Opposites attract! Salma Hayek and husband François-Henry Pinault may seem like an unusual pair — but the couple have proven that they’re meant to be.
The two reportedly met sometime in 2006. While the Magic Mike’s Last Dance actress has remained tight-lipped about how she came to know the Kering CEO, she has teased that their first encounter was a whirlwind.
“It’s such a romantic, amazing story, but it is mine,” she told Town & Country in 2019. “I don’t want to vulgarize it by making it into a story to make myself interesting.”
In March 2007, the pair announced their engagement and that they were expecting their first child together. Six months after sharing their happy news, Hayek gave birth to their daughter Valentina. Pinault, for his part, was already the father of son François and daughter Mathilde whom he shares with his first wife Dorothée Lepère. The French businessman also shares son August with model Linda Evangelista whom he dated prior to Hayek.
After settling in as parents, the Groupe Artémis president and House of Gucci star tied the knot on Valentine’s Day in 2009 in Paris. Hayek later revealed she was afraid to walk down the aisle and was dragged to the courthouse by her family.
“It was like an intervention. I don’t think I ever told this story,” she said to Glamour in February 2023. “They just took me to the court. My parents, my brother, they were all ganging up on me. I had a phobia of the marriage thing.”
Hayek admitted she was “nervous” and felt like she had “no choice” but to go through with the legal ceremony but felt better after going through it all afterward. While the Puss in Boots: Last Wish star had her fears about getting married, she came around in the end. Two months after their February nuptials, the couple tied the knot again in a star-studded event in Italy with all their friends and extended family members there for the special occasion.
In April 2020, the Academy Award nominee penned a touching post for her husband as they celebrated their 14th anniversary.
“Today 14 years ago I met my soul mate,” she captioned a slideshow of red carpet photos of the duo. “After the test of time and even the test of the quarantine I feel very blessed that I’ve found you, and the more I discover you the more my love grows. Happy anniversary Mi Amor.”
Nearly one year later, Hayek appeared on an episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast and got candid about the perception of her relationship with the entrepreneur.
“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,” she said in February 2021. “When I married him, everybody said, ‘Oh, it’s an 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.”
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Keep scrolling to see Hayek and Pinault’s relationship timeline:
The couple began dating sometime in 2006. Hayek has not revealed how she met Pinault but teased to Town & Country that it is “a romantic, amazing story” that she wants to keep to herself. Taamallah Mehdi/ABACA/Shutterstock
Hayek and Pinault announced they were engaged and expecting their first child together after dating for nearly one year. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Six months later, the twosome welcomed their daughter, Valentina. Briquet Nicolas/ABACA/Shutterstock
Hayek and the businessman tied the knot on Valentine’s Day at City Hall in Paris' 6th Arrondissement. Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Two months after their first nuptials, the pair held a second ceremony in Italy with all their friends and extended family in attendance. Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock
The Frida star confessed she didn’t think love was on the table for her, at least not until she got to know Pinault. "I came to terms with saying, '[Love] might not happen, and I have to be OK with that.' Then someone came along whom I never would have pictured or thought I would have wanted," Hayek said to Marie Claire. "He was completely out of my box. Even though I was not looking, I was present and I was open. I am the luckiest person I know." Luigi Costantini/AP/Shutterstock
Hayek opened up about her and the France native’s relationship and how their pairing surprised some of her friends. “I wasn’t a fashionista. I was surrounded by fashionistas who made fun of me because I didn’t care,” she admitted to Net-a-Porter’s The Edit. “And when I started going out with François, they said, ‘How did you of all people land this guy? You don’t care about fashion.’ And I said, ‘You know what? That was probably refreshing.'” Domine-Marechal-Wyters/ABACA/Shutterstock
The Grown Ups actress called her life with Pinault her “biggest accomplishment” in an interview with Red Magazine. "Home is where my husband is. He is home,” she gushed. “Everything outside of the family nucleus is an adventure that you’re living together." Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock
The pair walked the red carpet for the 90th Academy Awards. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
After being married for nearly a decade, Pinault surprised his wife with a vow renewal ceremony while on vacation in Bora Bora. “The summer is coming to an end and my best moment was when my husband surprised me with a vow renewal,” Hayek wrote via Instagram alongside snaps from the event. “It was not what I would have chosen to wear to my wedding but I was told I was going to the spa!" Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock
Hayek got candid about the perception that she married her husband due to his financial success and set the record straight. “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,” the Bliss star said during an episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast. “When I married him, everybody said, ‘Oh, it’s an 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.” Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
The Desperado actress shared a selfie with her husband as she revealed the exciting news that his fashion company decided to no longer use fur for their brands. “So proud of my husband, François-Henri Pinault! Kering announced last week that it is going entirely fur free!” she captioned the picture. Courtesy of Salma Hayek/Instagram
Hayek admitted to Glamour that she had no clue she was going to get married until the day of her Paris wedding and her family had to drag her there. “It was like an intervention. I don’t think I ever told this story,” she recalled. “They just took me to the court. My parents, my brother, they were all ganging up on me. I had a phobia of the marriage thing.” While the Mexico native admitted she was “nervous” about the whole ordeal at first, she came around in the end. “And then afterward I said, ‘Oh, it’s okay. I don’t feel any different.’ And then a little bit later I said, ‘Okay, this is kind of exciting.’ And he’s like, ‘Can we have a party now?’” she said. AFF-USA/Shutterstock
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