Salma Hayek shared a rare photo with her mini-me daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault to Instagram on Monday.
The 59-year-old Hollywood staple was wishing her child a happy 18th birthday.
‘We ate, we danced, we laughed, we loved… and we kept the party going all weekend. Happy birthday mi cielo, celebrating you never feels long enough ❤️,’ wrote the Frida actress. Mi Cielo means ‘my heaven.’
The Mexico native added they were at the retreat Chilham Castle, a Jacobean manor house in the village of Chilham, between Ashford and Canterbury in the county of Kent, England.
Kate Hudson wrote, ‘Happy Birthday V!’ while Rita Ora, Lenny Kravitz and Chelsea Handler shared red heart emojis.
Also in the photo was Salma’s husband since 2009, François-Henri Pinault, a French billionaire businessman and the CEO and chairman of Kering, a luxury group.
Salma Hayek shared a rare photo with her mini-me daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault to Instagram. The 59-year-old Hollywood staple was wishing her child a happy 18th birthday
Also in the photo was Salma’s husband since 2009, François-Henri Pinault, a French billionaire businessman and the CEO and chairman of Kering, a luxury group
In 2005, he took over as CEO at age 40 and transformed the company from a retail conglomerate into a luxury-focused entity. Kering owns brands like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga.
This comes a week after Valentina posed with her father’s ex, supermodel Linda Evangelista.
Together François-Henri and Linda have a son named Augustin who is an 18-year-old high school graduate.
They were at the Kering Foundation’s Fourth Annual Caring for Women Dinner at The Pool on Thursday in New York City.
Also at the event was mom Hayek as well as FKA Twigs and Kirsten Dunst.
Salma and Valentina share a close bond, with the teen expressing her desire to follow in her Oscar-nominated mother’s footsteps.
‘I want different things, but I almost always move between four,’ she told Vogue Mexico in 2023. ‘I would like to be an actress and then a director because that is what makes sense in my head.’
She continued: ‘Also, I think it must be more difficult to be a director if you don’t have experience on the other side of the screen, that could help directing.’
There was also a group party photo with Valentina, François-Henri and Salma on the far right
This comes a week after Valentina posed with her father’s ex, supermodel Linda Evangelista
They were at the Kering Foundation’s Fourth Annual Caring for Women Dinner at The Pool on Thursday in New York City with FKA Twigs and Kirsten Dunst
The actress, who is also stepmother to Pinault’s children Mathilde, François, and Augustin (whose mother is Evangelista), has often had Valentina by her side at red carpet events and premieres, including glamorous occasions like the Oscars.
In 2022, the duo took their bond to the next level, gracing the pages of Vogue Mexico together for a special feature.
Salma and François-Henri appeared on The Sunday Times Rich List for 2024 with a combined net worth of approximately $7.7 billion.
Their fortune has decreased from around $10.1 billion in 2023, causing their rank to drop from 21st to 31st on the list.
Pinault has served as the chairman and CEO of Kering since 2005, while Salma Hayek’s personal net worth is estimated to exceed $125 million, thanks to her successful film career and lucrative beauty and fashion endorsements.
Before meeting Salma, François-Henri had been previously married to Dorothée Lepère, with whom he shares two children, François and Mathilde.
He also had a brief relationship with supermodel Linda Evangelista, with whom he has a son, Augustin.
Valentina, Hayek and François-Henri Pinault as well as Mathilde Pinault in Paris in March
Salma marked her daughter Valentina’s 17th birthday with a touching tribute last year; seen March 2023
Salma, on the other hand, was romantically linked to actor Edward Norton.
The birthday celebration also comes after Salma revealed one of the last thoughts she had when she believed she was going to die in a plane crash with her pal Penelope Cruz.
Salma and fellow Hollywood star Penelope, who have been friends for more than 25 years, had a terrifying experience when their plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Mexico.
Penelope already had a fear of flying and the pair realized something had gone wrong when a member of the crew dashed out of the cockpit and put on an oxygen mask.
During an interview for Vogue Arabia, Penelope asked Salma what she had learned from the hair-raising experience.
The post featured a collection of videos and photos showcasing Valentina’s journey from childhood, highlighting moments with her husband, French businessman François-Henri Pinault
The actress used the occasion to reflect on Valentina’s ‘last birthday at home’ in an emotional Instagram post on Saturday
Salma told her: ‘You’ve always had a fear of flying and you always give me instructions of what to do if you die in a crash!.
‘That day we were together on a flight and the plane had an emergency and had to land in the middle of nowhere in Mexico.’
‘I knew it was going to happen because I saw the flight attendant coming out of the cockpit and grabbing oxygen.
‘So, I took your hands and said to you that we’re going to be OK. There is something wrong with the plane, but I need you to calm down. And I was so proud of you because I could see you struggling to calm yourself down.’
‘We could do a whole movie about this! And then you said something so beautiful that I will never forget. You said, “I thought maybe we were going to die. But we were going to die together. And we were going to be OK”.’
