Actress Salma Hayek has addressed an old controversy.
Footage of her breastfeeding a stranger’s baby attracted a lot of attention at the time.
With many critiquing the move.
However, Hayek has defended her actions, and so have fans.
“We did it for hundreds of years in many different cultures until the modern age. And I’m sure other cultures still do it all over the world,” wrote one fan.
Another fan added: “This was a common thing in our past. So much so that if the mother couldn’t breast feed, others would or would “re lactate” so they could help feed the baby. There’s nothing wrong with helping each other, and it does indeed take a village.”
A third wrote: “If a shaking 15 year old girl hands me her baby and says “help me, I need milk” I would do anything to make sure that baby has some milk. People should not be angered by this.”
“Because she’s a wonderful human being that’s why she did it. She’s a mother that understands how things go. Why anyone would criticize this is beyond me.” wrote a fourth.
Keep scrolling to find out more…
Raised in Mexico, Hayek started her career as an actress at the young age of twelve…
She attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
This was quite rare because the majority of working-class families in Mexico wouldn’t have had the resources to fund their child in an American acting school.
But luckily, this put her on the road to success.
She began her career in Mexico…
Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a successful Mexican telenovela that rocketed her to stardom in Mexico.
She then went on to star in the romantic drama El Callejón de los Milagros in 1995, later being nominated for an Ariel Award.
She went on to study acting under Stella Adler — but as a woman with limited English and a diagnosis of dyslexia, this proved to be extremely challenging.
However, she soon established herself in Hollywood.
After a couple of minor roles, the actress landed a small but major role in the 1996 cult classic From Dusk Till Dawn alongside George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino.
This saw Hayek take on the character Santanico Pandemonium…
This was actually a tribute to a Mexican horror movie of the same name from 1975.
Hayek was perfect for the part.
I mean who could pull off playing a 102-year-old vampire queen better?
After this hit performance, Hayek opened the doors to Hollywood.
And her first-star billing came the following year.
She landed a big role in Fool’s Rush In alongside Matthew Perry.
These roles gave Hayek a lot of exposure.
And subsequently, she was a hot topic in every director’s book…
She went on to work in movies such as Breaking Up (1997), Dogma (1990), and Wild Wild West (1999).
Her career only skyrocketed from there…
She also starred in the movie, Frida, which was critically acclaimed.
In more recent times, Hayek played the wife of Adam Sandler’s character in Grown Ups…
And it’s recently been announced that she’s starring in a brand new Netflix feature film alongside Anne Hathaway.
The film is based on the novel by Kōtarō Isaka…
The same writer adapted his works for the hit movie Bullet Train.
The actress has also tried her hand at voice work…
She co-starred with Antonio Banderas in the Shrek spin-off film Puss in Boots.
So there’s no denying that Hayek is a Hollywood icon…
And she most certainly looks like one!
As well as being incredibly talented, she is known for her s*x appeal.
But also for her naturally beautiful looks.
The star married François-Henri Pinault back in 2009.
And they share a daughter together who was born in 2007.
It’s impossible to deny that Hayek is beautiful.
But many have been shocked to discover her age!
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight in February 2021…
Hayek explained why she will not stop posting them.
And people have been absolutely loving what she had to say.
Many fans took to social media to share their thoughts on her comments…
“Whoever told her not to wear whatever she wants? This woman is gorgeous in a bikini or damn turtle neck. Anybody offended by her choice of clothes is just too damn bored,” wrote one.
“She is one of the most beautiful women ever so no apologies,” another agreed.
“The old adage, “if you’ve got it, flaunt it”, comes to mind. She looks terrific at any age and possesses all the necessary attributes to keep those photos on overdrive,” a third commented.
While another fan admitted: “And I have no plans to stop looking at them!”
Hayek has almost thirty million Instagram followers, for context.
Her last bikini shot, posted on September 2, got over 7 million likes.
“I’m glad I took a lot of pictures, I have no shame on it, because it was the first week of the vacation,” Hayek shared.
“I saved my pictures; I’m not in the same condition today, and I’m spreading the love out like every two weeks.”
“I’m going to put up another one. I’m almost running out of them!
“People are sick of it, but I’m not going to let them take a break,” she continued.
“They’re going to think I’m wearing a bikini every day. No, they’re all from the same location,” Hayek revealed.
She’s definitely the queen of the bikini selfie on Instagram!
And she recently opened up about her beauty routine.
Sharing a controversial skincare tip …
A fan asked on Twitter: “What is Salma Hayek’s skincare routine? That woman is in her 50s and looks amazing.”
And luckily for us, she actually responded!
“My grandmother taught me to never wash my face in the morning. It’s not disgusting guys,” she revealed.
She went on: “What happens at night is your skin produces all the oils that your skin needs to look youthful.
“It regenerates. So, wash your skin really great at night but don’t wash the hard work off your skin in the morning.”
But that’s not the only thing that shocked fans.
The star recently accidentally flashed fans as she celebrated hitting a whopping 24 million followers on Instagram.
She could be seen dancing in a robe on Instagram Live, when all of a sudden it went loose.
Looks like the robe didn’t offer as much coverage as she expected.
And the actress accidentally flashed multiple times in the video!
And fans were quick to notice!
And picked up on the tactical blur that Salma had added in to cover up the slip…
“Salma just blessed us with an unexpected show during her IG Live dance.
“Accidentally flashed those baddies, but we ain’t complaining. Keep doing you, Salma,” one fan wrote.
“And we all follow you for two gigantic reasons…hahaha,” another joked.
Hayek posted the video, captioning it: “4 million followers, 24 million reasons to smile 😄 Thank you all for joining me on this wild ride! ❤️🙏 I cannot contain my excitement & gratitude.”
You can check it out here.
Hayek has been back in the headlines for something else recently.
In 2008 when she was on a charity visit to Sierra Leone, Hayek was filmed breastfeeding a stranger’s baby.
In the footage, Salma explained: “He was very hungry – I was weaning my daughter Valentina, but I still had a lot of milk, so I breast-fed the baby.”
Continuing: “I thought about it, am I being disloyal to my child by giving her milk away? I actually think my baby would be very proud to be able to share her milk and when she grows up I will make sure she continues to share and be a generous caring person.”
She added: “It is amazing because he’s really looking at me and he’s very little. My baby is one year so she can suck a lot harder.”
Hayek also addressed the moment in 2018 while accepting an award at the UNICEF Ball: “This 15-year-old girl is sobbing and shaking with a newborn baby and she said, ‘Please help me. I need milk.'”
“We had so many things but we didn’t have milk – except I remembered that I had milk because I was weaning my daughter.”
“I just weaned my daughter from breastfeeding not long ago and I said, ‘I got milk.’ I sat down and I breastfed this baby.”
“There was a lot of people that were upset I did that.”
You can see the moment here.