Why did Salma Hayek marry?
Jessica Burns
Updated on January 14, 2026
Salma Hayek, the Oscar-nominated actress, wants you to know that she married François-Henri Pinault because she loved him, not because of his wealth.
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Why did Salma Hayek marry?
The 54-year-old Frida actress talked up about how she cope with sexist preconceptions on Dax Shepard’s podcast Armchair Expert this week.
Hayek, who has a 14-year-old daughter with Pinault named Valentina, calls her husband “magic,” but points out that such attacks aren’t always directed at her.
“Rich males are also discriminated against.”
“You immediately assume that just because someone is wealthy, they are not a decent person, that they are materialistic, that they lack morals…,” Hayek remarked.
How long is Salma Hayek married?
Hayek and Pinault first met at a gala at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in the spring of 2006.
The couple married twice, the first in a city hall ceremony in Paris and the second in a star-studded celebration in Venice, Italy.
Who is Salma Hayek’s husband?
Pinault, 58, is the honorary CEO of Kering, the French luxury conglomerate that owns labels like Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, and Gucci.
The self-made millionaire is worth USD $42.5 billion (AUD $54.8 billion), according to Forbes.
