This past weekend the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic premiered. I have not seen so many girls attend this movie premiere since the release of The Sex and the City Movie. This is the first time I’ve ever heard of the movie, and full blown book series on this character who likes shopping too much (sounds like a dilemma for most of the girls I know).

Along this theme of shopping and materialistic possessions: Salma Hayek got married on Valentine’s Day weekend in Paris and got herself her own ultimate materialistic provider…Francois-Henri Pinault. Not only is Pinault a billionaire, but also his family owns Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent (imagine the discounts that Salma Hayek will be getting).

The nuptials followed a rocky romance. The two met in Italy in 2006, announced their engagement and had a baby, Valentina Paloma, in September 2007. Last year they broke off their engagement but made up a few months later.

Hayek, 42, was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 for the film “Frida,” the biography of the painter Frida Kahlo, which she produced and starred in. She is one of the executive producers of the hit series “Ugly Betty” and is also the chief executive of Ventanazul, a production company she formed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Pinault, 46, is chief executive of the French luxury and retail group PPR SA, which owns high-end labels such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Puma.

It’s just your typical beautiful-actress-weds-haute-couture-billionaire-on-Valentine’s-Day story. I give them 1 year tops before filing for divorce. Another 6 months for Salma Hayek to be dating someone 10 years younger than her. Not bad, younger guy and all the purses from Gucci and YSL…not a shabby deal at all!

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