Salma Hayek Husband: Who Is Francois-Henri Pinault and How Much Is His Net Worth?
Salma Hayek has considered her marriage to Francois-Henri Pinault her "biggest accomplishment."
In a 2017 Red Magazine interview, Hayek even said that her French billionaire husband was her home. She said she found a man better than any man that she could ever in her life imagine existed, according to Parade.
The Latina actress noted that her husband found her at a time when she was not looking for a man.
Salma Hayek Husband: Francois-Henri Pinault
Francois-Henri Pinault is the CEO of the luxury group Kering, which comprises brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga. The company's portfolio also includes Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, and Brioni.
Pinault is also the chairman of the Kering Foundation, which fights violence against women. According to Brides, his father, who is also named François, is considered one of the world's richest men after landing at number 23 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The family was also known to own Le Point magazine, a part of the French newspaper Le Mode and French television network TF-1.
According to Forbes, the Pinault family has a real-time net worth of $40.6 billion. But alone, Salma Hayek's husband has a net worth of $7 billion.
The family also owns Christie's iconic auction house and a 3,000-piece art collection with works by Picasso, Mondrian, and Koons. The family also owns the iconic auction house Christie's and a 3,000-piece art collection with works by Picasso, Mondrian, and Koons.
The Pinault Collection is on display at the 18th-century Bourse de Commerce building in Paris, which the family helped restore.
The family also owns several vineyards, a French soccer club, a theater in Paris, a luxury yacht, and an expedition company. They also gave more than $100 million to help rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral after the 2019 fire.
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault's Marriage Life
Salma Hayek has remained silent on how she met her husband, saying once in an interview that "It's such a romantic, amazing story, but it is mine." She added that she does not want to vulgarize it by making it into a story to "make myself interesting."
Hayek once confessed that she came to terms with saying that love might not happen and that she has to be okay with that. But her husband arrived when she was "present and open," and she felt that she was the luckiest person in the world.
The two announced their engagement in 2007 together with the news of Hayek's pregnancy with her first child. Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek tied the knot in Paris, France on Valentine's Day in 2009 at the 6th Arrondissement City Hall.
A few months later, the two had a second wedding in Venice, Italy, with Penelope Cruz, Woody Harrelson, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron, and Edward Norton, who was one of Hayek's exes.
In 2007, Salma Hayek welcomed her first and only biological child, Valentina Paloma Pinault. She then considered stepping away from work after her daughter was born.
It was her husband who encouraged her to continue pursuing her career. Pinault shares Mathilde Pinault and Francois Pinault Jr. with ex-wife Dorothee Lepere. He is also a father to Augustin James, whom he shares with model Linda Evangelista.
Fifteen years later, Salma Hayek said they are still "strong in love."
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Written by: Mary Webber
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