Salma Hayek, 58, makes rare comments about mini-me daughter Valentina's, 17, secret talent

Daily Mail​

21-04-2025

Salma Hayek made rare comments about her teenage daughter Valentina recently.
While chatting up her partnership with Merz Aesthetics, the 58-year-old actress mentioned the 17-year-old child she shares with longtime husband François-Henri Pinault, 62.
When it comes to beauty and skincare, the House of Gucci star said about Valentina, 'That one knows everything.'
'She knows products that you cannot even imagine that it exists. I'm like, "What is that?" And she's like, "Oh, it's a this for the...whatever." So I can't teach her anything. She's the expert,' Hayek told People.
Giving an example, the Mexican-bred beauty added, 'Sometimes she says, "I'm going to go to Koreatown to get some beauty products."
'And I'm like, "Get me some." But then I say, "Get me some again," and she brings something different. She goes, "No, this is the latest now. Try this." I don't even know the names of the brands. But she's obsessed.'
Last September the proud mother marked her daughter's 17th birthday with a social media tribute, sharing a series of throwback photos of her mini-me.
She used the opportunity to reflect on Valentina's 'last birthday at home' in an emotional Instagram post.
It featured a collection of videos and photos showing Valentina throughout her adolescence.
'My [baby's] last birthday at home (for now) I'm already having separation anxiety. She makes me laugh all day, teaches me so many things, keeps me motivated, inspires in so many ways, makes me want to dance sing and cook and makes life so exciting,' she gushed in a heartfelt caption.
'I love you sooooooooo much mi Vale,' the silver screen siren added.
Valentina has expressed a desire to follow in her Oscar-nominated mother's footsteps.
'I would like to be an actress and then a director because that is what makes sense in my head,' she told Vogue Mexico in a joint interview with her mom in 2022.
She astutely noted: 'I think it must be more difficult to be a director if you don't have experience on the other side of the screen.'
Hayek was active on Instagram Sunday, sharing a collection of photos she captioned 'spring break' with her nearly 30 million followers.
In several snapshots, the busty bombshell posed up in swimsuits while soaking up the sun makeup-free.
She and husband François-Henri tied the knot in 2009. Salma is stepmom to his three children — François, 27, and Mathilde, 24, whom he shares with ex-wife Dorothée Lepère, plus son son, Augustin, 18, his child with ex-girlfriend Linda Evangelista.
Earlier in April Salma plugged anti-aging device Ultherapy PRIME.
Along with an advert, she wrote in a social media caption, 'Self-care is essential. Years on screen have taught me to embrace my journey and seek treatments that enhance my natural beauty.
'Ultherapy PRIME boosts my production of collagen and elastin exactly where I need it, giving me a long-lasting, natural-looking lift that can last up to a year or more. It's noninvasive, takes only one session, and has zero downtime. 1-4
'It is the future of beauty, and that's why I can't stop talking about it.
'Ultherapy PRIME is the only FDA-cleared micro-focused ultrasound with real-time visualization technology to lift the skin on the neck, under the chin, and the eyebrows, as well as to smooth lines and wrinkles on the décolleté.'