Salma Hayek Was Once Pressured By A Filmmaker To Smell His Body Part, Leaving Her Disgusted: “He Claims It Smelled Like A Specific Cheese”

Salma Hayek has played several memorable characters in her career, and the most memorable one is probably in Frida. There are roles that she enjoyed and then that she dreaded. One such role was of Rita Escobar in the Will Smith-starrer Wild Wild West. She felt embarrassed about wearing the costume in that movie. Another thing that made her feel disgusting was the filmmaker’s weird request. It was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, who persuaded Hayek to smell a body part the actress thought was revolting. Keep scrolling for the deets.

The 1999 steampunk action comedy was loosely adapted from The Wild Wild West, a 1960s television series created by Michael Garrison. It received mixed to negative reviews and was a box office failure. Will and Kevin Kline feature as two US Secret Service agents who work together to protect the US President Ulysses S Grant and the US from all kinds of dangerous threats during the American Old West. Kenneth Branagh is also a part of the dynamic cast. However, Hayek’s performance was lauded for her comedic flair and screen presence.

According to a throwback interview of Salma Hayek with Yahoo, the actress revealed that the film’s director, Barry Sonnenfeld, made a weird request to her. She also noted that he had a sense of humor and made the actress laugh often while filming, but his request was still off the charts. The Eternals star recalled, “He tried to convince me the whole movie to smell his left ear, who he claims it smelled like a specific cheese but the other one didn’t.”