Joana Sanz Opens Up About Staying with Dani Alves Amidst His Legal Battle

In just a matter of days, Joana Sanz’s life has undergone a drastic transformation. Only three days after her husband, Dani Alves, was acquitted and released on parole following accusations of an alleged sexual assault in the VIP bathroom of Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 30, 2022, the model shared exciting news on her social media: she is expecting her first child.

This pregnancy, arriving after five years of effort and hope, marks a truly special moment in her life. Undoubtedly, the past few days have been eventful for Joana Sanz.

Joana Sanz’s Recent Statements

Amidst her joy, Joana Sanz granted an interview to the magazine ¡Hola!, where she shared how challenging the past years have been and what this “new beginning” means to her. She admitted receiving the news with “tears of happiness and relief.”

“I always believed in his innocence, and that’s why I never left his side,” she revealed.

“The media pressure was incredibly harsh. Everything became frantic, and I felt like my mourning period was completely disregarded—I had just lost my mother. My career was my lifeline through all the suffering, but at the same time, I felt forced to keep smiling a year after the storm. I felt like I owed it to myself to take a momentary pause,” Joana Sanz stated.

“The hardest part of this ordeal was enduring so many attacks without being either the accuser or the accused. That, perhaps, was the most difficult.” She also publicly denounced the harassment she suffered from an individual: “This person followed me everywhere, took pictures and videos, and later used them to send me death threats.”

Dani Alves’ Reaction to Joana Sanz’s Pregnancy

“Dani had faith that this time it would be the one. The moment I told him, he couldn’t stop crying all afternoon. He just kept thanking God. It has been an incredibly tough time, a real emotional rollercoaster for two years, but now I am here, overwhelmed with happiness, and expecting a true blessing,” Joana Sanz expressed.

“When Dani was playing in Brazil, I was working extensively in Europe, and we spent two or three months apart. Amidst that distance, I made the decision to become a mother. I say this in the singular because he had wanted us to become parents even before we got married. However, I was young and felt I needed to accomplish many things before taking such a serious step. What I never imagined was how difficult it would be to actually become parents,” she explained.

“Separation was never a firm decision. I wanted to have a conversation with him before making any final choices. The moment I saw him during my first visit, the idea of breaking up vanished and was replaced with the desire to fight for healing. We had many pre-existing differences we were unaware of—too much individualism and a lack of communication in our relationship. Now, all of that has transformed into what we are today,” Joana Sanz concluded when asked about the possibility of separating from Dani Alves.