Gigi and Bella Hadid have a bombshell to drop!
The supermodels revealed they have a secret half-sister, confirming the news to DailyMail.com on Thursday! What! It turns out their dad, Mohamed Hadid, had a daughter named Aydan Nix, 23, with Terri Hatfield Dull after his divorce from Yolanda Hadid in 2001. The real estate developer only had a brief romance with Terri, who is a mortgage loan originator. The pair broke up before she found out she was pregnant with Aydan — who, by the way, fits right in with the rest of the Hadids. Just look at her!
Yup, we def see a bit of a resemblance!
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According to DailyMail.com, Mohamed always knew about his youngest daughter. A source close to the family said he had a “cordial and pleasant relationship with Aydan” over the years. However, he has not provided any financial support to her or publicly acknowledged her — hence why no one knew about the college grad for decades! The insider said:
“There’s mutual respect, but there’s also discretion.”
The outlet stated Aydan was raised by Terri and her stepfather in Florida. She was an honor student and cheerleader at a prep school in Orlando and had a summer job delivering Domino’s pizza. Just like her half-siblings, she has a passion for fashion! After graduating high school, Aydan moved to New York City and attended Parsons School of Design, which she graduated from this month. She’s currently focused on creating a career as a designer, stylist, and aspiring influencer.
It was during her time in the Big Apple that Aydan’s stepdad tragically passed away when she was only 19 years old. This heartbreak prompted Aydan to start to seek more answers about her bio family. The Hadid sisters shared in a statement to the outlet:
“Over 20 years ago, our dad, while single, had a brief relationship that led to a pregnancy. Aydan was born and raised in Florida, growing up with the man she lovingly knew as her father until his sudden passing when she was 19.”
Gigi, 30, and Bella, 28, explained that after he died, Aydan “decided to take a genetic test out of curiosity, and that’s how she discovered a biological connection to us.” Following the jaw-dropping discovery, they all met up two years ago and have been in each other’s lives ever since. Gigi, Bella, and Aydan follow each other on Instagram, connected while the youngest was studying abroad in Paris last year, and were even photographed together several times since their first meeting, including during nights out in NYC and during beach trips. However, no one knew who the young woman was until now! The sisters continued:
“We first connected in late 2023, and from that moment on, we’ve embraced Aydan with open arms. She’s spent time with all of us, including our dad, and we’ve cherished this unexpected and beautiful addition to our family.”
Family members told the outlet that the siblings stay in touch and are “becoming closer.” Although Gigi and Bella are acknowledging they have another sibling now, they stressed that Ayden and her family ask for privacy:
“As siblings, we’ve had many open and loving conversations — with Aydan included — about how to support and protect her. Aydan and her family value their privacy, and we fully respect that. We kindly ask others to do the same and honor her wish and right to her anonymity as she continues her life as a young woman in New York.”
Wow! Did anyone expect this news to come out? We certainly didn’t! In addition to Gigi and Bella, Mohamed and Yolanda are parents to son Anwar Hadid, 25. Their dad also shares daughters Marielle, 44, and Alana Hadid, 39, with his first wife, Mary Butler. So, Aydan has a whole bunch of siblings now, not only the model sisters!
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[Image via WENN/Avalon/MEGA & Aydan Nix/Instagram]
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