Los Angeles, March 12 : Hollywood star Salma Hayek talked about how growing older along with Hollywood's changing mindset towards middle aged women has helped her expand her horizons as a performer.

The 58-year-old star, who was known as 'the sexy girl', told Marie Claire magazine: "There was a time when I was the sexy girl, but thank God age came and gave me the ability to expand to other territories. Although I'm still sexy and I embrace it.'

She is also inspired by the idea of makings sure everyone realises "women are not dispoable" once they reach "a certain age,' reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She added: 'Another calling that I have is to remind everyone that women are not disposable after a certain age in any department. We should battle that with all we've got.'

Despite noting the way Hollywood has progressed, Hayek said that there is still a lot of work to be done, including the way people talk about the performers when a film is successful.

She said: "The credit goes to the man. The girl is just the girl.'

The actress added: 'I do have an audience and they go see me. But I've never gotten credit for the audience I bring into the cinema.'

When it comes to her age, Hayek previously said how "meditation" is the secret to looking so youthful.

She has left fans stunned on Instagram with her bikini snaps over the years, and she opened up on how she avoids being bothered by growing old.

She told 'Entertainment Tonight' back in September 2023: "I really believe it is. People say it's exercising. I think it's meditation.

"You have to find your way. For me, exercising is hard... It's really, really difficult to have the discipline to do it. But meditation is a walk in the park, because it's my own form of it. You sit in a moment with yourself, that's already meditation. But do I do it every day."

/IANS