Al Pacino’s partner Noor Alfallah reveals she was diagnosed with life-threatening condition while pregnant with their son Roman

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Noor Alfallah recently opened up about the life-threatening condition she was diagnosed with while being pregnant with her beau Al Pacino’s son Roman. 

During an interview with Vogue Arabia, published on Monday, March 4, the 30-year-old film producer shared that during her pregnancy she was diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome, causing increased liver enzymes leading to occasional seizures.

Noor Alfallah opens up about her health struggle

Noor Alfallah was candid about her health scare during the recent interview. She shared that before giving birth to her son Roman in June 2023, she was diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome, which filled her late pregnancy with anxiety.

Alfallah shared with the magazine, “When I look back on it now, I wish I could have enjoyed my pregnancy more.”

Her health condition persisted even after the birth of her baby boy and the Sony producer recalled the harrowing time when she could not be alone with her newborn baby in the fear of having a seizure.

Nevertheless, Alfallah admitted that she is so “blessed” for her baby boy.

In the same interview, she shared, “Becoming a mom – to be honest – it’s greater than I ever could imagine. Roman has just been the greatest gift from God, a thousand times better than what I ever thought he would be.”

She couldn't contain the excitement of a new mother, as she admitted, “Every day I look at him, I just know I’m so blessed.”

She also dished out that co-parenting her son with Pacino, 83, has been “greater” than she “ever could imagine.”

Even before getting pregnant, she was diagnosed with another life-threatening condition - parathyroid tumor- in 2021. 

Noor Alfallah opens up about her equation with Al Pacino

While talking about her interest in films and her occupation, Alfallah candidly spoke about her relationship with 'The Godfather' star Al Pacino. She recalled that during a high society dinner one evening, she was seated beside the 83-year-old actor. 

She shared that after speaking throughout the evening, they parted ways in a good note.

“I thought it was cool. I thought, wow, that’s Al Pacino. I went to film school, so I wasn’t dumb about who he was. He’s a very talented and unique person. But I had no intention of thinking like, oh, he is going to be my son’s father one day,” shared Alfallah.

Neither did they exchange numbers that day nor met again in another year. However, destiny was something else planned out as they met fortuitously at the restaurant E Baldi, and they established a friendship.

Algfallah reminisced, “Then the pandemic hit,” before adding, “Al lives down the street from my house and we started spending every day together, playing chess and watching movies. It was like film school with Al Pacino."

She recalled, "‘Did you ever see 'Scarface'?’ he asked me. ‘No,’ I answered, ‘Though I know the lines. Say hello to my little friend'."

Alfallah shared that they watched a number of movies together.

“He showed me some obscure movies he was in like one with Marthe Keller called 'Bobby Deerfield', which is now my favorite of all his films,” shared Alfallah.

Slowly, their friendship turned into something more, as she said, “I guess, it just became something more.”