Earlier this year she was infamously accused of having 'ugly feet' by Today host Savannah Guthrie.
But Penelope Cruz proved she has nothing to be ashamed of as she stepped out in a pair of chic wedge heels in New York on Thursday.
The Latin lovely showcased her delicate trotters as she went for a sun-kissed summer walk in the Big Apple.
The 42-year-old Blow beauty showcased her lithe figure in a flattering summer dress, which boasted a high hemline that drew attention to her slender pins.
But her was her dainty feet that really stole the show, thanks to her trendy wedge heeled strappy sandals, which she wisely wore without white socks.
Penelope was visibly shaken when she appeared on Today to promote Zoolander 2 earlier this year, only to be accused of having horrible hooves.
The saucy Spaniard shrieked, 'no, no no,' after being quizzed on the delicate subject in front of the show's five million viewers.
Savannah decided to broach the subject during the February interview by insisting it was the Girl of Your Dreams star herself who said it first.
She said: 'I don't even know how I feel about this, I think you said it, that you, despite what you look like... you've said you have ugly feet.'
Savannah tried to dig herself out of her unfortunate hole by saying she thought that was the case 'because you were a dancer.'
Old pro Penelope, who studied classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, then explained the tribulations a ballerina goes through.
She said: 'When you're a ballet dancer, you lose your toenails. You get used to throwing them away. You don't even feel it anymore.'
Mrs Javier Bardem then turned the conversation back to her trotters, insisting, 'I think they are normal.'
Former lawyer Savannah used this as the perfect excuse to end their chat, drawing a line under the matter by saying, 'We'll leave it at that.'
