Overview
- Hayek shared an Instagram carousel captioned "60 and grateful" that publications reported on Monday as containing beach photos, including at least one shot showing her topless with her back to the camera.
- Fans immediately filled the post's comments with birthday wishes and praise, calling her ageless and applauding her confidence at 60.
- The actress privately celebrated her actual birthday on Sept. 2 with family, and a video obtained by Hello magazine showed her taking part in the Mexican tradition la mordida with her daughter Valentina.
- Reporters framed the photos in context of Hayek's recent visibility on age and beauty, noting her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover at 58 in 2025 and her return to the cast of Netflix's Grown Ups 3, which began production in New Jersey in August.
- The choice to publish the images directly on her Instagram was widely read as an intentional, age-positive act that uses social media to shape her public image and could influence how older women appear in mainstream entertainment coverage.