Salma Hayek has advised married couples to avoid having sex every day, or risk the act of intimacy "losing its charm".
The 49-year-old actress is married to French billionaire and Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, with whom she has daughter Valentina.
Hayek told Red magazine that "a good marriage is [her] biggest accomplishment".
"Sex is not the key to a happy marriage, but it's a side effect," she continued. "Although not every day! If it's every day then it loses its charm.
"It's so important to maintain your chemistry. You have to continue to laugh, continue to explore, continue to have fun with each other, continue to have romance.
"Home is where my husband is. He is home. Everything outside of the family nucleus is an adventure that you're living together."
The star also revealed that she still struggles with body issues, but is "in touch with [herself]", continuing: "I try to be really aware of every muscle. It is sexy. Sexuality, what other people see in you, is enjoying your body. Involve your senses in your life, and you will become sexy."
Meanwhile, on her battle against haters who claimed she wouldn't make it in Hollywood due to her Latina heritage, she recalled: "I ended up doing telenovelas in Mexico and then went to the US because I wanted to do films.
"They said, 'You're Latina, you're very limited, the parts don't exist, you'll never make it as an actress here.' I thought, 'What an interesting challenge. This is wrong. It must be changed.'
"I had conviction because I was completely clear that this was what I had to do. I've had to fight very hard for everything I have."
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Naomi Gordon is news writer mainly covering entertainment news with a focus on celebrity interviews and television.
