Salma Hayek praises Lady Gaga's performance in 'House of Gucci'

Hollywood actor Salma Hayek recently spoke about her experience working with costar Lady Gaga on the upcoming biographical crime film House of GucciIn the latest cover story for Variety Hayek spoke about working with the singer We were talking on the phone and she was already Patrizia Her accent was perfect Hayek said of getting to know Gaga before filming took place in ItalyIn the movie the Bad Romance singer portrays Patrizia Reggiani the exwife of Maurizio Gucci who was the head of the Gucci fashion house at the time before Patrizia hired a hitman to murder him in 1995Talking about her onset experience Hayek said I think we had a lot of fun reliving scenes that are not even in the movie and she is the ultimate professional and I could not wait to get on that set We really couldnt wait to get on the set and just do it and do it together and play off of each otherHayek who portrays Pina Auriemma a close confidante of Patrizia told Variety that Gaga is incredibly talented incredibly smart She said And she has on top of all that extra abilities that not every brilliant actor has which is shes good with the accent Hayek said Of course she has an amazing ear She is extraordinary improvising and not everybody has that She really embodies the characterAlso Read Salma Hayek Antonio Banderas is an absolute gentlemanAdding to it Hayek said Her level of commitment Ive only seen maybe once or twice somebody commit to a character like she does And shes also a great team playerHayek also revealed she enjoyed the famous Italian cuisine while shooting the film I was in Italy and it was like a dream come true Youre in Rome and youre in a movie and its the rounder you are the better it is for your character That to me was nirvanaGaga wrapped filming on House of Gucci earlier this month sharing a photo of herself pounding fists with director Ridley Scott on Instagram In the cption she wrote Thats a wrap Rid Gaga wrote alongside the post adding the hashtag HouseOfGucciAlso Read Salma Hayek was told she would never make it as an actressThe film which also stars Adam Driver Al Pacino Jack Huston Reeve Carney and Jeremy Irons is based on the novel The House of Gucci A Sensational Story of Murder Madness Glamour and Greed by Sara Gay FordenMaurizio and Patrizia married in 1973 and in May 1985 the businessman left his wife for a younger woman after 12 years of marriage Their divorce was finalized in 1991 Then in 1995 Maurizio was shot and killed by a hitman Patrizia hired on the steps outside his office in MilanAs per Variety Patrizia who became known as the Black Widow was convicted of arranging her exhusbands murder in 1998 and sentenced to 29 years in prison She was released in October 2016 after serving 18 years in prison due to good behaviourAlso Read Salma Hayek joins cast of Ridley Scotts House of GucciThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever