Salma Hayek’s dog saved her from what could have been a tragedy. She was sleeping on the couch after coming down and woke up to her dog frantically tugging at her arm. It turns out the gas was on, which may have explained her headache. If her pooch didn’t wake her up she could have died:
Salma Hayek’s dog saved her life on the day of the Golden Globe Awards, The Insider’s Pat O’Brien reports.
The Ugly Betty creator explains that she “had a headache and went to lie down” and was awakened from her nap by her dog, Diva, grabbing at her sleeve and trying to pull her out of the house. The 40-year-old actress then realized that the gas was on in her house.
Hayek credits Diva as being the reason she was there to celebrate with the rest of the Ugly Betty cast later that night. The ABC series won two Golden Globes on Monday, including best television comedy and best actress in a TV comedy for its breakout star, America Ferrera.
My dad has a similar story from his childhood about a dog pulling him out of an old truck he was sleeping in to save him from a fire in a field. Us is asking people if they’ve ever had a pet save them, so I’ll be unoriginal and ask you guys if something similar has happened to you.
Here’s a clip of Salma taking off her top on Ugly Betty, which you’ve probably already seen.
Solitaire and Clarimonde–I think Britain’s behind us in episodes, because Salma’s not just on the telly in the episodes I’ve seen.
AM I VERY stupid but I am from the UK and I have never noticed she is in Ugly Betty? WOW – are we behind the US and maybe she hasnt been seen on the UK yet? someone tell me please! I am really surprised at my lack of attention to detail!!!
I’ve never had an animal save my life (my dog would probably grab the beggin’ strips and get the hell out if my apartment was burning down) but back in the town where I grew up, there was a story in the paper about a man who suffered a brain aneurysm while driving and had his child in a carseat and his dog in the truck too. The truck crashed into a ditch and the dog chewed away at the baby’s car seat straps and dragged him out of the truck, the police came shortly after.
She’s been in the Ugly Betty espisodes shown here in the UK. She doesnt play an actual role but can be seen as an actress in the Telenovena (sp?) shows they watch on the TV at Betty’s house.
My husband’s diabetic and long before we were together he was living in an apartment with roomates. He went into diabetic seizures and his roomates dog started freaking out and barking waking his roomates up. They were able to get him sugar and called the ambulance. If the dog had not woken them up he would have died.
Waow Nikki and Jack your stories are really interesting! It’s incredible! Pesonnally I was not a big fan of dogs but I have to say that now I am! Lol!
That’s really cute….I wonder what kind of dog she has.
Clarimonde: thank you!! i will look out for her – I did a little research after seeing this and see she is the producer too! cool.
Its only been on a few weeks here in the UK so Im sure we are behind a bit.
My dog is very protective, stands between me and everything, prowls the house at night, checks on everybody, always on alert. Then one night the stove caught on fire and she just laid on the floor like a slug, no reaction whatsoever. I love dogs though, they make fantastic friends, and are good for laughs too.
The aunt of a good friend of mine has an amazing dog. She has health problems and has frequent seizures. The dog is trained to detect the seizures before they happen and alert her by means of a certain type of bark. Thats not all. THe dog has it’s own phone which connects directly to the paramedics with a recording in the event that the lady is incapacitated, and even more amazing is if the dogs device is not found, it has been trained to knock the phone off the hook and dial 911. It has appeared in movies, flies in a seat next to her in airplanes, and goes to hospitals to spend time with sick children. Amazing shit.
The only thing my dog saved me from was a couple of pounds; he had a penchant for stealing steaks off the grill.
Stupid dog.