Are Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek feuding?? Cause this looks INTENSE!
The ladies were at the Balenciaga fashion show together during Paris Fashion Week on September 30. However, a new video that went viral over the weekend shows them seemingly getting into a confrontation while posing for pictures!
In the clip, Salma could be seen facing photographers while Nicole had her back to them. When a photographer asked for “one more” pic, Salma reached around Nicole’s body to forcibly turn her around to smile for the cameras — but that’s when Nicole whacked her hand away! Yeesh! The Big Little Lies star, who clearly had NO interest in more pics, then turned the other way to give Katy Perry a hug goodbye.
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Before totally disappearing, Nicole painfully addressed Salma as she made her way out of frame — but there was no hug or anything loving like that! Instead, the ladies could be heard having a tense convo, in which Salma said:
“Yes, please. Advice.”
The Perfect Couple lead said:
“You don’t need it.”
But the actress, whose husband François-Henri Pinault owns the fashion brand, hit back with:
“I do.”
Huh… What’s all that about??
Despite begging for advice, the A Family Affair star vanished without another word. During the event, they were separated by Salma’s husband. Meanwhile, after Nicole walked off, Salma continued to take pics with the Firework pop star, who looked pretty uncomfortable during the whole showdown but was much more willing to pose for the photo shoot. Ch-ch-check it out (below):
Os fotógrafos tirando fotos da Salma Hayek até a Nicole Kidman parar bem na frente dela e soltar um “don’t touch me” que deixou até a Katy Perry sem graça ???? pic.twitter.com/3z5RK6Jfr1
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You could cut this tension with a knife! Yikes!
By the way, after the event, Salma posted several photos on Instagram, including one of her with Nicole. But the Australian-American film producer was looking down at the floor. Oof! If THAT was their best pic, something was seriously going on between ’em! WTF?! Scroll through (below) to see the photo:
For what it’s worth, this event was just weeks after Nicole’s mother Janelle Anne Kidman passed away. Grief is so complicated, and she may not have been having the best night because of it! However, body language expert Judi James spoke with DailyMail.com on Monday, and she believes the spat was based on social status. James explained:
“Paris Fashion Week shows are a hot-mess combo of rarefied, super-A-list air and the sweaty lower levels of a rugby scrum.”
Damn! Is she saying the Frida star is among the “lower levels”??? Jeez! Her hubby owns the brand, and she’s not some random D-lister! Trying to give Keith Urban‘s wife the benefit of the doubt, the expert went on:
“Keeping your dignity and maintaining impeccable elegance while being jostled and made to wait for what can often be hours are necessary skills, and Nicole Kidman offers what looks like a masterclass here in protecting A-list parameters and status signals against all odds. […] This body language looks like a subliminal etiquette issue, based on fashion house ‘rules’ that are possibly as complex as the Da Vinci Code.”
A masterclass in “elegance”?? Nicole swatted Salma’s hand away! LOLz! Judi furthered:
“Nicole seems to be posing happily with her friend Salma, placing a polite arm round her shoulders while keeping their torsos apart. The problem might possibly first arise when Nicole then turns (with her hair covering her face from the cameras) to have a more personal-looking friendly chat to Salma, who is still working the pose.”
She continued:
“In another clip we can see Salma apparently trying to steer Nicole around and away from her using an arm and a hand that could, although possibly not touching, be seen or felt as directive and a little superior. Nicole appears to push the hand away, suggesting the mimed touch breached some kind of silent etiquette, as in a possible ‘I’ll choose when I go or where I move to.’ She turns back to kiss Katy, leaving Salma looking nonplussed. There does appear to be some pointing that could look like a small flashpoint before Nicole walks off in the other direction.”
But again, the expert doesn’t think this is necessarily a sign of a long-standing feud! It could’ve just been due to the hectic night. Ultimately, Judi concluded:
“Anyone who has seen The Devil Wears Prada though should know that high fashion event body language maybe shouldn’t be judged at normal earthling levels.”
We totally get that these events are a lot. But what was all that “advice” chatter about?? The conversation seems to hint at there being a lot more to this story! Because if Nicole was just done posing for photos, she could’ve just said so!
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