{"id":859507,"date":"2026-08-18T10:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859507\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:20:12","slug":"salma-hayek-is-officially-a-grandma-after-stepson-francois-pinault-jr-welcomed-first-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859507\/","title":{"rendered":"Salma Hayek is officially a grandma after stepson Fran\u00e7ois Pinault Jr. welcomed first baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salma Hayek has officially landed a new role \u2014 as grandma!<\/p>\n<p>The actress\u2019s stepson, Fran\u00e7ois Pinault Jr., and his wife, Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, welcomed their first child \u2014 a boy \u2014 earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Hayek gushed over the newborn via Instagram on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcHVYpkIEbS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sharing a video <\/a>of herself holding her grandson and talking to him as he let out what sounded like a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Salma Hayek (seen above) is officially a grandma. Instagram\/laracosima_pinault<\/p>\n<p>Hayek\u2019s stepson, Fran\u00e7ois Pinault Jr., and his wife, Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, welcomed their first child earlier this month. (Seen here: The actress with the new baby.) Salma Hayek\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are blessed to welcome the fourth living generation of Francois\u2019,\u201d the \u201cFrida\u201d star captioned the adorable clip. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough I will call him Panchito. He seems to love it, and I cannot love him more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henckel von Donnersmarck, 23, also took to the platform to share sweet photos with her son and Pinault Jr., 38, a few days prior. <\/p>\n<p>The actress (photographed here) took to Instagram to gush over the newborn on Sunday. Salma Hayek\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are blessed to welcome the fourth living generation of Francois\u2019,\u201d she captioned the clip. Salma Hayek\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>In one snap, the new mom beamed as she lay beside her son on a picnic blanket, while another showed her cradling the newborn.<\/p>\n<p>Other photos showed Pinault Jr. feeding the little one a bottle and on diaper duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cmy husband (the world\u2019s coolest fran\u00e7ois) \u2026 and our son ( the world\u2019s cutest fran\u00e7ois) \u2026 our first month as parents\ud83d\udc23,\u201d Henckel von Donnersmarck captioned the photos.<\/p>\n<p>Henckel von Donnersmarck (seen here) also shared sweet photos with her son last week. Instagram\/laracosima_pinault<\/p>\n<p>The adorable photos showed her cradling her newborn. (Seen above: Henckel von Donnersmarck.) Instagram\/laracosima_pinault<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when the couple got married, but Henckel von Donnersmarck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV35xm-DYkg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced their engagement<\/a> in March after a year of dating.<\/p>\n<p>Hayek, meanwhile, tied the knot with Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault, 64,\u00a0in 2009, and the duo shares their 18-year-old daughter, Valentina.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Pinault Jr., Pinault is also dad to Mathilde, 25, and Augustin, 19, from previous relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Pinault Jr. is seen feeding his son. Instagram\/laracosima_pinault<\/p>\n<p>Pinault Jr. is photographed above on diaper duty. Instagram\/laracosima_pinault<\/p>\n<p>Hayek previously opened up about wanting several children but being unable to have them during a candid interview with Red magazine in 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/salma-hayek-is-a-grandmother-reveals-grandsons-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">per Us Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve had that yearning, that longing, and that pain,\u201d she said. \u201cI always wanted to have a lot of children, and I was not able to. My body, as a miracle, had one. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe huge blessing I\u2019ve had is that my husband has three other children. So I have four. And they are all so different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salma Hayek has officially landed a new role \u2014 as grandma! 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