Salma Hayek backtracks on feminist comments

Actress Salma Hayek has reversed her views on feminism and is now proudly using the term to describe herself as she is "ready to fight for women's rights".Just before the ‘Frida’ star was honoured for her ardent support for gender equality in November, Hayek said she did not consider herself a feminist, reported the Huffington Post.

"I am not a feminist. If men were going through the things women are going through today, I would be fighting for them with just as much passion. I believe in equality."It should not be just because I am a woman. It should be a reflex, if someone else is being hurt, to help.

It shouldn't have to be because you are being a victim too. I work a lot for domestic violence, and people often ask me if I have experienced it. And I say, no, on the contrary - my father is a great man, my husband is a great man. But we are all human beings, no?," she told reporters.