Hats entertainment: Salma Hayek turns on the style at Puss in Boots premiere

Purr-fect partners: Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas at the premiere of Puss in Boots
11 April 2012
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Salma Hayek opted for androgynous chic for the UK premiere of Puss in Boots.

Dressed in a black tuxedo suit by Yves Saint Lauren and hat, the Oscar nominee, 45, spoke of her friendship with co-star Antonio Banderas at the London event.

She said: "There's never a dull moment with Antonio."

She added: "Just when you think you're becoming bored of him, he becomes crazier."

She makes her animation debut as Kitty Softpaws in the Shrek spin-off alongside the Spanish actor, a long-time friend, who reprises his role as the famous cat in their sixth on-screen collaboration.

Banderas returned the compliment, saying: "She was great. She is someone that I love - we have been friends for over 18 years - so the whole ride was different."

Hayek, who is mother to four-year-old daughter Valentina, enjoyed her first foray into animation.
"It couldn't have come at a better time because now I have my daughter," she said.

"She loves it. It's very exciting for her being on tour with us and seeing everything. Sometimes we have the stuffed animals walking around."

She added: "She loves being around Antonio. She's in love with him."

Directed by Chris Miller, Puss In Boots, which also stars Zach Galifianakis and Billy Bob Thornton, opens in cinemas on Friday December 9.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in