Salma Hayek Is “Happy To Be Alive” As She Celebrates Her 57th Birthday With Beach Photoshoot

Salma Hayek celebrated her 57th birthday with sizzling swimwear pictures. In the photos, the Frida star wore a red bikini, sunglasses, and a hat as she took a dip in the crystal blue water. “I’m so happy to be alive and so profoundly grateful for all the blessings!!!!” Hayek captioned the post on Instagram.

She also expressed gratitude for her “beloved family,” friends, her health, and the work that keeps her going. “My empowering team, my relationship with animals & nature, and the love of all my loyal fans. Happy 57th birthday to me!!!” she added, translating the caption for her Spanish fans.

Hayek shared swimsuit photos all summer

Summer meant lots of tropical getaways for Hayek and her businessman husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, and she made sure to document every stop on her Instagram. Last month, the A-list actress shared a captionless photo of herself in a dark blue bikini top with a matching blue and white knitted low-waist skirt. She stood in the middle of a staircase and held onto the banister with one hand, and the wall with the other.

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In another photo, Hayek was relaxing in her home country, Mexico, with a margarita in hand. “Margaritas taste better in Mexico,” she wrote. The mother of one— and three stepchildren looked gorgeous in a Tiffany blue Gucci swimsuit and stylish black sunglasses. As usual, fans could not help but gush over her stunning looks in the comments.

Hayek’s bikini body tips

Hayek duly celebrated National Bikini Day on July 5 with a bikini snap near a pool. “Can you believe the bikini has only been around for 77 years?! Let’s hope they don’t ban them too #notathrowback,” she wrote, wishing her fans “Happy #NationalBikiniDay.”

While celebrating 25 million followers on Instagram, Hayek shared some secrets to maintaining a bikini body while you age. “Seeing as you all like my bikini pictures the most, here’s a bikini workout for you all. I hate exercising— but I love to celebrate good moments dancing in the water,” she tipped.