Salma Hayek Jokes That Her 'Day at the Office' on the 'Magic Mike' Set was 'Amazing and Mesmerizing'

Mar. 15, 2025

Salma Hayekhas been in some pretty spectacular and awards-nominated films, but for the star, joining the cast ofMagic Mike’s Last Dancewas a “dream come true.“ThePuss In Boots: The Last Wishactress, 56, says on the latest episode of thePEOPLE Every Daypodcast that she relished her role in the popular series' final installment, due out in February — and the chance to star opposite leadChanning Tatum.“It’s a dream come true for me to work with [directorSteven Soderbergh] and Channing, who cannot be nicer and cooler, you know?” Hayek says. “He’s amazing. And we really got along well. It was a really fun job, and really, I think I made some good friends in that one.“Hayek adds that her “day at the office,” which included observing 12 shirtless dancers do their thing, “was amazing and mesmerizing every day for a couple of weeks.“The Oscar-nominatedFridastarjoined the castof the movie earlier this year whenThandiwe Newtondropped out, and told PEOPLE in August that she was happy to have been given the opportunity.“It’s the strongest love story, the strongest female character, from beginning to end,” Hayek said about her role. “How lucky am I?“Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek inMagic Mike’s Last Dance(2023).Warner Bros. Pictures.In addition to the inclusion of a dynamic female character in the third movie, the star also confirmed at the time that Tatum, 42, had upped the ante on his moves in the forthcoming film.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.“If you thought he could dance [before], you are going to realize you haven’t seen anything. His dance skills—he just got better,” she said.Tatum previously told PEOPLE that he wanted the new movie “to be the Super Bowl of stripping,” as well as offer a feminine side.“I want dancing like we’ve never been able to do in the other two movies, because we had to be honest to what the reality of that world is, which isn’t great dancing,” he said at the time, and then added: “I want to have an equal, if not even morecentralized female characterfor Mike to really play off of and almost to.”

Salma Hayekhas been in some pretty spectacular and awards-nominated films, but for the star, joining the cast ofMagic Mike’s Last Dancewas a “dream come true.”

ThePuss In Boots: The Last Wishactress, 56, says on the latest episode of thePEOPLE Every Daypodcast that she relished her role in the popular series' final installment, due out in February — and the chance to star opposite leadChanning Tatum.

“It’s a dream come true for me to work with [directorSteven Soderbergh] and Channing, who cannot be nicer and cooler, you know?” Hayek says. “He’s amazing. And we really got along well. It was a really fun job, and really, I think I made some good friends in that one.”

Hayek adds that her “day at the office,” which included observing 12 shirtless dancers do their thing, “was amazing and mesmerizing every day for a couple of weeks.”

The Oscar-nominatedFridastarjoined the castof the movie earlier this year whenThandiwe Newtondropped out, and told PEOPLE in August that she was happy to have been given the opportunity.

“It’s the strongest love story, the strongest female character, from beginning to end,” Hayek said about her role. “How lucky am I?”

Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek inMagic Mike’s Last Dance(2023).Warner Bros. Pictures.

In addition to the inclusion of a dynamic female character in the third movie, the star also confirmed at the time that Tatum, 42, had upped the ante on his moves in the forthcoming film.

Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.

“If you thought he could dance [before], you are going to realize you haven’t seen anything. His dance skills—he just got better,” she said.

Tatum previously told PEOPLE that he wanted the new movie “to be the Super Bowl of stripping,” as well as offer a feminine side.

“I want dancing like we’ve never been able to do in the other two movies, because we had to be honest to what the reality of that world is, which isn’t great dancing,” he said at the time, and then added: “I want to have an equal, if not even morecentralized female characterfor Mike to really play off of and almost to.”

source: people.com