Salma Hayek covers the new issue of The Edit (I guess Anna Kendrick was last week’s?!). The editorial is… uninspired. And I’m saying that as someone who genuinely thinks Salma Hayek is one of the most beautiful and photogenic women in the world. The photoshoot is not up to The Edit’s usual standards, let’s just say that. But the interview… the interview is full of interesting quotes, half of which I don’t even believe. Salma tries to convince us that she’s only recently started working out for the first time. She also tries to convince us that she had no idea her now-husband Francois-Henri Pinault was one of the most eligible men in Europe. Yes, it’s going to be that kind of day. You can see the full Edit piece here, and here are some highlights:

She only recently started exercising: “I never exercised my whole life, but now I do yoga. I was always borderline chubby, because I like my food and, frankly, I like my wine. I have to say, I’m pushing 50 but I feel great. I looked worse in my youth! I’m in good shape right now.”

Her career at 48: “This is by far the busiest I have been in my life. The funny thing is that I really don’t even understand how [it all] came about. Maybe because when you don’t want something as much, you’re not desperate…You will see some of the best work of my life this year, because I’ve had the opportunity… If you think about it, I’m limited by the way I talk and by the way I look. I’m 48 years old. Amazing, talented people [stop finding work] at 32, 33 sometimes! Not so much in London, but in the US it’s crazy. Also, for those who have never seen me in person…I’m quite short. I have an overly… wavy body. I’m not like the girl next door who is easy to cast. I don’t fit into any of the stereotypes of a woman that should continue to work. I don’t know what it is, but I don’t think it has anything to do with planning. It has something to do with karma, maybe. I believe in karma.”

She wasn’t a fashionista before she met Pinault: “I wasn’t a fashionista. I was surrounded by fashionistas who made fun of me because I didn’t care. And when I started going out with François, they said, ‘How did you of all people land this guy? You don’t care about fashion.’ And I said, ‘You know what? That was probably refreshing.’”

Her husband is ballsy: “But he is kind, too. He’s not a bully.”

Her tips to a happy marriage: “You’re going to laugh… Find the right guy! That is the key, and it’s so hard because there are so few of them. It’s very important that they support you. They should never make you feel bad or insecure. What’s important in a marriage is generosity, thoughtfulness, thinking of the other person all of the time… Spend quality time together. And don’t forget over the years.”

[From The Edit]

As many of you pointed out, Salma does seem to have given herself over to the life of a pampered trophy wife, although I do believe she’s probably working pretty consistently these days, so it’s not all hair appointments, shopping and bon-bons. That being said, I think she’s lying about not being a fashionista, not knowing that Pinault was a major catch and not exercising until recently. But why is she lying about that stuff?

In an interesting aside, she was asked about diversity in the Oscars and she listed several prominent Mexican filmmakers working today, all of them acclaimed and Oscar-nominated. She sounds genuinely proud of their work, but I found it interesting that for Salma, the question of “diversity” is answered by listing Latin-American filmmakers, not any diversity in other minorities. That’s not a slam on Salma at all, I’m just pointing out that directors like Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Inarritu and more have been having a really good run.

Photos courtesy of WENN, The Edit.