Salma Hayek feels like age is helping her 'expand to other territories' as an actress

Salma Hayek feels like age is helping her "expand to other territories" as an actress.

The 58-year-old star insisted while she was known as "the sexy girl" for a long time, her age and Hollywood's changing mindset both give her the chance to explore other roles.

She 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 disposable" once they reach "a certain age".

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, Salma noted there is still a lot of work to do 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.”