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Academy award nominated actress Salma Hayek has long been considered one of the most beautiful women in the world.
The Mexican-born star has appeared in many films over the years including Wild Wild West and Grown Ups, and enjoyed a pretty impressive level of fame.
However, the the 52-year-old’s relationship with husband François-Henri Pinault has had some people scratching their heads.
The 56-year-old French businessman may not be a household name like his wife of nine years, but he is a multi-billionaire!
Not only that, François-Henri is the chairman and CEO of Kering – the company behind Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen.
The couple began dating in 2006 and in March 2007, Salma and François-Henri confirmed they were engaged and expecting their first child.
Their daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault was born on September 21, 2007.
The couple then tied the knot on Valentine’s Day in 2009 in Paris, in the Sixth Arrondissement town hall.
Then on 25 April 2009, they renewed their wedding vows in the presence of their family and friends in Venice.
But, aside from being married to a famous actress and having a net worth more than $30 billion, who exactly is François-Henri, and what do you need to know about him?
10 interesting facts about François-Henri Pinault
1
He used to date Linda Evangelista
François-Henri was in a relationship with the supermodel from from September 2005 to January 2006.
Linda fell pregnant during this time and gave birth to Augustin James Evangelista, born October 2006.
François-Henri initially refused to provide child support however, following a nasty court case, the pair settled on an agreement.
2
He was previously married
François-Henri was married to Dorothée Lepère from 1996 to 2004, and they had two children together, a son François and a daughter Mathilde.
3
He was born into money
François-Henri is the son of François Pinault, the founder of retail group which was originally named Pinault S.A. but became Kering under François-Henri’s guidance.
4
He was in the military
François-Henri completed military service in the French Consulate in Los Angeles.
5
He nearly quit the family business
While studying at French business school, HEC School of Management, he almost abandoned his future career in retail after completing an internship at Hewlett-Packard in Paris as a database software developer
7
He was Salma Hayek’s fourth high-profile romance
The actress previously dated English actor Edward Atterton from 1997 to 1999.
After being set up by their chiropractor, Salma was in a relationship with American actor Edward Norton between 1999 and 2003.
Her last relationship before François-Henri was Sweet Home Alabama star Josh Lucas who she dated for one year.
8
He has a wide range of hobbies
In his down time François-Henri plays cards and tennis. He also collects watches and has over 60 watches in his luxury collection.
9
He also owns a wine business
His family owns French vineyard Château Latour where some bottles of wine are sold for more than $1 million!
10
He owns more than one house
The businessman owns a number of homes around the world but spends most of his time with wife Salma and their daughter in Vidal Sassoon’s Bel Air mansion in California which he purchased in 2011 for $US16.5 million.
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