This sense of discretion makes her one of the most surprising celebrities out there.
For instance, did you know she has more than ten tattoos hidden on her tiny frame?
Or that one of her most famous co-stars accidentally revealed Saldana’s first pregnancy during an interview?
Buckle up for some fun facts about Hollywood’s reigning ruler of sci-fi.
“As a woman, I feel it is important to play active and involved women.
These kinds of characters help educate younger generations of women to be leaders and aspire to great things.”
Can we go ahead and name her the queen of Comic-Con already?
So, let’s crunch those numbers.
And let’s not forget Saldana’s part in the “Star Trek” franchise.
Playing fan-favorite Nyota Uhura helped the filmgross over $1 billion.
“He’s always pushing me to take risks,” Saldana told Conrad Magazine.
Her first job was atBurger King, where she liked working the drive-thru more than the register.
But every job has an expiration point.
I said to the manager there and then, ‘Can you finish this?’
“I think I was very empathetic.
According toYahoo!, Saldana isn’t the only celeb who’s worked at Burger King.
Olivia Munn joins the list, buther BK experiencewas working the drive-thru in Tokyo, Japan.
“My mom still thinks that I’m in’Westworld,'” shetoldJames Corden in 2019.
“I’m like, ‘Years ago you thought that I was in ‘Traffic.’
Mom, you did not give birth to Thandiwe Newton.'”
“She was like, ‘Well, your show is on HBO.’
I’m like, ‘Which one?’
She’s like, ‘Westworld.’
I said, ‘When are you going to understand that I’m not Thandiwe Newton?'”
To be fair, Newton’s been mistaken for the “Avatar” star, as well.
At SoulCycle in Los Angeles, Newton frequently ran into Victoria Beckham.
“Victoria was absolutely mortified!
It was actually okay as Zoe is a rare beauty, but really?
And, I am British!”
She wasn’t completely wrong he was once a soccerplayer but she quickly learned his dedication runs deep.
She told InStyle magazine (viaBuzzfeed) that she was the one nervous to buck tradition.
“I tried to talk him out of it.
“I have the most perfect partner in my life,” she said.
“Growing up in Dominican Republic, oh my God those memories were so awesome,” shesaid.
It definitely brought the family together.”
“I remember the guava tree.
I remember the mango tree and I miss the smell of our garden back there.”
“You have to grow up really fast,” she said.
“I must have been like seven when all of my friends were talking about shoplifting.”
At one point, Saldana got wrapped up in the world of petty crime.
“I stole a pack of erasers and I ran for my life,” she said.
The cashier gave Saldana a very New York response when she came clean.
The store decided to let her go after she burst into tears.
Don’t expect a heist movie with that pair anytime soon!
They’ve all done their part in giving Zoe Saldana her gorgeous glow.
So, how has island life helped incorporate natural ingredients into her beauty regimen?
She likes to experiment with DIY treatments that use pure ingredients, like olive oil.
And rum has more uses than one might think.
“In the islands, rum isn’t only for drinking.
you might actually put rum on your hair,” she said.
“If you put it on your ends, you get sort of an ombre thing.
Because with the sun, the rum bleaches your hair.
That was sort of a natural way of getting highlights.”
A monthly white vinegar rinse is another remedy she’s used in her hair to restore its pH.
And let’s not forget the yummiest hair mask you could imagine.
“Overripe avocados are perfect.
Very early mornings and hours sitting still.
“It’s an arduous process.
It starts at 3:30 in the morning,” she toldWired.
“And her cheeks are prosthetics, too.”
The prosthetics alone take hours to apply, and up to 45 minutes to remove.
In the next movies, her time in the chair eventually shortened to around three hours.
She has three sons with husband Marco Perego Saldana: twins Cy and Bowie and her youngest, Zen.
“It’s a lot of work when you have three kids,” she toldUS Weekly.
It’s hours of torture, and they’re in a confined place with strangers.”
Saldana isn’t missing a beat as the only lady in the house.
In April 2020, Saldana took to Instagram to post avideoof her twins arguing in the yard.
Hopefully, she could take a few solo flights on that private jet for some me-time, too.
That’s a very good idea,” Spears answered (viaHarper’s Bazaar).
“But she’s pregnant with twins right now.
So I’m sure she’s got a huge future ahead of her.”
“We weren’t trying to hide it; we were just trying to be discreet.
And then when she disclosed it, she was just being Britney.
And I love her.
I don’t mean that in a negative way.
I mean that in the way that she lives her life in such truth.”
So, two years later, I finally got the tattoo."
“I’m running out of private places to put them on,” she said.
But someone in Saldana’s family probably isn’t getting inked with her anytime soon.
“My grandmother says that I look like a newspaper naked.”
