By Alexandra Harper 
A lot of people know the name Rouba Saadeh, but not all of them know her whole story. She is a fashion designer and business owner from Lebanon who made a name for herself long before she became famous. That attention came her way when she married the famous Italian actor Michele Morrone, who later became famous for his part in the Netflix hit 365 Days. There is a lot more to Rouba’s life than her link to a famous ex-husband, though. She is a busy woman who knows a lot about business, fashion, and design.
This article talks about her early life, schooling, work, marriage, and what she’s been up to these days.
Early Life and Background
She was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 15, 1987. She comes from a close family and has Lebanese roots. Rouba has two siblings, one of whom is named Abir Saadeh. Her mother is named Manolia “Mano” Saadeh.
People from all over the Middle East go to Beirut to be inspired by art, design, and fashion. This may have started Rouba’s interest in these things at a young age.
Learning
Rouba worked hard in school and had a solid academic background before she started her job. This is a simple outline of her educational path:
- College Notre-Dame de Jamhour is a well-known school in Baabda, Lebanon, where she went to high school and finished in 2004.
- Her next step was to attend the Lebanese American University (LAU). In 2008, she earned a degree in Graphic Design with a focus on Digital Media.
- She kept going to LAU and got her MBA (Master of Business Administration) in 2011.
- She got a postgraduate diploma in fashion design from the prestigious Istituto Marangoni in 2012, which was another qualification she added too.
She learned about fashion, business, and graphic design, which gave her the skills to work creatively and professionally in the fashion industry. People also know that she speaks English, Arabic, French, and Italian, which has helped her work in fashion markets around the world.
A Job in Fashion
It’s not just a public picture that Rouba Saadeh has built in the fashion world. Elie Saab is one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the world, and she has worked there. Elie Saab is known for dressing royalty and famous people for red carpets and big events. Reports say that her job was related to the ready-to-wear part of the business and that she helped run collections for everyday, non-couture fashion lines.
Rouba started her own business in addition to working for a well-known brand. She opened Les Paradis Des Fous, a concept store in Beirut. Concept stores are not like regular shops; they usually curate a space where fashion, design, and lifestyle items are all available together. These items often reflect the founder’s personal taste and creative vision. Starting this business shows that she wants to make something on her own, besides designing things for other people.
Her job is the result of years of study and work experience; it didn’t just happen because she got married.
Getting married to Michele Morrone
A lot of people became interested in Rouba Saadeh after she married Michele Morrone, an Italian actor and singer who later became famous all over the world. They got married in 2014, which was a few years before Morrone became famous.
They had two sons together while they were married:
- Markus was born in 2014.
- Mark, born in 2017
They split up in 2018, not long before 365 Days, which made Morrone famous, became a big hit. Some fans are interested in their relationship and how things went because the divorce happened before he became famous around the world. Rouba, on the other hand, has mostly kept the public out of the private details of her marriage and divorce by refusing to talk about them in interviews or on social media.
Even though they are no longer married, Rouba and Michele are still raising their two sons together. Reports and posts on social media over the years suggest that they have kept up a polite, cooperative relationship for the sake of their kids, even after they broke up.
Life After Getting Married
Rouba Saadeh kept focusing on her job and her role as a mother after she got divorced. Compared to many people with famous partners, she has kept her personal life pretty quiet. She hasn’t used her relationship with Morrone to make a name for herself in the public eye. Instead, she has focused on her job in fashion and raising her kids.
She is still active on Instagram, where she posts pictures of her life, work, and family. However, she is much less public than many other famous people with a similar following. Her account shows both the fashion world she works in and her personal life as a mother in Beirut. The fashion background and story of her have also caught the attention of style and leisure magazines like YBR Magazine, which have written about her journey from student to working professional in the field.
How much does she make?
A lot of people are interested in Rouba Saadeh’s net worth since she is linked to a famous star. There is, however, one thing that needs to be said: there is no official, confirmed net worth number for her that comes from a trustworthy financial source. A lot of websites give very different numbers, and some even mix up her story with that of someone else with the same name who is not connected. Any number you see online about Rouba’s earnings or assets that she hasn’t shared with the public is just a guess. This is because she isn’t a famous person or executive at a public company whose earnings are known to the public.
We know for sure that she has built a real, independent career through schooling, work in the fashion industry, and her own business. This is more proof of her professional credibility than any amount of money that we don’t have access to.
Last Thoughts
“The ex-wife of a famous actor” is not the only thing that Rouba Saadeh is known for. She is a Lebanese fashion designer with a good education, real-world experience in the field, and her own business. Her marriage to Michele Morrone made her famous, but her work and personal accomplishments are more impressive on their own. She continues to balance her job as a fashion designer with her role as a mother. She chooses privacy over public drama, which shows that she is mature and sure of who she is outside of the news.