Salma Hayek reveals shocking truth about her secret wedding day

On September 2, 2024, Salma Hayek celebrates her 58th birthday. Since 2009, the actress has been married to Francois-Henri Pinault, who brought her to the altar by trickery. "I didn't know I was going to get married that day," revealed Hayek.

Salma Hayek is one of the most popular Hollywood actresses, known for movies like "Desperado," "Frida," and "Magic Mike: Last Dance." She has had a few high-profile relationships, which is why she was called the "runaway bride." When the men she was dating wanted to propose, the actress would break up with them.

In April 2006, Salma Hayek met her future husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, in Venice. He is the heir to one of the world's largest fortunes. The next day, they went out for dinner. It was love at first sight.

A year later, Pinault decided to propose to Hayek, who said "no." Nonetheless, she accepted a luxurious villa in Bel Air as a gift, and her suitor did everything to make her marry him. Finally, they married on Valentine's Day 2009, although the actress did no know about the ceremony. She didn't believe in the institution of marriage and didn't want to become a wife.

"I didn't know I was getting married that day. It was like a crisis intervention. I don't think I've shared this story before. They just took me to the courthouse. My parents, brother, everyone conspired against me. I had a phobia about marriage. I was nervous that day. After the civil ceremony, a dinner was prepared at his parents' home. My mother-in-law, who is the most tasteful person when it comes to organizing entertainment, was already making lunch. So I had no choice," she shared in an interview with American "Glamour."

Hayek also admitted that if she had known about the wedding beforehand, "she would not have shown up for the ceremony." Today, however, she is happy with Pinault and satisfied with her marriage.

A few months after Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's civil wedding, there was a formal wedding and reception. Everything took place at the La Fenice opera house in Venice, and among the invited guests were Penélope Cruz, Charlize Theron, and the actress's former partners: Antonio Banderas and Edward Norton. The wedding was held in a carnival style.

Two years before the wedding, the couple's only daughter, Valentina, was born. Salma Hayek's husband also has three children from his previous marriage to interior designer Dorothée Lepère.