Never one to look her age, 47-year-old actress Salma Hayek graces the cover of InStyle Magazine for the July issue and she dishes on aging, clothing and the fact that she has refrained from unleashing her full capacity for sexiness. The actress said:
"I know people have always thought I was beautiful, but I have never tried to be as beautiful as I can be. I could do a lot more-exercise, or not eat dessert. Or not drink alcohol. I could make bigger efforts. I don't think my first priority in life has ever been beauty. It's a little bit of a rebellious spirit in me. There is more to me than looks, of course. I think if you are afraid of getting older, you age faster."
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Hayek admits to only making the effort when it came to her husband, French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, 51.
"A lot of the effort I make is for my husband because I want him to be attracted to me," she said.
Hayek continued saying, "I actually wear a lot of leather on the red carpet. My husband loves when I wear it."
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The Mexican-born actress may not put any emphasis on beauty and that is perhaps her secret to aging as gracefully and as beautifully as she has.
"When I turned 40, I started thinking, 'This is the last year,' whenever I'd wear a strapless dress," she said. "I always thought you can't wear them after a certain age, but I'm still getting away with it."
The actress continued saying, "I think if you are afraid of getting older, you age faster," she said.
Hayek told the magazine as words of advice for her fans, "You've got to take who you are and love who you are and do the best you can with what you've got. That goes for the figure, and it goes for everything else.
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"You've got to have a sense of humor about who you are and give yourself a break. You've got to be kind to yourself. And it's not easy, you know?"
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