Salma Hayek argues that she did not marry for money

Although they have been married for 12 years and have a daughter in common, Salma Hayek’s marriage to French millionaire François-Henri Pinault is still in question. Tired of repeating that she married for money and convenience, the actress decided to raise her voice and refer to the subject for the first time.

“When I married him everyone said,‘ It’s an arranged marriage, she married him for money, ’but 15 years later we’re in love,” she expressed during an interview with the podcast Armchair Expert, Led by Dax Shepard.

“In the pictures you can’t glimpse the magic that is in him, but it has made me become a much better person and grow in a good and healthy way,” he added.

Pinault, 58, is a fashion entrepreneur, CEO of Kering, the business group that controls brands such as Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci. According to Forbes magazine, the man has amassed a fortune of $ 30 billion.

Trying to defend her husband and the comments they usually make about him, Hayek uttered a controversial phrase. “There is discrimination against rich men. It is immediately thought that because someone is rich they may not be a good person, they might be materialistic, even stupid, they don’t deserve what they have or they have a lot of money to make. evil, “he stated, adding,” There are all these prejudices and I heard them, alas. “

During the talk, the Mexican also admitted that it was not love at first sight, but it was Pinault’s attitudes that ended up falling in love with her completely. “At first he wasn’t my type at all. I came up with preconceived notions and he undid them all.”

On November 19, through his Instagram account, Hayek dedicated a few sweet words to her husband, thanking him for being by her side. “Never again, not even in my biggest dreams, could I have imagined that I would share my life with such an extraordinary and wonderful man. You are our strength, our inspiration, our home,” he expressed in the message. , written in English and French.

The love affair between Salma and François took place on April 29, 2006 during a gala dinner in Venice, in which she was the guest of honor. After this dinner, Pinault asked to get all the Mexican movies, because he wanted to know more about her. On February 14, 2009, he married in a civil ceremony, later holding a religious ceremony two months later in Venice, in the same Palazzo where they met.