'I'm gonna lay like this under the tree': Newly-single Halle Berry tells herself she's 'the gift' as she poses for sultry snap after split from Alex Da Kid
She's newly-single after splitting from boyfriend of five months, music producer Alex da Kid, last week.
But Halle Berry showed her former flame, 35, what he's missing as she posed up a storm for a sultry Instagram snap, which she posted alongside an empowering message on Tuesday.
The Oscar-winning actress, 51, slipped into a lacy red chemise, along with the caption: 'I'm gonna lay like this under the tree to remind myself that I’m the gift.'
!['I'm the gift': Halle Berry showed ex Alex Da Kid what he's missing as she posed up a storm for a sultry Instagram snap, which she posted alongside an empowering message on Tuesday](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/18/47756A5100000578-0-image-a-13_1513709276609.jpg)
'I'm the gift': Halle Berry showed ex Alex Da Kid what he's missing as she posed up a storm for a sultry Instagram snap, which she posted alongside an empowering message on Tuesday
The star leaned to the side while reaching her hand over her head to show off her toned arms.
The mother-of-two let her brown locks with highlights veil her face, giving a mysterious air to the picture.
The actress seems to be doing well following her break-up with Alex da Kid, real name Alexander Grant, which happened several weeks ago according to E! News.
![Not heartbroken: The actress, 51, seems to be doing well following her break-up with Alex da Kid, real name Alexander Grant, 35 (pictured in September)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/18/47759BA500000578-0-image-a-6_1513708658884.jpg)
Not heartbroken: The actress, 51, seems to be doing well following her break-up with Alex da Kid, real name Alexander Grant, 35 (pictured in September)
![Out of the game: After the break-up news emerged last week, the star shared an intriguing image in her Instagram story which showed a heart with the caption: 'Done with love'](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/19/474DE5A000000578-5195779-Out_of_the_game_After_the_break_up_news_emerged_last_week_the_st-a-79_1513712448965.jpg)
Out of the game: After the break-up news emerged last week, the star shared an intriguing image in her Instagram story which showed a heart with the caption: 'Done with love'
Insiders explained that Halle initiated the split after deciding their relationship was 'not for her.'
The source added: 'She is much happier now.'
After the break-up news emerged, the star shared an intriguing image in her Instagram story which showed a heart made of yarn with the caption: 'Done with love.'
The actress's relationship with the music producer was her first public romance since her divorce from third husband Olivier Martinez.
![Romantic history: Halle has two kids, sharing a son with ex husband Olivier Martinez (right in 2013) and a daughter with former partner Gabriel Aubry (left in 2009)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/18/47759F6500000578-0-image-m-12_1513709148307.jpg)
![Romantic history: Halle has two kids, sharing a son with ex husband Olivier Martinez (right in 2013) and a daughter with former partner Gabriel Aubry (left in 2009)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/18/47759F7900000578-0-image-m-10_1513709120318.jpg)
Romantic history: Halle has two kids, sharing a son with ex husband Olivier Martinez (right in 2013) and a daughter with former partner Gabriel Aubry (left in 2009)
She was wed to baseball player David Justice from 1993 to 1997 and then singer Eric Benet from 2001 to 2005.
Berry shares son Maceo, four, with Martinez while also co-raising daughter Nahla, nine, with former partner Gabriel Aubry, who she was with from 2005 to 2010.
Halle appeared to be focused on her little ones later in the day, sharing glimpses of her quality time with the kids to her Instagram story.
She showed off a darling drawing from one of her little ones, which shows a kitten surrounded with present saying: 'Merry Christmas!'
![Halle appeared to be focused on her little ones later in the day, sharing a drawing from one of her kids](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/18/476AC73600000578-0-image-m-4_1513708627508.jpg)
Halle appeared to be focused on her little ones later in the day, sharing a drawing from one of her kids
Below that, there was a note to mom which read: 'You are an amazing mom! You are nice and kind and make everything better.'
The glowing mom adorned the snapshot with stickers of adoring penguins and the Instagram 'like' symbol.
While Halle's putting romance on the back-burner for the time being, the star's professional life is hotter than ever.
The starlet appeared in three hit films in 2017: Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Kings, and the crime thriller Kidnap.
![Movie maker! While Halle (pictured in September) is putting romance on the back-burner for the time being, the star's professional life is hotter than ever, appearing in three movies in 2017](http://web.archive.org./web/20171220064949/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/19/18/4775A6C600000578-5195779-Movie_maker_While_Halle_above_in_September_is_putting_romance_on-m-15_1513709620778.jpg)
Movie maker! While Halle (pictured in September) is putting romance on the back-burner for the time being, the star's professional life is hotter than ever, appearing in three movies in 2017
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