Like Fine Wine
At 54 years old, Salma Hayek is still fine as wine. She's the best example that a woman can still be and feel as sexy in her 40s and 50s as she did at a younger age, if not even more.
Recently, she has been asked about her bikini picture spree on social media. The response she gave in that interview deserves a standing ovation.
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number
Youth doesn't always necessarily mean a woman's attractiveness or physical peak; sometimes, by the time you're in your 20s, you still don't have everything figured out.
You don't necessarily know how to take care of your body, what type of products suit your skin, what type of diet serves you better, or what type of exercise routines help you get the figure you want. These are all things you learn through experience and trial and error.
But There’s More
And that's not all there is to it. Experience and matureness can certainly make a woman even more attractive than she was in her younger years.
The reason for this is quite easy to understand: an accomplished woman who knows what she wants and how to get it will always be sexy, and that's something that comes with age.
Salma Hayek Knows That
Now, Salma Hayek is one of those women who, besides having been blessed by genetics, also has everything nailed down. At the age of 54, the Mexican actress looks absolutely stunning.
Salma has been making a killing on Instagram, posting bikini pic after bikini pic. And one thing is for sure: she's not leaving anyone indifferent.
Better Than Ever
Apparently, Salma Hayek is feeling more comfortable in her own skin than ever. She recently talked about it at great length in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, where she explained why she has been posting on Instagram so often.
Among many other things, she revealed something that may have gone unnoticed to everyone about all the bikini pictures she's been posting recently.
Salma’s Secret
All the pictures were taken in the same vacation spot over the span of a few weeks! However, the actress has been spreading them out for months.
So she just chooses from the set and posts a new one every time she feels like it. This is how Salma herself explained it to the reporter:
Her Online Strategy
"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, but I don't know if you have that feeling, like, 2022!"
She went on about how people are commenting on her endless Instagram spree. This is what she said:
She Joked About It
"People are sick of it, but I'm going to let them take a break," she joked about her swimsuit pictures. "They're going to think I'm wearing a bikini every day. No, they're all from the same location."
She also talked about what was the process that led to the pictures. And you may be surprised to find out that it wasn't as easy as it may seem.
It Took Work
The set of pictures took some preparation for Salma. She was following a rather strict diet and exercise routine for the weeks leading up to the vacation.
"I had to lose a lot of weight and exercise to get into the bikini towards the end of last year," she confessed in her interview. But that wasn't all.
Salma’s Reason
The actress also explained why is it that she has been posting all those bikini pictures so often, even after the end of her vacation.
The reason might be puzzling to some at a first impression. But if you think about what it means to be a woman in Salma's age and with her trajectory, it makes total sense, and one can only applaud the actress for it.
It Feels Liberating
She defined the experience of taking and posting the pictures as a "liberating" one. After all, it takes effort to maintain that kind of figure, from diet to exercise. It's only natural that she feels proud of the results.
If you got it, then why not flaunt it? But there is more to it. Salma has also opened up about what aging means to her.
This Is What She Said
The actress has recently made an appearance on Jada Pinkett's Facebook series "Red Table Talk", where she talked about the issue.
"There's no expiration dates for women. That has to go. Because you can kick ass at any age. You can hold your own at any age, you can dream at any age, you can be romantic at age," she said.
Standing Ovation
"We have the right to be loved for who we are at the place that we are. We're not just here to make babies, we're not just here to baby the man."
"We're not just here to service everything and everyone around us, and then when the kids go away… it's almost like expiration date for you as a woman. It's a misunderstanding that has been going around for centuries." Amen to that, Salma.
There Was More
She also had something to say about how aging has affected her breasts. "For some women, they get smaller. But there are some women that when you gain weight, your breasts grow, and other women that when you have children and you breastfeed your breasts grow and they don't go back down, and then in some of the cases, when you are in menopause, they grow again."
"I just happen to be one of those women that it happened in every single step! When I gain weight, when I got pregnant and when I am in menopause."
A Lesson For Everyone
Regardless of her privileged genetics, Salma Hayek faces the same challenges as any other woman her age. The difference is in how you approach them and what you make of them.
She still keeps proving to everyone that age ain't nothing but a number, and you can have your prime at 54. Cheers to her!