Dodi was known for racing fast cars and living the high life. He was a minor player in Hollywood and produced movies including Chariots of Fire, which won a Best Picture Oscar. Fayed lavished gifts on women he dated: trinkets from Bulgari, private jets, trips to Gstaad and St. Tropez. It’s no wonder that his list of famous girlfriends is a mile long, with Fayed rumored to have dated women including Brooke Shields, Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, Daryl Hannah, and Tina Sinatra.
Dodi’s lifestyle was characterized by luxury, high-profile social connections, and media attention. Despite this, he was known to be private about his personal life, which made his relationship with Diana even more sensational to the press. Diana and Dodi met in the summer of 1997, reportedly introduced during a holiday in the French Riviera. Their relationship quickly became the subject of global fascination.
