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Salma Hayek has been happily married to billionaire businessman François-Henri Pinault since 2008. However, that does not mean her marriage has no critics. Pinault is the CEO of Kering, which owns luxury brands including Gucci and Alexander McQueen, and his financial means has drawn some speculation about their marriage in the past. Specifically, there have been accusations that Hayek “married him for the money.”
The 54-year-old actress is unconcerned with these rumors, however, and opened up about it during an interview on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.
Keep reading for what she had to say!
Explaining their relationship, Hayek said that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to her husband. "In pictures, you cannot begin to guess the magic in him," she said. "He’s made me become a much better person and grow in such a good, healthy way."
Unfortunately, their relationship has been the subject of a considerable amount of scrutiny. The Bliss actress continued, "When I married him, everybody said, 'Oh, it’s an arranged marriage. She married him for the money.' I’m like, 'Yeah, whatever, b****. Think what you want. Fifteen years together.' And we are strong in love, and I don’t even get offended."
According to Hayek, dating a billionaire was "the last thing" she wanted to do.
She explained, "It was not my type at all. I came in with the preconceptions." However, her husband "melted them all away."
So sweet!
That does not mean that the trolls never affect her. Hayek admitted that she took it hard when people criticized her husband's character or made assumptions about him: "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."
If this interview is any indication, the trolls could not have been more wrong, and Hayek and Pinault seem as in love as ever.
