The disappearance of Nadia Farès deeply marked the world of cinema. After being found unconscious in a Parisian swimming pool on April 14, she was placed in an artificial coma. She was eventually declared dead three days later, on April 17, due to a heart incident. Her funeral is being held this Friday, April 24, 2026, in an atmosphere inevitably filled with emotion. While the actress leaves behind her daughters Shana and Cylia, she also shared her life with a man who remained in the shadows. This was a story that she had briefly mentioned a few months before her death, hinting at a new promising chapter of her love life.
Before her disappearance, Nadia Farès had discreetly opened her heart again. A few years after splitting up with Steve Chasman, the father of her two children, she had decided to open her heart once more. In an interview with Gala in January, she hinted at a new relationship by saying, “I have met someone. He is not French.” Without revealing more about the man’s identity, the actress indicated that their relationship was still recent. She confided, “For now, we are getting to know each other,” as a way to protect their budding relationship away from the spotlight.
In the same interview, she reflected calmly on her romantic journey. She explained, “I have mellowed, I don’t regret any of my choices, they have shaped me, pushed me towards deep reflections, to question myself.” She added, “I don’t get carried away anymore, because I believe there is an age for everything.” These words resonate today with a particularly heartfelt emotion.
Prior to this new relationship, Nadia Farès’ life had been marked by an intense relationship with Steve Chasman. Their meeting had all the elements of a fairytale. It was in Luc Besson’s castle in Normandy where their paths crossed. She remembered it as a true love at first sight. Quickly, everything fell into place. Engagement, moving to Los Angeles, and then a family life in a house overlooking the sea in Pacific Palisades. She nostalgically summarized it as “a fairytale.”
From this union, her two daughters, now aged 23 and 20, were born. But after over twenty years together, the couple eventually separated. She mentioned, “Four years ago, my husband and I decided to separate, but we remained on good terms,” emphasizing their continued familial bond. As her loved ones pay their final respects, these revelations take on an even more poignant significance.
