Salma Hayek attended the star-studded Serpentine Gallery summer party in London on Tuesday night alongside her 18-year-old daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault. Hayek, 59, was seen in a blue satin gown and sunglasses, while her daughter wore a grey co-ord outfit.
The annual event, held at the Kensington Gardens venue, serves as the Serpentine Gallery's fundraiser and is invitation-only. The party was hosted by Michael R. Bloomberg, Chairman of Serpentine's board of trustees, alongside chief executive Bettina Korek and artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist. Other notable attendees included actresses Sienna Miller and Isla Fisher, model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and TV personality Maya Jama.
Valentina Paloma, whose father is French businessman François-Henri Pinault, has previously appeared on the cover of Vogue Mexico alongside her mother in 2022. The 18-year-old expressed aspirations of becoming an actress and director, echoing her mother's career path.
In a Spanish-language interview, Hayek discussed becoming a mother later in life and her thoughts on her daughter's Hollywood ambitions. Valentina Paloma spoke about her dreams in the entertainment industry and emphasized the importance of social causes, citing her volunteer work at a soup kitchen and her concern for homelessness. "because I have friends who don't have a home," she stated.
Despite her philanthropic interests, Valentina Paloma benefits from her family's significant ties to the fashion industry through her father's company, which owns brands such as Balenciaga, Gucci, and Yves Saint Laurent. Hayek humorously noted that she and her daughter often