Johnny Schembri is best known as the designer and founder of the fashion label By Johnny. Here, the 38-year-old talks about the important women in his life, including working with both his mother and sister. Johnny Schembri says he’s finally found love, with his Spanish-born partner, David. My maternal grandmother, Carmen, arrived as a single woman, while my paternal grandmother, Lola, came alone and waited for her husband to arrive. She taught us how to cook; nowadays, I cook to de-stress.