Berry Chased 'shy' Aubry.... Oscar winner Halle Berry had her work cut out when she first met her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry - because the model was so shy he hardly spoke to her.

The 40-year-old actress met Aubry in November 2005, and found his low-key approach to romance intriguing.

She says, "I didn't want to be in a relationship, it's just that I thought it would be okay to be on my own.

"But he was disarmingly sweet and caring and different. In the past I've been attracted to big personalities. Gabriel was shy. He hardly talked to me at first.

"I had to work at this a little. It wasn't a slam dunk; it wasn't the guy just showering affection on me. It made it more interesting.

"We were equally matched - put it that way."

Meanwhile in other news the twice-divorced actress insists she will never marry her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry - or anyone else.

The Monster'S Ball star is adamant no man will ever take her down the aisle again, following her failed marriages to baseball star David Justice and singer Eric Benet.

The 40-year-old tells the US edition of In Style magazine, "I will never, never get married again.

"Actually it's just that now I've come to a place where I think two people can share their lives without the ring, without the piece of paper."

Berry has been dating model Aubry, 31, since November 2005.