DODI AL-FAYED and Princess Diana were one of the most high-profile couples in the world before their untimely and tragic deaths in 1997.
The late Harrods owner’s son was known for getting involved with the ex-wife of King Charles, but some are unaware that he was actually involved with another woman before news of his relationship with Diana was publicly exposed.
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Who is Kelly Fisher?
Kelly Fisher is a property developer and former model who was once engaged to Dodi.
She posed for major brands like Armani and Calvin Klein during her years as a model.
Kelly was born in 1967 and for the first eight years of her life she was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, in the US.
Her family relocated often due to her father’s work as the vice president of an international company.
Kelly moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a teen and at the age 16 she started modelling.
How did she meet Dodi Al-Fayed and how long were they together?
Egyptian film producer Dodi and Kelly met in the summer of 1996 in Paris.
Kelly claims that the pair became engaged in February 1997 and were set to move into a Malibu mansion that Dodi had purchased for them.
Their wedding date was supposedly set for August 9, 1997.
Kelly has since said that she was so committed to her future with Dodi that she was convinced by her future husband to give up her career.
In return, she claims to have received a £2,000-a-day allowance.
Kelly has stated that Dodi dumped her by phone on August 7, 1997 – just two days before their wedding.
This date is significant as it is also the day his relationship with Princess Diana first hit the news.
The first picture of Dodi and Diana to hit the press was a fuzzy image dubbed “The Kiss”.
The famous snap, taken by an Italian paparazzo using a telephoto lens, showed Dodi and Diana embracing on a yacht near St Tropez.
Kelly was actually in St Tropez at the time the kiss picture was taken, staying aboard another of the Fayed family’s yachts.
After the pictures were released she returned to California and gave a tearful appearance at a press conference where her attorney announced plans to sue Dodi for “emotionally leaving her at the altar”.
Kelly later gave a tell-all newspaper interview claiming Dodi was a “dud” in bed who one gave her a cheque for £100,000 which bounced.
It is also reported that with the help of LA lawyer Gloria Allred, she sued Dodi for $440,000.
The model claimed that the pictures were the only confirmation she got that their relationship was over, according to reporting from the LA Times at the time.
Kelly later gave a tell-all newspaper interview claiming Dodi was a “dud” in bed who one gave her a cheque for £100,000 which bounced.
Her plans to sue Dodi ended when he was killed alongside Diana in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997.
Where is Kelly Fisher now?
Kelly now lives in Aiken, South Carolina.
The ex-model has spoken about the impact the 1997 situation had on her, saying: “You go in the course of three weeks from being engaged to Dodi to being left for the most famous, gorgeous woman in the world, to them all dying.
“In three weeks. That was just terrible. I was pretty young. It was pretty bad.”
She has also said that her pain was made worse by Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, who died in September 2023, denying his son had ever been engaged to her, and accusing her of being a “gold-digger”.
She explained: “He was talking about the lawsuit but I had stopped working – I put my life on hold.”
Kelly has also said that she has left all the grievances in the past, despite the controversy and the drama that surrounded her, Dodi, and Diana.
She told The Sun in 2017: “I was heartbroken to see the pictures of Diana and Dodi together but the most heartbroken I ever, ever was – ever – was when he died.
“That was too much for me, it was incredibly difficult.”
She also revealed that she kept the engagement ring from Dodi as a memento of their time together.
I was heartbroken to see the pictures of Diana and Dodi together but the most heartbroken I ever, ever was – ever – was when he died.
Kelly Fisher on Dodi Al-Fayed
What does Kelly Fisher do for a living?
Fisher has left behind her career as a model and now works as a property developer.
Since the summer of 1997, and the tragic events that unfolded, she has largely stayed out of the spotlight.
Who is Kelly Fisher’s husband Mikhail Movshina?
Kelly’s husband, Mikhail Movshina, is a pilot.
The couple met in 2007 while they were both on a safari in the Central African Republic.
After stints living together in Paris and the Swiss Alps, Kelly and Mikhail moved to South Carolina to start a family.
Does Kelly Fisher have any children?
Kelly shares one daughter, Alexandra Grace, with her husband.
She was born in 2011.
Following the birth of her daughter, Kelly expressed sympathy for Diana’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
She said: “I have a daughter now and cannot imagine what would have happened if I was suddenly gone. I can’t imagine what those boys must have felt.”
