Suddenly we’re all talking about touching. First there was the handsy “misunderstanding” on Strictly Come Dancing, and now we have film footage of a recent incident, at the Balenciaga show in Paris, involving the actresses Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek.
As we understand it, Hayek was attempting to manoeuvre Nicole Kidman into position for a photograph when — bam! — Kidman uttered the words “Don’t touch me”, removed herself from the arm grip, then raised her hand in a “stay back” gesture. Witnesses report that Hayek (who also happens to be the wife of the owner of Balenciaga, François-Henri Pinault) looked surprised, as well she might. You don’t expect flashes of exasperation, in front of a wall of cameras, from a pro whose life