Salma Hayek: No prenuptial agreement with her billionaire husband

Normally, rich people like to protect themselves in all directions. But the French entrepreneur François-Henri Pinault (62), who according to Forbes has assets of around 32 billion euros, has not signed a marriage contract with his wife Salma Hayek (58). The actress said this in an interview. But they would keep their finances separate.

Pinault is the head of the Kering Group’s luxury brands, including Gucci, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and more. Of course, the successful actress and producer is not dependent on her husband’s fortune. Because she earns enough herself with her films like “House of Gucci” and “Magic Mike: The Last Dance”. She also strives to further increase her own wealth, she said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, in which she gave insights into the marital finances.

She pointed out that she didn’t sign a prenup when she got married in 2009, but explained that the two had separate finances and she wanted to make her own money. “I support many aspects of my life and myself,” she said. “I’m under pressure to make a certain amount of money and I like that. And now I’ve decided I want more.”

Now that her daughter Valentina is 17 and almost grown up, she is pursuing some business ideas. But she doesn’t want to talk about them yet. Just this much: her husband supports her plans without reservations. “I think he finds it kind of sexy.”

Salma Hayek was born in Mexico and grew up in a wealthy family. Her father was a manager in the oil business. But he lost his fortune when she had just moved to Los Angeles and tried to become a successful actress. She achieved her breakthrough and financial freedom with films like “Desperado”, “From Dusk Till Dawn” and “Frida”. But she achieved a whole new level of wealth by marrying fashion manager Pinault. “For me, the exciting thing about having so much money was that I didn’t have to think about money, and it turned out that people only wanted to talk to me about money,” she said. “Strangers who aren’t even friends come to me, but they think we should be friends because they’re rich too.”

In addition to her acting and producing career, Hayek is also involved in charitable causes. For the past three years, she has helped make the annual Kering Foundation fundraising dinner in New York one of the most coveted celebrations. This year’s event raised around $3 million.

The couple has been dating since 2006 and married since 2009. Hayek and Pinault have their daughter Valentina (17) together. The Frenchman also has a son, Augustin James (18), from a liaison with model Linda Evangelista (59).