Spanish fashion icon Nieves Álvarez, who recently celebrated her 51st birthday, is entering a new chapter in her life. After nearly four years together, she has become engaged to Lebanese businessman Bill Saad. The wedding is planned for 2026, and while the couple has yet to share any details, their happiness is already public knowledge. This news marks a joyful milestone for the model, who, following her 2015 divorce from photographer Marco Severini, has once again found personal harmony.
Their love story began in September 2021 at a mutual friend’s birthday celebration. Just two months later, their friendship blossomed into something more. Their relationship was finally confirmed the following spring, when touching photos of the couple strolling through Paris during Fashion Week surfaced online. At the time, Nieves simply captioned their joint photo with the word “Amour,” leaving no doubt about her feelings. Since then, she has often spoken of Bill as an exceptional person, admiring not only his appearance but also his inner qualities—his intelligence, generosity, and kindness, which she values above all else.
The most romantic moment of their story happened completely unexpectedly. The marriage proposal took place on July 18 of last year during a trip to Lebanon. The couple visited the chapel of one of the country’s revered saints to fulfill a promise previously made in relation to a loved one’s health. Inside the church, in a tranquil atmosphere, Bill knelt down on one knee and asked the big question. For Nieves, it was a complete surprise that, in her words, brought “maximum emotions, just like in the movies.” At that moment, they didn’t have any rings with them, but the couple found a way: after leaving the chapel, they wove symbolic rings for each other out of blades of grass.
The couple has always been reserved about displaying their feelings in public. Bill Saad rarely appears on his famous fiancée’s social media. They also didn’t announce their engagement right away, waiting until the end of the summer. What mattered most to them was first sharing the joyful news with their closest family, especially the children. According to the model, the children’s happiness and their approval was the greatest gift of all.
Both are entering this new marriage with a wealth of life experience and children from previous relationships. Nieves has three children from her twelve-year marriage to Marco Severini: son Adriano, and twins Brando and Bianca. Bill, in turn, is the father of two children, Julian and Jamie, who grew up between Spain and Canada. Interestingly, the businessman’s children are already taking their first steps in the modeling industry, following in their future stepmother’s footsteps. Bill Saad himself, now 55, having lived in France and Canada, has finally settled in Madrid. He is known not only as the founder of a chain of Lebanese restaurants, but also as a philanthropist and the head of several international companies specializing in technology startups.
