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Salma Hayek 'Tried to Back Out' of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover: 'My Body's Not Necessarily the Model Type'

Salma Hayek was revealed on Tuesday, May 13 to be one of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit's 2025 cover models. But while discussing the milestone during a live appearance on the 'Today' show, the 58-year-old actress revealed that she tried to back out of the gig.

But while discussing the milestone during a live appearance on the Today show, Hayek revealed that she had regrets after accepting the gig. To help calm her nerves, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit sent Hayek "200 bathing suits" — though the Oscar-nominated star didn't get to them all. Alterations were done in Los Angeles, the final suits packed in Hayek's luggage alongside a slew of essentials ("all my cremes, all my remedies to look good and mask everything, all my medications," she said).

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