never to try and get a guy to re-do his apartment for you (take a note, Camilla Alves) but somehow Halle Berry telling her boyfriend he has to learn to shop for home goods is empowering. Aubrey is one of those beautiful men that you expect to have a spotless place and all the high-end accoutrements that go along with it, but maybe he’s really an average guy slob and that perfect bone structure is misleading.

Halle Berry was recently named the best looking celebrity over 40 by InTouch Magazine. She will turn 41 on August 14th. (And her boyfriend is 31!)

Thanks to Splash News for these picture of Halle and Gabriel at the Perfect Stranger after party in April.

Halle Berry managed to pull off a weird gold lame number at the People’s Choice Awards last night. It’s a dress that would never appeal to me on a hanger but it looks great on her. She sure doesn’t look pregnant to me, which everyone has been speculating recently due to the fact that she’s been seen out in loose tops. If I was a celebrity, I’d consider wearing t-shirts that said stuff like “I’m not pregnant,” and “My relationship is fine,” but then people would talk smack about how I was too concerned about my public image. So it seems like you can’t win and may as well ignore the gossip.

Berry accepted the award for Best Female Actress in an Action Movie.

Pictures removed due to ending subscription with photo agency.

Halle Berry was seen out with a ring on her left ring finger while shopping recently, sparking speculation that she’s engaged to her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry. Halle said she never wanted to be married again, as a result of her first two failed marriages. She was married to baseball player David Justice from 1992 to 1996, and their marriage is thought to have ended due to the stress of Halle’s celebrity lifestyle along with busy schedules which kept them apart.

Her second marriage to singer Eric Benet ended in 2004 after three years. Benet has admitted he was unfaithful to Berry, but says he was not as much of a cheater as Berry claims. Berry said in an interview that Benet cheated on her an astonishing “27 times.”

Berry’s ring looks too plain to be an engagement ring, but it’s possible the stone is turned around or that she’s wearing the ring for another reason.

Thanks to Flynetonline for these pictures.

Everyone was saying that Halle Berry looked pregnant after those pictures came out of her in a loose dress with what looked like a baby bump. Just like Reese Witherspoon, she appears to be the victim of bloat, fashion and the wind, because these latest candids show her in a tight top and jeans with no bump whatsoever.

She made it clear in recent interviews that she wanted a kid before she was 40, and her 40th birthday was on Monday. She also said she is interested in adoption, and that “I will adopt if it doesn’t happen for me naturally.

Here she is not looking pregnant at all while out shopping with her boyfriend, Versace model Gabriel Aubrey, 30. I like how he grabs her ass while she’s walking up the stairs.

These are said to be from 8/16 and were found at Hollywood’s Best.