[custom_adv] Shiva Safai wears a number of fabulous titles. She’s the fiancée of real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, and she’s the soon-to-be stepmother to supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid (plus three additional children). Now, with the return of E!’s reality hit, Second Wives Club, the 35-year-old is donning yet another title: television personality. [custom_adv] Safai was born in Iran and spent the majority of her formative years in Norway before moving to Los Angeles 17 years ago. As a mixed mutt myself, I ask Safai if her previous homes still hold a place in her heart. “Absolutely,” Safai says. “My parents moved us to Norway when I was four, so I don’t remember much from Iran, but my parents were good at speaking Farsi at home and teaching us the culture,” she says. [custom_adv] “I definitely do feel and am proud of my roots and our culture. Growing up in Norway, there weren’t so many Persians. So my parents really made an effort for us to remember where we came from.” [custom_adv] While Safai introduced Hadid to her friends gradually, she got a crash course in his social circle – starting with a double date with Ken and Lisa Vanderpump. “Our first date was at Madeo [listed below] with his best friend Lisa Vanderpump and her husband and dog, Jiggy. [custom_adv] He had brought her to kind of give him the approval, so she was grilling me the whole night asking me all kinds of questions. But at the same time we’re laughing and having a really good time,” she recalls. “It was funny and different.” [custom_adv] As for Shiva's new relationship, well, it looks to be going great. After going red carpet and Instagram official last month, Shiva and Niels spent Thanksgiving together and are very publicly declaring their feelings for one another on social media.
