Halle Berry still has not accepted her partner's proposal

Now, she told The Cut: "I haven't said 'yes.'

"I don't think we need to be married to have a meaningful relationship. I don't know if we will ever get married."

Halle insisted "health reasons" or being about to make vital medical decisions as each other's legal spouse are the only exceptions to her rule.

The Oscar winning star has been married three times before - to David Justice, Eric Benet and Olivier Martinez - and she explained that each breakup happened for a reason.

She said: "After my third divorce, people started to say, 'What's wrong with her? She's crazy. She can't keep a man.'

"And I would always argue, 'Who says I want to keep a man if he's not the right man?' "

Now, she's incredibly happy with Van, adding: "I'm in the best relationship I have ever had."

Last summer, Van insisted his proposal to Halle - who has Nahla, 18, with former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and Maceo, 12, with Olivier - was "still on hold".

Speaking to Today.com, Van said: "I put out the proposal, and it's still on hold as you can see.

"It's just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her."

Halle added: "Well, I've been married three times. Van has been married once, and so no, we don't feel like we have to get married to validate our love in any way. We don't."

At the time, she admitted she does think they will walk down the aisle one day.

She teased: "I think we will get married just because, out of the people I've been married to, this is the person I should have married.

"And I feel like I should, we should get married, but it's not because we feel like we have to. I think it's something that we would like to do just because we want that expression."

And pressed on when they are likely to wed, she said: "Soon."