Penelope Cruz recollects her scary airplane encounter with Salma Hayek on Halloween
Los Angeles, July 3
Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz is looking back at her longtime friendship with actress Salma Hayek, as she recently recollected their memorable moments together.
One of them happened on a "really crazy" Halloween that she shared with Salma Hayek, 59, whom she called "another sister for me" recently, reports 'People' magazine.
When host Sean Evans asked for her a notable memory with her co-star in the hit 2006 action-comedy Bandidas on 'First We Feast's Hot Ones', Penelope Cruz shared, "wearing clown wigs and outfits" for Halloween one year.
She said, "I don't like clowns. They are scary no matter what". The actress shared that she and Salma Hayek were on an airplane full of people.
She said, "Imagine, 10 of us were dressed like clowns. And then the pilot said, 'Oxygen masks! We're having a depressurization of the cabin'".
Amid the alarming plane emergency, "stewards were running, like (holding) the whole oxygen tank", she said. "We were very lucky, we landed safely. But that was such a crazy bonding experience".
As per 'People', the actresses had to board another plane, again, in full clown get-up, because they were supposed to be shooting a few hours later".
The Oscar-winning actress said. "Of course we were late on set. But alive". She previously recalled the Halloween story. The two actresses have remained close since bonding on the set of Bandidas, in which they played an unlikely duo becoming bank robbers.
"I was coming (to Los Angeles) for two months and I didn't know anyone here", Penelope Cruz recalled in a 2023 episode of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' when describing first meeting Hayek, who "picked me up and said, 'You're not going to the hotel. You're coming to my house because this is hard at the beginning and you're going to feel very lonely'".
Penelope Cruz will appear next in the Cannes Film Festival premiere La Bola Negra, Day Drinker opposite Johnny Depp and Bunker opposite her husband Javier Bardem.
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Reader Comments
Imagine being on a plane with depressurization while dressed as clowns! 😂 That's some next-level bonding experience. But honestly, I feel for the other passengers who had to deal with 10 clowns during an emergency. At least they all survived and have a great story to tell. Salma and Penelope's friendship reminds me of how Bollywood actresses like Kajol and Rani Mukerji support each other.
As someone who flies frequently for work, this story is both terrifying and hilarious. The fact that they had to board another plane in full clown makeup shows true professional commitment. I've had delayed flights ruin my schedule, but nothing like this! Respect to these ladies for keeping their sense of humor through it all.
I love how Penelope calls Salma "another sister" - that's such a desi way of describing close friendships! In India, we have that beautiful concept of 'chosen family' where friends become siblings. The airport pickup story is so touching. It's rare to find such genuine support in the competitive film industry, whether in Hollywood or Bollywood. Salma set a wonderful example of 'women supporting women' 👯♀️
The visual of 10 clowns on a plane going through an emergency is pure comedy gold. I can just picture the scene - stewards running with oxygen tanks while these two are probably laughing through the whole thing. But seriously, flying can be scary even without clown makeup. Glad they made it safely and have such a wild story to remember their friendship by.
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