Camilla Al Fayed's bump...and the secret, other Mohamed who is the baby's father
29th August 2009 by Katie Nicholl
It's a secret that Camilla Al Fayed has been keen to keep since becoming pregnant early in the year – the identity of the father.
But today I can solve the mystery. He is Syrian-born property tycoon Mohamad Esreb, 30, who has been secretly romancing Camilla for the past seven years. And the couple have more good news – they are engaged to be married.
Charity campaigner Camilla, 24, – daughter of Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed – is expecting the baby, her first, in November. A friend tells me: ‘Camilla and Mohamad are blissfully happy. They got engaged in January but they have kept the whole thing very quiet. Mohamad is a lovely guy but he’s very private so they are never seen out together. They have been dating on and off for seven years, but he is the one for her and when he asked her to marry him she said yes.
‘The baby wasn’t planned, but when they found out they were delighted. They haven’t thought about a wedding yet, they just want to get their heads around the fact that they are going to be parents.’
Camilla’s father is said to be delighted at the news – he recently became a grandfather when Camilla’s sister Jasmine gave birth to a girl. Camilla has spent some of the summer with her family in Finland, but has continued working for the Al Fayed Foundation throughout her pregnancy.
The friend says: ‘She has had a very easy pregnancy and hasn’t been ill at all. She has a perfect bump and cannot wait for the new arrival. They haven’t found out if it’s a boy or a girl yet. They want it to be a surprise.’
Camilla has in the past been linked romantically to several men, including Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell and Blue’s Lee Ryan.