{"id":43100,"date":"2026-08-13T12:47:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43100"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:47:44","slug":"salma-hayek-celebrates-surprise-baby-news-in-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43100","title":{"rendered":"Salma Hayek celebrates surprise baby news in the family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"eJmj2bPLLF\" data-wc=\"27\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/salma-hayek\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Salma Hayek<\/a>&#8216;s stepson, Fran\u00e7ois Pinault Jr., has welcomed his first child with his partner, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/889514\/countess-lara-cosima-henckel-von-donnersmarck-engagement-to-francois-pinault-jr\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck<\/a>, after keeping her pregnancy tightly under wraps.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"e6mqAuJOjU_\" data-wc=\"49\">Lara took to <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db8oRGajYyt\/?img_index=9\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday to share several photos of their newborn, and seemingly confirmed that she had secretly tied the knot with the Kering heir. &#8220;My husband (the world&#8217;s coolest Fran\u00e7ois) and our son (the world&#8217;s cutest Fran\u00e7ois)&#8230;our first month as parents,&#8221; she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"emb7at3vkC\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/076f31d2d17a-snapinstato774261592186142924210216596066817745424977194n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/076f31d2d17a-snapinstato774261592186142924210216596066817745424977194n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/076f31d2d17a-snapinstato774261592186142924210216596066817745424977194n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/076f31d2d17a-snapinstato774261592186142924210216596066817745424977194n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois pinault jr baby\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Instagram<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Fran\u00e7ois Jr welcomed his son with Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e9_ARio_78S\" data-wc=\"35\">The first photo saw Lara lying on a picnic blanket with her baby sleeping by her side, followed by a snap of the 23-year-old sitting on a stone step with her child in her arms.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e0HkjU1EBZr\" data-wc=\"33\">A third picture featured Fran\u00e7ois holding their son in his arms next to his father, <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/20230317167105\/salma-hayek-husband-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault<\/a>, who has been married to Salma since 2009 and shares <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/us\/916455\/salma-hayek-lookalike-daughter-steals-the-spotlight-in-rare-appearance-with-famous-mom\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">his youngest daughter, Valentina<\/a>, with her.<\/p>\n<h2 data-wc=\"3\" id=\"h2-4msr7ln9v\">Salma&#8217;s family joy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eMB2CMyEJq\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/0b7de13b66e4-snapinstato774157331186142924630216595311406617169102894n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/0b7de13b66e4-snapinstato774157331186142924630216595311406617169102894n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/0b7de13b66e4-snapinstato774157331186142924630216595311406617169102894n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/0b7de13b66e4-snapinstato774157331186142924630216595311406617169102894n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"salma hayek francois jr baby\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Instagram<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Salma held her stepson&#8217;s baby in her arms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e41P-ioGgz9t\" data-wc=\"21\">Lara also included a photo of Salma holding baby Fran\u00e7ois in her arms, as his dad looked on lovingly behind her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"empk5BqoELpM\" data-wc=\"60\">Salma shares a close bond with her stepchildren, as she previously told <em>Red.<\/em> &#8220;I always wanted to have a lot of children, and I was not able to,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;My body, as a miracle, had one. The huge blessing I&#8217;ve had is that my husband has three other children. So I have four. And they are all so different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"e30TUe7aOU-J\" data-wc=\"34\">Fran\u00e7ois-Henri, who is the former CEO of Kering \u2013 the luxury group responsible for brands like Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Bottega Veneta \u2013 shares his four children with three different women.<\/p>\n<p id=\"egcUEtUm3BcO\" data-wc=\"43\">He welcomed Fran\u00e7ois Jr. and Mathilde with his former wife, French designer Doroth\u00e9e Lep\u00e8re, and his son Augustin James with his former partner, supermodel Linda Evangelista. He then welcomed Valentina with Salma in 2007, and is a doting dad to his four kids.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"ezx2bsZgZE\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/87b99e0459e9-gettyimages-2203312915.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/87b99e0459e9-gettyimages-2203312915.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/87b99e0459e9-gettyimages-2203312915.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/87b99e0459e9-gettyimages-2203312915.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Valentina Paloma Pinault, Salma Hayek, Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault and Mathilde Pinault attend the &quot;Corps Et Ames&quot; Exhibition at Bourse De Commerce Pinault Collection on March 4, 2025 in Paris, France\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Fran\u00e7ois is a father of four<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-wc=\"3\" id=\"h2-4msr7ln9w\">Lara&#8217;s incredible lineage<\/h2>\n<p id=\"ehaG2d-utgla\" data-wc=\"21\">Lara also comes from a prominent family, being the daughter of Oscar-winning director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and lawyer Christiane Asschenfeldt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ecg3UtdvIOVS\" data-wc=\"20\">Her grandfather was Count Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck, the former president of the German division of the Order of Malta.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"ed9dWOskF8\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/235c5cfc7279-snapinstato774508873186142923760216596240328259369318981n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/235c5cfc7279-snapinstato774508873186142923760216596240328259369318981n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/235c5cfc7279-snapinstato774508873186142923760216596240328259369318981n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/235c5cfc7279-snapinstato774508873186142923760216596240328259369318981n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lara cosima henckel von donnersmarck baby\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Instagram<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Lara is a social media star descended from nobility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eHOF0jUJtepJ\" data-wc=\"30\">She rose to fame in 2023 after stealing the show at <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/fashion\/royal-style\/869709\/best-dressed-le-bal-des-debutantes-2025\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Le Bal des D\u00e9butantes in Paris<\/a>, where she stunned in a Jean Paul Gaultier gown and a sparkling tiara.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eU6aZ8A358GY\" data-wc=\"54\">Lara landed an internship at Dior, and can often be spotted at fashion shows across the world. She is also a social media star, and has built a large following thanks to her &#8220;Get Ready With Me&#8221; videos. Lara&#8217;s brother, Count Leo Henckel von Donnersmarck, was <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/fashion\/733290\/apple-martin-debutantes-ball-best-dressed-exclusive\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Apple Martin&#8217;s date to Le Bal<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 data-wc=\"4\" id=\"h2-4msr7ln9x\">Their secret wedding revealed<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"ewof_C_Z3W\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/074a77c3fc0a-snapinstato652014809185693255530216593654774278210605221n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/074a77c3fc0a-snapinstato652014809185693255530216593654774278210605221n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/074a77c3fc0a-snapinstato652014809185693255530216593654774278210605221n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/074a77c3fc0a-snapinstato652014809185693255530216593654774278210605221n.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"lara donnersmarck francois pinault jr photobooth\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Instagram<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">The pair announced their engagement in March<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eUOIf-3a0Lrt\" data-wc=\"36\">Meanwhile, the social media star seemed to confirm that she had secretly married Fran\u00e7ois Jr, just months after announcing their engagement in a social media post, having changed her Instagram handle to include his last name.<\/p>\n<p id=\"exGom1xMF1Q6\" data-wc=\"61\">Lara shared a photobooth <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV35xm-DYkg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ApwUA_9EWdML4vFGTvUT5xq&amp;img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">snap<\/a> of the duo in March alongside a digital card and a caption that read: &#8220;Got engaged to my best friend and the coolest boy in the world.&#8221; Lara&#8217;s friends rushed to the comment section to share the love, with Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece sharing heart emojis, while Olympic champion Eileen Gu added: &#8220;MY LOVE!!!!&#8230; CONGRATULATIONS OMG.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salma Hayek&#8216;s stepson, Fran\u00e7ois Pinault Jr., has welcomed his first child with his partner, Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, after keeping her pregnancy tightly under wraps. 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