Charlize Theron and Maria Sharapova challenged by Salma Hayek on ‘Day of The Girl’

By Madiha Khan On Oct 12, 2020

Film star Salma Hayek on Sunday challenged tennis star Maria Sharapova and Charlize Theron as part of an Instagram trend started by women on ‘Day of the Girl’.

Female celebrities tagged others to share their stories after writing about what they actually wanted to be before they ended up being what they are today.

“I was SUPPOSED TO be a soap star in Mexico, but instead I CHOSE TO be a film star and an activist in the world.I challenge @mariasharapova and @charlizeafrica !,” she wrote while sharing her throwback pictures.

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Today October 11 is the Day of the Girl 🙋🏿‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️. Tag just one friend to share their SUPPOSED TO / CHOSE TO story. Because when a girl find her power to make different choices that change her life, it inspires others to do so too. That’s the #GirlEffect ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was SUPPOSED TO be a soap star in Mexico, but instead I CHOSE TO be a film star and an activist in the world. I challenge @mariasharapova and @charlizeafrica ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Go to @GirlEffect for more information. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hoy 11 de octubre es el Día de la Niña 🙋🏿‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️. Etiqueta a una amiga para compartir su historia de SE SUPONIA QUE IBA A SER / PERO DECIDIR SER. Porque cuando una niña encuentra su poder para tomar diferentes decisiones que cambian su vida, inspira a otras a hacerlo también. Esto es el #GirlEffect ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ SE SUPONIA QUE IBA A SER: una estrella de telenovelas en México. PERO DECIDIR SER: estrella de cine y activista en el mundo. @mariasharapova y @charlizeafrica yo las reto! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Vayan a @GirlEffect para obtener más información.

A post shared by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek) on Oct 11, 2020 at 8:07am PDT

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Maria Sharapova thanked Salma Hayek for nominating her and shared her own pictures with her side of the story.

According to Maria, she “Was SUPPOSED TO fulfill endless expectations. Instead, I CHOSE TO be the curator of my own path.”

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Today is the #DayOfTheGirl! Tag your friends to share their SUPPOSED TO / CHOSE TO story. Because when a girl finds her power to make different choices that change her life, it inspires others to do so too. That’s #TheGirlEffect Thank you, @salmahayek for the nomination. I was SUPPOSED TO fulfill endless expectations. Instead, I CHOSE TO be the curator of my own path. I challenge @hilaryswank ✨

A post shared by Maria Sharapova (@mariasharapova) on Oct 11, 2020 at 2:15pm PDT