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Jessica Serfaty Is Engaged! Who Is Her Partner Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio?
Jessica Serfaty, the renowned actress best known for her role in the Days of Our Lives, confirmed her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, Leonardo…
Jessica Serfaty, the renowned actress best known for her role in the Days of Our Lives, confirmed her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio.
On July 11, 2023, Serfaty revealed her engagement to Leonardo Maria via an Instagram post. She posted several pictures flaunting her rings in her partner’s arms, noting, “HE SAID YES!!! just kidding, I SAID YES! WE SAID YES!”
In an exclusive interview with People on July 12, 2023, Serfaty revealed the details of the proposal. Reflecting on the memorable moment, she admitted she was genuinely caught off guard when Leonardo Maria dropped to one knee.
Jessica Serfaty is engaged to Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio. (Source: jessicamichel/Instagram)
“I was completely taken by surprise when he dropped to one knee. I remember seeing the joy in Leo’s face when he couldn’t hold it in any longer,” she said to the outlet. Moreover, she revealed he even shed tears.
Leonardo Maria popped the question at the Conca del Songo restaurant, nestled on Italy’s breathtaking Amalfi coast with a diamond sparkler,
Breaking away from tradition, the ring features a stunning yellow diamond, which Serfaty admitted she had never envisioned for herself before.
The Ride actress remarked, “I never pictured a yellow diamond, then again, I’ve never been a traditional ring kinda-gal.”
Furthermore, Serfaty revealed now that she had experienced the elegance and timelessness of Leonardo Maria’s taste, she couldn’t imagine anything more perfect.
Serfaty jokingly mentioned the need to “tread water a little harder” with her new status as a billionaire’s fiancée.
Jessica Serfaty and Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio met in 2017
Serfaty and Leonardo Maria met in 2017. Serfaty fondly recalled the moment when their paths first crossed at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
It was aboard a boat where Serfaty witnessed Leonardo Maria’s impressive dance moves, leaving a lasting impression on her. She couldn’t help but remark on his exceptional dancing skills.
However, their initial encounter was brief, and it would be a couple of years before their paths would cross again.
Serfaty spent five remarkable days with Leonardo Maria, along with friends who shared laughter and danced until the break of dawn.
During this unforgettable period, the actress began to sense something deeper and more meaningful evolving between them.
Reluctant to part ways, she realized that she had developed strong feelings for her now partner. However, at the time, both were in other relationships. Later, Leonardo Maria reached out to her, confessing that he had been thinking about her.
She said, “We were both in relationships. So cut to this year, Leo wrote me and said he had been thinking about me and asked if I was single. I was. And just like that… Everything else is history.”
Notably, this is the second marriage for Leonardo Maria, while Serfaty had been previously engaged to Firefly CEO Kaan Gunay.
Who is Jessica Serfaty’s partner Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio?
Serfaty’s partner, Leonardo Maria, is the son of the late chairman of EssilorLuxottica, Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded the world’s largest eyeglasses firm, where he serves as chief strategy officer.
Following his father’s passing, Leonardo Maria inherited a significant 12.5% stake in his father’s Luxembourg-based holding company, Delfin, alongside his mother and six half-siblings.
Besides EssilorLuxottica, Delfin also owns shares in other notable entities such as insurer Generali, banks Mediobanca and UniCredit, and real estate developer Covivio.
Additionally, Leonardo Maria is the CEO of Salmoiraghi & Viganò, an eyeglasses retailer acquired by EssilorLuxottica in 2016.
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