Egyptian stars Mona Zaki and Ahmed Helmy are one of Egypt and the Arab World's most adored couple in the entertainment industry.
The couple married in 2002 and maintains a remotely private life as they raise their three children, Lilly, Selim, and Younes.
Veteran actress and TV presenter, Esaad Younis hosted Monday evening Helmy on the new season of her program “Sahebat Al-Saada”.
During the interview, he talked about several artistic and personal topics including, his relationship with Zaki.
First meeting
Helmy opened about their first meeting, revealing that he was at producer Mohamed Fawzi's office to participate in one of the plays.
“Our relationships started off as friendship, which developed with time, until the time Mona was ready to travel to South Africa to shoot film "Africano" with Ahmed El Sakka, that was when I decided to confess my love for her,” he noted.
Helmy stated that he confessed his love while on a boat accompanied by some of their friends.
“She left without saying anything to me, I told her "Wait a minute, I love you”, but she did not answer and moved rapidly back to her friends on the other side of the boat," he added.
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Jealousy
Helmy recounted that he came across an interesting situation when he went to the airport to meet her after she returned home.
“I felt jealous when I saw her with a handsome young man who was helping with the luggage cart,” he added.
Helmy confessed that he poorly treated him, adding he discovered later that he was Egyptian professional footballer, Hazem Emam. He noted that he tried to reach him but to no avail.
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Ahmed Helmy and his wife actress Mona Zaki[/caption]
Meeting the in-laws
Helmy decided to meet Zaki’s father after dating for a while. He pointed out that his father-in-law's request was not material, noting that he was adamant for them not to meet alone.
“I want your promise as a man, that you will not meet her on your own,” the actor cited his father-in-law.
Helmy added that he gave him a year to prepare himself, pointing out he used his success in the movie "Ambulance 55" starring Mohamed Saad, and Ramez Galal, to do an advertisement with a telecommunications company and asked for a big pay, about EGP 30,000, to present as mahr to his bride— mahr is the money paid by the groom to the bride before marriage.
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