Sawsan Badr Shares Emotional Moment of Mai Omar on Set
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- Mai Omar's father passes away during filming
- She returns quickly to set and continues working despite the difficult circumstances
Mai Omar, star of the Egyptian drama series El Set Mona Lisa, showed remarkable professionalism despite a deeply personal loss, her co-star Sawsan Badr revealed.
The show aired during the first half of Ramadan’s drama season.
Badr explained that Omar received the news of her father’s passing in the middle of filming. Despite the emotional blow, she only took a short 12-hour break before returning to complete her remaining scenes, determined to meet the production schedule.
“I witnessed her trying to overcome her grief on set,” Badr said, noting that some of Omar’s scenes after her father’s death required her to convey joy and laughter, even while she was enduring profound personal pain.
Badr praised Omar’s professionalism and artistic strength, highlighting her ability to separate personal emotions from professional responsibilities in such difficult circumstances.
Omar’s father passed away on February 24, coinciding with the airing of El Set Mona Lisa, before she had finished filming all her scenes for the series.