5 Salma Hayek Facts You Might Not Know About the Mexican Actress

By Joshua Summers First Posted: Jul 30, 2022 05:10 PM EDT

Salma Hayek is known for her sexy voice, acting skills, and jolly personality making her one of the most famous Latin stars in Hollywood.

Her famous works in different films and movies, including "Eternals," "The Hitman's Bodyguard," and "House of Gucci," Hayek has secured her place in the entertainment industry.

However, Hayek is more than an actress and a superstar, as she also wears many hats, people might find interesting.

5 Fun Facts About Salma Hayek

If you have watched Hayek in her interviews, you might see her as a fun person based on how she tells a story.

But did you know that the Mexican actress has more stories to tell behind the camera that dates back to her childhood?

To get to know Salma Hayek more, here are some of the facts you might not know about Salama Hayek.

Salma Hayes Wants to be a Gymnast

Some of Hayek's films are known to showcase amazing stunts. But did you know that she wanted to do more than stunts?

Hayek dreamt of being a gymnast as a child, claiming in an interview that she asked her father to take her to a gym.

In a 2017 interview with "Live With Kelly and Ryan", she said that she taught herself along at first, but her father took a gymnast gym in Mexico City where she trained. At nine years old, she was drafted for the Olympics, but her father said no because that would mean that she will be away from her family due to the training.

Salma Hayek Had Dyslexia and ADHD

Hayek also has more success stories, as she overcame Dyslexia and ADHD. According to The Things, Hayek was diagnosed with ADHD twice until she believed that she had it.

Even though she was diagnosed with the conditions, those did not stop her from becoming a celebrity in Hollywood.

Salma Hayek is a Prankster

Salma Hayek is a very fun person and she loves pranks.

In a 2014 interview with The Wrap, the "Eternals" star shared a moment that one of her pranks made her experience detention, per South China Morning Post. What she did was set the clock back an hour earlier.

At 12 years old, her pranks also led her to be expelled from a Catholic boarding school in New Orleans.

Her Hair and Eyebrows Were Shaved as a Child

Another core memory the Mexican actress had during her childhood days was her grandmother shaving her hair and eyebrows. However, this was not done as a repercussion of her pranks, but rather as a move to make her even more beautiful.

Hayek's grandmother reportedly shaves her hair and eyebrows, because she believed that it ill make Salma's hair thicker.

She Practices Self Defense

Self-defense is one of Hayek's ways of getting fit. But her training is not just simple, as it is a self-defense workout developed for Israeli Defense Force members. No wonder she stays youthful and sexy, with her fight scenes looking realistic in her movies.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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