EXCLUSIVE: A lip reading expert has shared what Salma Hayek and Nicole Kidman said to each other in the awkward interaction
A lip reading expert has shared what Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek said to each other during their extremely awkward encounter.
Kidman was joined by a host of other stars including Katy Perry at Balenciaga’s recent show at Paris Fashion Week on September 30.
The Family Affair actress Kidman and the singer were joined by Anna Wintour, Kyle MacLachlan, and Bill Skarsgård on the front row, alongside Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault.
Pinault is the CEO of Kering, who owns high-end fashion brands like Balenciaga, Gucci and Saint Laurent.
With this in mind, Hayek was doing everything she could last night to help her husband’s brands get publicity – including by having A-listers Kidman and Perry pose for photos at the event.
But an undeniably awkward interaction between Kidman and Hayek has gone viral after the Big Little Lies star seemingly pushed Hayek away from her.
In the clip, Hayek – best known for starring in movies such as Frida, Desperado, and House of Gucci – tried to turn Kidman towards photographers.
Now expert lip reader Jeremy Freeman has analyzed what the pair said to one another.
Speaking to UNILAD, Freeman explained that Hayek said, ‘Let’s turn there. OK here,’ as she tried to shift Kidman into position.
“Hey, I’m fine, I’m good,” Kidman replied before going on to give Perry a kiss.
“There, it’s enough, it’s OK,” she added afterwards.
Arguably Hayek looked a little put out after being dismissed by Kidman.
After walking away, Kidman then seemed to say ‘You don’t need it’ and Hayek said ‘I do’, but it’s unclear what exactly they were referring to.
Neither celebrity has publicly addressed the matter, but UNILAD have previously approached both stars for comment.
oh that “don’t touch me” from Nicole to Salma at a brand show owned by her husband, that Balenciaga contract is in danger I fear 🫣 pic.twitter.com/zqUa6oHfdA
— Louis Pisano (@LouisPisano) October 13, 2024
Despite the uncomfortable incident, Hayek still shared a photo of her and Kidman to her Instagram page.
Sharing some snaps on October 1, the Grown Ups star wrote: “Finally last night the grand finale of my Paris Fashion Week 2025.”
The post consisted of several photos of Hayek, a video of Perry showing off what she had in the inside zipper part of her dress, a short clip of Hayek saying hello to Lindsay Lohan from across the runway, and a snap of her and Kidman together with Kidman looking down at the ground.
Noting the photos with the actress, one person commented: “Nicole was mean to you, but you still posted a picture with her. You have kindness in your heart!”
Another person asked: “Nicole was so rude to you, why take pictures with her?”
