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Find out the reason why Salma Hayek Pinault almost backed out of posing for the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit edition.
Age ain’t nothing but a number, and Salma Hayek Pinault just proved that with her stunning cover on the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.
During an appearance on The Today Show , the 58-year-old star talked about doing the cover shoot and revealed why she tried getting out of it after agreeing to do it.
“I said yes, and then when it was time to do it I tried to back out,” Hayek Pinault admitted. “I said, ‘No,’ because the bathing suits never fit me, how am I gonna do this? There’s nothing my size — I always suffer.’”
The House of Gucci actor added, “I used to look at this magazine and wanted to see who was the new, gorgeous model, the new girl of the moment. It never crossed my mind that I could be on that cover because (the women) didn’t look like me. My body isn’t necessarily the model type. I never thought that was a possibility, and for it to happen when I’m 58! It’s really shocking.”
The other women joining Hayek Pinault on the cover of the magazine’s 2025 Swimsuit edition are Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, three-time SI Swimsuit model and gymnast Olivia Dunne, and three-time SI Swimsuit model and entrepreneur Lauren Chan.
