Halle Berry is finally living her life-long dream: she is pregnant with her first child and she has a great man by her side, whom she cannot praise enough.

Halle and Gabriel Aubry famously met during a Versace photo shoot in late 2005. It was pretty much love at first sight and the two remained together. Now, they are expecting their first child and Halle is happier than ever.

While on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” Tuesday, Halle revealed that, after two failed marriages, another relationship was the last thing she wanted. “I'm going to be single until I'm 50, at least, and I'll have a child on my own,” the actress told Oprah she had decided.

While Canadian-born model Gabriel is nine years her junior, he does not seem to lack maturity, or any other quality for that matter, according to Halle. “He does what he says he's going to do. He's very honest. I've learned to really appreciate honesty, even when you're saying what I don't want to hear, because it's the truth,” Halle confessed to Oprah.

“He's always his authentic self, never worried about being judged. He doesn't care what anybody thinks of who he is. To walk with that kind of confidence and with integrity, I know he has ability to love me, love our children, and he will do that.”

The two tried for a long time to get their baby – 35 negative pregnancy tests did not deter them from their goal, said Halle. The 36th test was also the lucky one and now she is three months pregnant and proud of her baby bump.

The Academy Award winning actress told InStyle magazine recently that the baby is due on Valentine's Day. The magazine also reports that the 41-year-old will be carefully monitored during the pregnancy, because of her age and because she is a diabetic.

This will probably not prevent her from trying to get pregnant again. She told Oprah: “Well, there's just one right now. But we're hoping right after this one to do it again.”

As to marriage, which has been a bitter experience for Halle, twice, she says she and Gabriel have found their own solution. “What Gabriel and I have decided is we will just redefine marriage for ourselves. You know, that paper isn't worth anything to me anymore ... I feel more married in a way than I ever have in two marriages before.”

Halle was previously married to baseball player David Justice and musician Eric Benet. Halle has said she was “desperately unlucky in love” before meeting Gabriel.