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Celeb Confessions!Salma Hayek Reveals the Secret to Her Happy Marriage Isn’t Just Good Sex

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Jun 1, 2016 3:12 pm·

By Julia Birkinbine

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Salma Hayek is telling it like it is!

In a candid new interview, the 49-year-old actress revealed the secret to her happy marriage to Francois-Henri Pinault is far from simply good sex!

Salma and her husband in November 2014.

“Sex is not the key to a happy marriage, but it’s a side effect,” she told Red magazine. “Although not every day! If it’s every day then it loses its charm. It’s so important to maintain your chemistry.”

“You have to continue to laugh, continue to explore, continue to have fun with each other, continue to have romance,” Salma continued, adding her seven-year marriage to Francois-Henri, 54, is her “biggest accomplishment.”

Click through the gallery below to see more stars’ secrets to wedded bliss!

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

There's a reason why the duo have been married for 19 years — they make sure to have enough alone time! "Sometimes we’ll put the kids to bed early and watch Jersey Shore on DVR. It can be that simple, just the two of us, alone, one day a week, for dinner and hijinks… a little bump and tickle," Kelly told Good Housekeeping back in 2010.

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Alison Sweeney and David Sanov

"I don’t know if there is one secret — I think there are so many things that go into growing together. To grow together is a struggle, but we work at it. My husband and I both have the same goals — we want to work together, love each other and be dedicated to our kids and our families," Alison told Closer in a previous interview.

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Howie Mandel and Terry Soil

Howie admits giving his wife of 35 years space actually helps keep them close! "The fact that I’m on the road makes it easier for her. There isn’t a minute I don’t want to be with her, but I think I’m harder to live with, so she loves her alone time. She’s a very smart, funny, beautiful lady that I got lucky enough to partner with," the TV personality said in an exclusive interview with Closer.

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John Travolta and Kelly Preston

In an interview with Closer, John confessed he and Kelly are constantly working on their marriage — and that's what keeps them happy! “I think after the first few years of a relationship, if you don’t create it, it’s not going to exist. You have to feed it and you have to fuel it. And if you let it go, as if by magic, it will disappear by magic," he said.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

In a December 2014 interview, Angelina said she and husband Brad make their marriage work by putting their family before their careers. "Maintaining a marriage and raising kids is hard work. You have to really make sure that your work doesn’t get in the way. That you don’t do something that is going to put too much strain on your family," she told Australia's Women's Weekly.

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Sting and Trudie Styler

According to Trudie, she and her husband of 22 years keep their marriage alive by sustaining an active sex life! "You know after 25 years you have to keep [it] going!" she joked on a recent episode of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live!.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

Reese credits her husband's unwavering support as the secret to their wedded bliss! "It's really wonderful being with somebody who supports me, who loves me, who is my No. 1 fan. That is such an incredible experience," she told Glamour.

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

"We used to have all these rules," the actor told The Sun of his marriage to Jada. "[But] as you go on in your relationship, you just get into a flow."

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Bill and Giuliana Rancic

"We have one simple rule in our house and that’s family first. And that rule doesn’t get negotiated, it doesn’t get compromised, it’s family first and then everything else falls into place," Bill exclusively told Closer Weekly in February 2015.

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Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas

Catherine and Michael's secret to a successful marriage? Separate bathrooms! "Separate bathrooms is always a really great idea. Mine is so messy. I'd hate for my husband to realize just how incredibly cluttery I can be," the actress told the Daily Mail in 2006.

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Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance

Angela credits mutual respect and negotiation as the keys to happiness with husband Courtney. "I want what I want, he wants what he wants and sometimes they’re not he same, but we’ve learned how to negotiate to make each other happy and fulfill out dreams and desires," she told Closer in January 2015.

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Christy Turlington Burns and Ed Burns

“[Ed] has his own bathroom. It’s the key to a successful marriage," the model told Editorialist magazine.

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Fergie and Josh Duhamel

After Fergie and Josh welcomed their son, Axl Jack, the singer told Allure she and Josh agreed to a "two-week rule" to keep their marriage on track. "We've already talked about how we're going to have to trade off," she explained. "He's going to have to come on tour with Axl for a while, and then there'll be a break. He'll take a job; I'll be on set with [Axl]. You know?"

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George and Amal Clooney

The secret to George and Amal's wedded bliss is… FaceTime! “FaceTime, we’ll do that, mostly it’s just try not to [be apart] very long… We spend an awful lot of time together. We try not to have these huge gaps,” George revealed in a February 2015 interview.

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Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford

In a February 2016 interview, Helen revealed the secret to her happy 18-year marriage with Taylor is "spending time apart," though she later noted they "miss each other terribly" when they aren't together.

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Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean

In a new interview, Dolly revealed her key to lasting happiness with husband Carl is differing interests! "They say that opposites attract, and it's true. We're completely opposite, but that's what makes it fun. I never know what he's gonna say or do. He's always surprising me," she recently told People.

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Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault

"Sex is not the key to a happy marriage, but it's a side effect. Although not every day! If it's every day then it loses its charm. It's so important to maintain your chemistry," the actress revealed in a recent interview. "You have to continue to laugh, continue to explore, continue to have fun with each other, continue to have romance."

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

"We just love being together, more than anything. We're best friends and we love doing everything together — we're the priority," Keith told Hit 104.1 2Day FM in September 2016.