Noor Alfallah attends the “Little Death” Premiere during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Egyptian Theatre on January 19, 2024 in Park City, Utah.Photo:Neilson Barnard/Getty
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Noor Alfallah’sjourney to motherhood was more complicated than she anticipated.
In an interview withVogue Arabia, the Kuwaiti-American producer, 30, got candid about being diagnosed with a life-threatening complication while pregnant with her son Roman, whom she shares with partnerAl Pacino, 86.
Just before giving birth, Alfallah was diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome, a pregnancy complication where high liver enzymes can cause seizures either before or after giving birth.
“When I look back on it now, I wish I could have enjoyed my pregnancy more,” Alfallah admits of that time, noting she wasn’t able to be alone with Roman during his first few days of life.
Now, Alfallah tells the outler her life as a mom is “greater than I ever could imagine.”
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“Every day I look at him, I just know I’m so blessed,” she adds.
Pacino and Alfallah welcomed their son in June. The two have been linked together since April 2022.
Shortly after filing the custody agreement, Pacino and Alfallahconfirmed at the time that they were still together.
“Al and Noor have successfully worked together and have mutually reached agreements regarding their child Roman. They are still together," the actor’s rep told PEOPLE in a statement at the time.
Alfallah, the petitioner, will have primary physical custody of Roman with “reasonable rights of visitation with and access to Roman.”
source: people.com
