Salma Hayekis opening up about her marriage to her husbandFrançois-Henri Pinault.
Hayek, 54, explained how Pinault, 58, has made her a “much better person” on Monday’s episode of theArmchair Expertpodcast.
“Can I say something about your husband, really quick? What a f—— nice, fun, generous, nice warm guy. He’s super sexy too,” co-hostDax Shepardtold the actress.
He added, “I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t know who he was, I just heard or maybe read in a headline that you had married a really rich guy. Maybe that’s why she married him.”
Hayek responded, “You know the thing is that in pictures you cannot begin to guess the magic in him. He’s made me become a much better person, and grow in such a good, healthy way.”
Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
“And, you know, when I married him, everybody said, ‘Oh, it’s arranged marriage, she married him for the money.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, whatever, bitch. Think what you want.’ Fifteen years together, and we are strong in love. And I don’t even get offended, I’m like, ‘Yeah, whatever,’ " she said.
Pinault is the CEO of the luxury fashion group Kering and president of the holding company Groupe Artémis.
TheLike a Bossactor then defended her husband’s character and said, “My guy, finished work, no matter how hard it was — and trust me he has a lot of responsibilities — big smile on his face, happy to be home, happy to see me and the kids, make us laugh.”
“We go on vacation, he completely shuts off, he’s in the moment. It’s not just an insult to me. I’m not the one being judged only. They cannot begin to imagine what a joy that human being is,” Hayek said.
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The actress and her billionaire husband got married on Valentine’s Day in 2009 in Paris.
Hayek and Pinault are parents to daughter Valentina, 12.
source: people.com
