The divorce of actress Yasmin Abdel Aziz has topped Google search trends in Egypt in the past few hours. Since the official announcement of the divorce yesterday evening, "Yasmin Abdel Aziz's divorce" has garnered over 100,000 searches in the country. The announcement of the divorce came as a shock to fans and followers of the actress, as Yasmin announced her divorce from her husband, Egyptian actor Ahmed El Awady, despite him celebrating her birthday just a few hours earlier with a romantic message.
Yasmin shared the news on her official social media accounts, stating, "The official divorce between me and Ahmed has taken place, and there is mutual respect and appreciation between us." Despite the shocking announcement, she kept her pictures with El Awady and did not delete them, while thousands of surprised comments flooded in. For his part, El Awady confirmed the news through a post on his Facebook account, and the message and photo celebrating his wife's birthday remain posted on his accounts. It is worth noting that there have been several rumors over the past few years about the couple's separation, but they had always completely denied such news.
