Salma Hayek: I'm not half lesbian!

GMTV’s Eamonn Holmes was left red faced yesterday after mistakenly announcing on air that actress Salma Hayek was a lesbian.

The 42 year old Hollywood star had been trying to tell the This Morning presenter that she was half Lebanese.

However, Eamonn misheard her and made an embarrassing gaffe, thinking that the Mexican-born actress had “outed” herself.

Belfast-raised Eamonn seemed to be struggling to understand the Ugly Betty star’s accent and thought she said she was half a lesbian after he commented on the origin of her surname

At the start of the interview he said: “Hayek doesn’t sound very Mexican.”

As she tried to explain that her father was Lebanese, Holmes quickly asked: “You’re a lesbian?” Seeing the funny side, Salma lent forward saying “Lebanese” very slowly.

Mortified by his mistake, he replied: “Oh sorry. I thought you were half lesbian. Forgive me.”

Salma was appearing on the morning show to promote her campaign to end tetanus in mothers and babies.

Via new-magazine.co.uk