Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault Split

Actress Salma Hayek and her fiancé, François-Henri Pinault, have ended their 16-month engagement. A rep for Salma said in a statement released last week,

We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault has been canceled. There will be no further comment.

The couple met in Venice in May of 2006 and announced their engagement in March 2007. They welcomed baby Valentina Paloma on September 21st.

Source: People.com; Photo by Most Wanted/Flynet.

Comments

As sad as this is, I have to say, I’m not all that surprised. I’m beginning to wonder if they had really planned on getting married in the first place, or just got engaged because Salma was pregnant? I hope for baby Valentina’s sake, they can work something out. She’s what’s most important now.

- Diane on July 21st, 2008

I’m not surprised- I remember her saying in an interview that they always lived in separate countries…that’d be so difficult to maintain a relationship that way!
Her daughter is absolutely adorable!

- Emaline on July 21st, 2008

I thought CBB wasn’t gonna post anymore about celeb marriages or divorces…??

- Jacky on July 21st, 2008

isnt he like the most weathiest person in his country? I couldnt imagine the child support he will have to pay! I was wondering if they were still engaged also b/c you never see him with them.

steph

- steph on July 21st, 2008

I had a feeling they wouldn’t last. I’m a huge salma fan, and I think she really wanted a baby at this point in her life and he just happened to be there at the right time. But she never seemed so in love with him. Anyway I like salma, she seems like a classy celebrity not always aiming for attention, and like jen garner, halle berry, was one of the few who didn’t get millions for her baby pics. Her daughter is beautiful, she has something of her dad but her complexion, eyes, and dark hair is all salma’s. One of the prettiest celebrity babies in my opinion. Salma seems like a good mom

- brooke on July 21st, 2008

Not to be smart, but after all that talk on Oprah about how their living in separate countries and not being married worked for them, obviously it didn’t.

- Lauren on July 21st, 2008

Didn’t he have also a child with Linda Evangelista around the same time Salma’s daughter was born? I guess he’s just another billionaire modelizer.

- Peeves on July 21st, 2008

I can’t say I am at all suprised by this. They never really seemed “in love” to me at all. I kind of though they got engaged because she was pregnant with Valentina. Also, living in separate countries and such, well, this just seemed doomed to me.

I hope that Valentina gets a chance to know her dad as well and hope he is somewhat involved for her sake. Salma seems to be doing a wonderful job with her.

- GG on July 21st, 2008

Ouch. I didn’t see that coming.

- ZBella on July 22nd, 2008

OK, this might be a silly question but do we know that just b/c they called off their engagement that they have split up? Maybe they just decided not to get married…. does anyone know?

- Sami on July 22nd, 2008

I think it’s a breakup and not just an engagement off, because salma is a private person she never even confirmed who she was dating till she was pregnant. If they were staying together and just planning on noot marrying, wy would she confirm that to the world, it really wouldn’t make a difference, they could have continued living apart and dating like that, and we would never know if they were engaged or just dating. The reason she confirmed engagement off and than no further comment is because she probably just wanted to confirm they are over and not drag it out. All the spanish channels and her friends are calling it a breakup too.

http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/en/articles/0,22490,1825024,00.html

- brooke on July 23rd, 2008