Ahmed Elawady Ignites Controversy Comparing Relationships to Car Brands

Actor Ahmed Elawady has ignited a new wave of controversy following his remarks on past emotional relationships, drawing comparisons to two renowned car brands, which sparked extensive discussions across social media platforms. Ahmed Elawady surprised his audience and social media users with a shocking comment about the impact of previous emotional feelings and how they affected him, during his appearance as a guest on the "Qessati" podcast with host Mohamed Qais. He stated that in his artistic beginnings, he bought a "Mitsubishi" car and was very happy with it. He noted that he now owns a "Mercedes," which makes him recall old feelings about his first car, without thinking of returning to driving it, as he described. The controversy surrounding Ahmed Elawady's statements on social media platforms involves two aspects: first, his description of emotional relationships and feelings with car brands, and second, the prevailing belief that his remarks refer to actress Yasmine Abdel Aziz, as she was his first wife at the dawn of his artistic stardom. Elawady's controversial statements coincide with speculation circulating about his romantic involvement with actress Yara El-Soukary. Although he has not officially confirmed or announced it to his audience, he merely admitted to currently being in love, without disclosing the name of the other party, simply asserting that "love is sugar and honey and makes a person sweeter." Yara El-Soukary had previously sparked a wide wave of controversy and interaction during a seminar at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, moderated by Nishan. When asked about the nature of her relationship with Elawady, she affirmed that "the majority of successful artistic duos were bound by real emotional relationships and genuine feelings of love," which some considered an indication of her relationship with Elawady, before Nishan commented: "Let's celebrate love and say congratulations," then extended his congratulations to the duo. Elawady married Yasmine Abdel Aziz in May 2020, and they officially announced their separation in January 2024. Since then, both parties maintained silence regarding any details concerning their marriage or divorce, until the pace of indirect reciprocal statements escalated due to artistic competition in the Ramadan drama season and this year's summer cinema season.