The Saddening Details Behind Why Salma Hayek Nursed a Stranger's Baby

Salma Hayek's decision to nurse a stranger's child made headlines. During the interview, the 56-year-old actress shared the story, which took place in 2008 while visiting Sierra Leone. A UNICEF charity mission brought Hayek to the country, where she met a young mother with her newborn son. Having captured the incident on camera, Nightline aired the video the following year, and Hayek is seen feeding the young boy. For some, it was a beautiful gesture. For others, it was a step too far.

Her full birth name is Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez. Her married name is Salma Hayek Pinault. Salma was born September 2, 1966, in Mexico. Salma is a Latina actress, producer, and director. She paved the way for many women like her to succeed.

Salma was raised in a conservative Catholic environment with her Mexican mother, an opera singer, and her Lebanese father, who works in the oil industry. As a child, she was described as a spoiled brat dreaming of Hollywood success while growing up in Coatzacoalcos, California.

Two years later, her behavior, which included stunts such as setting the clocks back for all the nuns, caused the nuns to dismiss her from the school. Sadly, Salma returned to Mexico to finish her studies.

During the late 1990s, Salma was famous for saying that she'd get married when she got a man with more guts than her. In 2002, she began dating Edward Norton, the actor who starred in Fight Club. Having found him, she was fortunate to find true love with him, cherish him, and get to know him. In 2003, however, they parted ways, and Salma then fell in love with François-Henri Pinault, a French businessman.