Halle Berry has reportedly had to hire a team of security guards after receiving racist threats towards her unborn baby.

According to the Mirror, the anonymous letters have been sent directly to Halle’s Los Angeles home and included physical threats against both her and the baby, with one note saying they would both be “cut into hundreds of pieces”.

A source close to the Oscar winner told the newspaper: “Halle does not normally use security but she has taken on a couple of guys to make sure.”

Police are also investigating the material.

Halle is expecting her first child early next year, with partner Gabriel Aubry.