Daniella Semaan is a Lebanese model best known as the wife of Spanish footballer Cesc Fàbregas. She is the mother of five children, three of whom she shares with Cesc and two from her previous marriage to real estate businessman Elie Taktouk. Her divorce from Elie followed the revelation of her relationship with the Spanish football star and reportedly involved a bitter legal dispute. Daniella and Cesc subsequently obtained a court order requiring Elie to sell one of his properties. The company that submitted the winning bid was owned by Cesc, and its offer was reportedly considerably lower than the property’s actual value. The legal dispute was eventually resolved, with Daniella receiving a substantial sum as her share of the property.
Birth & Career
Daniella Semaan was born on June 4, 1975, in Lebanon, where she grew up alongside her five siblings: Romeo, Nazar, Majd, Suzanna, and Amir. Little information has been made public about her parents or educational background.
Daniella established herself as a model and has appeared on the covers of several fashion magazines. Despite her work in the fashion industry, she has generally kept details of her modeling career private.
She has also gained considerable popularity on Instagram, where her posts have attracted more than two million followers.
Married Life of Daniella Semaan
Daniella Semaan is married to Spanish footballer Cesc Fàbregas, who has represented Spain internationally and played for prominent clubs, including Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Monaco. The couple reportedly began their relationship in 2011 after meeting at Nozomi, a Japanese restaurant in the upscale Knightsbridge district of London.
At the time of their meeting, Daniella was married to real estate businessman Elie Taktouk and already had children. According to one account, she was dining with her son Joseph, a passionate football fan, when she approached Cesc to request his autograph for him. The two subsequently exchanged telephone numbers and began dating. However, alternative accounts suggest that Daniella left a handwritten note containing her phone number on Cesc’s table before leaving the restaurant.
After approximately seven years together, Daniella and Cesc married on May 15, 2018. Before their wedding, they had welcomed three children: two daughters, Lia and Capri, and a son, Leonardo. Their lavish wedding ceremony took place at Cliveden House in Taplow, United Kingdom. Daniella’s two children from her previous marriage, Maria and Joseph, attended the celebration, while her three daughters served as bridesmaids.
The couple later hosted a post-wedding celebration at a luxurious villa in Ibiza, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands. The event attracted several well-known figures from the football world, including former Chelsea captain John Terry and his wife, Toni, as well as Lionel Messi and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo. Other guests included Jordi Alba, Ethan Ampadu, Ross Barkley, and Davide Zappacosta.
Before her relationship with Cesc, Daniella was married to real estate businessman Elie Taktouk, with whom she had two children, Maria and Joseph. Their marriage ended in 2011, amid reports that Daniella’s relationship with Cesc had contributed to the breakdown of the marriage.
The divorce was reportedly contentious, with both parties making accusations against each other in the media. Elie claimed that he had learned about Daniella’s relationship with Cesc after seeing a photograph published in a major tabloid. He also alleged that Daniella had been trying to conceive around the time her relationship with the footballer began.
Elie further accused Daniella of misleading a judge about the extent to which Cesc supported her lavish lifestyle. He portrayed her as financially motivated and questioned whether her relationship with Cesc would last. These statements reflected Elie’s allegations during their highly publicized dispute.
The legal conflict continued over the sale of the former marital home. According to reports, a court ordered Elie to sell the property, but he opposed the arrangement. Matters became more complicated when a company reportedly associated with Cesc offered £5.4 million for the property, an amount said to be considerably below its estimated market value.
Ultimately, the dispute was resolved, and the Belgravia property was sold. Daniella reportedly received £1.4 million as her share of the proceeds, which was also described in reports as part of the financial settlement arising from her divorce from Elie.