Bella and Gigi Hadid have a shocking secret half-sister who has grow to be a part of their internal circle after assembly for the primary time lower than two years in the past.
The Every day Mail can completely affirm that the fashions’ youthful sibling is Aydan Nix, a 23-year-old who graduated from the Parsons College of Design in Manhattan earlier this month.
Her mom turned pregnant after a short romance with Mohamed Hadid, Bella and Gigi’s multi-millionaire actual property developer father.
Aydan and her mom’s hyperlink to the celebrity household have been saved underneath wraps for nearly 20 years, till now.
Gigi and Bella Hadid on Thursday confirmed Aydan is their half sister they usually have ‘cherished this sudden and delightful addition to our household’.
The Every day Mail understands that Mohamed, now 76, maintains a relationship with Aydan in non-public however has by no means acknowledged her publicly.
Aydan, who grew up in Orlando, Florida, studied Wonderful and Studio Arts at Parsons and related with the sisters when she was finding out overseas in Paris final yr.
Since then, she has been photographed with them on a number of events.
They’ve been noticed on nights out in New York and through bikini-clad journeys to the seaside.
Bella and Gigi Hadid have a shocking secret half-sister, Aydan Nix, who has grow to be a part of their internal circle after assembly for the primary time final yr
Members of the family advised the the Every day Mail that the newfound sisters have saved involved and have been ‘turning into nearer’.
They comply with one another on social media and seem on every others’ Instagram tales.
Nonetheless, regardless of the rising bond, not one of the ladies publicly recognized one another as siblings – till Thursday.
‘Over 20 years in the past, our dad, whereas single, had a short relationship that led to a being pregnant,’ the household mentioned.
‘Aydan was born and raised in Florida, rising up with the person she lovingly knew as her father till his sudden passing when she was 19.
‘After his passing, she determined to take a genetic check out of curiosity, and that’s how she found a organic connection to us.
‘We first related in late 2023, and from that second on, we’ve embraced Aydan with open arms.
‘She’s hung out with all of us, together with our dad, and we’ve cherished this sudden and delightful addition to our household.
‘As siblings, we’ve had many open and loving conversations— with Aydan included —about how one can assist and shield her.
‘Aydan and her household worth their privateness, and we absolutely respect that. We kindly ask others to do the identical and honor her want and proper to her anonymity as she continues her life as a younger lady in New York.’
Whereas the willowy Aydan shares the Hadids’ angular cheekbones and signature torso, her upbringing was worlds other than that of Gigi, 29, and Bella, 28, who between them have graced the pages of worldwide Vogue journal greater than 85 instances.
Aydan was an honor pupil and cheerleader at a prep faculty in Orlando, the place she took a eager curiosity in French and style.
Although raised in a cushty house along with her mom and stepfather, she held down a summer season job delivering Domino’s pizza.
After highschool, Aydan moved to Manhattan to pursue a profession in style.
Along with internships with photographers and stylists, she labored as a commissioned gross sales affiliate on the classic clothes retailer Harley’s.
A bikini-clad Aydan (second from proper) poses for pictures on a seaside in Malibu, California, along with her supermodel half-sister Bella
Spitting picture: Aydan is a 23-year-old who graduated from the Parsons College of Design in Manhattan earlier this month
Aydan related along with her half-sisters for the primary time in Paris final yr whereas she was finding out overseas. She is pictured on an evening out in New York with Gigi in 2023
In an unique assertion to Every day Mail, the Gigi and Bella Hadid confirmed Aydan is their half sister they usually have ‘cherished this sudden and delightful addition to our household’.
Aydan was raised by her mom, Terri Hatfield Boring, in a suburb of Orlando – removed from the glamorous world of her siblings.
Mohamed Hadid had met Boring shortly after his divorce from Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Hadid in 2001.
Yolanda is the mom of Gigi, Bella, and their youthful brother Anwar. Mohamed additionally has two daughters, Marielle and Alana, together with his first spouse, Mary Butler.
The Palestinian-American actual property tycoon had a short romance with Boring that ended shortly earlier than she found she was pregnant.
The Every day Mail understands that Mohamed all the time knew about Aydan however has not supplied monetary assist.
She was raised by her mom, who has labored as a mortgage mortgage originator and has since married.
Now embedded within the very business her sisters dominate, Aydan is carving out her personal area of interest as a designer, stylist and aspiring influencer.
A supply near the household confirmed that Mohamed maintained a cordial and nice relationship with Aydan.
Whereas he follows her on Instagram, he has conspicuously excluded her identify from public interviews and social media posts.
In a Father’s Day message in 2024, he mentioned his ‘5 kids’, omitting to say Aydan.
He had been anticipated to attend his daughter’s commencement in Could however reportedly canceled a couple of week beforehand.
A household supply advised the Every day Mail that whereas Mohamed has fondness for Aydan, he thus far had not been able to publicly acknowledge her as his sixth baby.
On the commencement ceremony in Brooklyn on Could 16, Aydan celebrated with classmates and was seen posing for pictures
Aydan was raised by her mom, Terri Hatfield Boring (pictured), in a suburb of Orlando – removed from the glamorous world of her siblings
Mohamed Hadid and ex-wife Yolanda share supermodel daughters Bella and Gigi and an actor son Anwar, 24. Mohamed additionally shares Marielle, 43, and Alana, 38, together with his ex Mary Butler
Although raised in a cushty house along with her mom and stepfather, Aydan held down a summer season job delivering Domino’s pizza
Sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid stroll the runway on the Victoria’s Secret Vogue Present in 2024
‘There’s mutual respect,’ the supply mentioned. ‘However there’s additionally discretion.’
On the commencement ceremony in Brooklyn on Could 16, Aydan celebrated with classmates and was seen posing for pictures.
A proud Boring posted footage on Instagram of her daughter in a pink gown, mortar board and sun shades.
Aydan additionally wore a black and white keffiyeh scarf, maybe a nod to her father’s Palestinian heritage or as a gesture of protest over the conflict in Gaza.
The graduate marked the event along with her personal social media put up, captioned: ‘WTF………. put up grad ……..’
