Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has announced that she is three months pregnant.

In an email to US TV show Access Hollywood, the 41-year-old confirmed that she is expecting a baby with her partner Gabriel Aubry.

"Gabriel and I are beyond excited and I've waited a long time for this moment in my life," she explained.

Halle and Gabriel met in November 2005, when they shot a Versace ad together in Los Angeles.

In an interview with InStyle magazine earlier this year, Berry confirmed: "I definitely want children. Very much."