Nema Vand went viral after his interview with podcast host Kate Casey, partly because the Shahs of Sunset star claimed that Meghan Markle had ghosted an ex-boyfriend called "Gabe," leaving him distraught (via Us Magazine). "She toyed with our hearts masterfully," Vand told Casey. "We were at a party one time and she sat on my lap. She got nose to nose with me. For a 16-year-old guy, that is an emotional moment. She said to me in Farsi, 'You are so beautiful.'" If you choose to believe Vand, Markle told the starstruck teenager that she learned Farsi just for him.
You could also choose to not believe the reality star. For what it's worth, Hola reports that Markle is fluent and Spanish and proficient in French, but we've yet to receive confirmation that she can speak a fourth language. There are also multiple sites that show Vand was born in 1988, which would make him about seven years younger than Markle. As Markle's Twitter fans have pointed out, that would mean he almost definitely was not just one grade below the future Duchess of Sussex. However, it's worth noting Page Six, Us Weekly, and Daily Mail all list his age at 37.
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