Forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman has thrown on his detective hat (probably metaphorically) and dissected that viral clip of Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek at the Balenciaga fashion show during Paris Fashion Week. Because obviously, if there’s anything more thrilling than couture, it’s two A-listers having a mild conversation under the public gaze. Drama? Almost. Entertaining? Absolutely.
Picture this: Nicole and Salma, shimmering like deities wrapped in haute couture, posing in front of a camera army. Photographers are practically climbing over each other like it’s a National Geographic wildlife doc, shouting things like “THIS WAY, NICOLE!” and “SALMA, JUST ONE MORE!”—all while these two legends exchange the most diplomatically passive-aggressive conversation you could imagine.
Now, according to Jeremy, the Sherlock Holmes of lip reading, Salma apparently leaned in and whispered to Nicole, “Let’s turn here.” Sounds innocent, right? Wrong. This is the kind of coded language that says, “If we don’t move, these photographers are going to eat us alive.”
But Nicole, ever the queen of calm, allegedly replied, “Hey, I’m fine, I’m good. There, it’s enough, it’s okay.” Translation: “We’ve done enough spinning. I’m not a rotating dessert platter.”
Salma then seemingly tried to escalate things with the very ominous, “We have to…” but immediately followed it with the ultimate celebrity peace treaty: “That’s fine, that’s fine.” (Nothing says “I’m done with this” quite like a repeated “that’s fine.”) Then, in a plot twist no one saw coming, Salma threw her arm around Katy Perry, who just appeared out of nowhere, like some fashionable Easter egg. Because why not? If you can’t wrangle Nicole Kidman, you grab the nearest pop star.
And before anyone could spiral into fan-fiction territory about feuds, a source told TMZ: “There’s no beef, okay? Nicole was just ready to leave.” Translation: “Nicole was halfway out the door mentally, dreaming of pajamas and herbal tea.”
No drama, no shade—just two icons low-key trying to survive Paris Fashion Week without being permanently blinded by camera flashes. Moral of the story? Even superstars get exhausted, but they do it with grace, designer outfits, and an impromptu Katy Perry cameo.
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
— Central Reality (@centralreality) October 12, 2024