Actress Salma Hayek is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood [1], and she's also absolutely hilarious [2]. On top of her day-to-day "office" job, though, Salma is mom to one daughter and three stepchildren with her husband, Francois-Henri Pinault [3]. The couple, who have been married for over a decade now, dote on their little girl and bring her along to all kinds of high-profile events. Ahead, get to know their daughter, Valentina, a little bit better!
Valentina Paloma Pinault
Valentina Paloma Pinault was born in September 2007. She is Salma's only child with her husband, Francois-Henri. Valentina was born in Los Angeles before Salma and Francois-Henri were married. Salma was 41 years old when she gave birth to Valentina, an age that she said was a little bit harder to become a mom [5] but also a little bit better. She told Town and Country in 2019, "I think I'm a better mother because I had her later. But I do get tired. I'm not going to lie."
Salma said in 2019 that Valentina is creative, smart, and funny. Despite being incredibly busy parents, Salma and Francois-Henri try to be present in Valentina's life [6], something Salma opened up about with Red in 2017. "I try to be with Valentina as much as possible, even when I'm working. She was with me on [the photo shoot for the magazine] and she felt like a participant — she wasn't just sitting there on the iPad. This is so important." She also stressed that she encourages Valentina to not spend a ton of time staring at a screen and instead be active.
She even shared with Red that she dreamed of having more children but was unable to. "I always wanted to have a lot of children, and I was not able to. My body, as a miracle, had one. The huge blessing I've had is that my husband has three other children. So I have four. And they are all so different."