Gigi And Bella Hadid had good reasons to wait to present the world to their half-sister Ayden Nix.
“Bella, Gigi and Anwar have met Ayden and have been in contact with her for about a year and a half now,” explains a source exclusively US Weekly. “They welcomed her with open arms and kisses her fully like their brother.”
The initiate notes that it was a “full shock for the whole family” to learn that they had a connection with Nix, 23 years old. Although the Hadids learned in Nix during the past year, they wanted to wait before presenting it to the public.
“They kept this new secret for the good of Ayden’s privacy,” said the source. “The Hadid and Anwar sisters tried not to judge the situation.”
Gigi and Bella Hadid models open to discover that they have half a sister. The models said that their brother, Aydan Nix, 23, was born from a brief relationship between their father, Mohamed Hadid, and a woman named Terra Hatfield Dull after the divorce of Mohamed of their mother, Yolanda Hadid, in 2001. “More than 20 years […]
Initially, Gigi, 30, Bella, 28, and Anwar, 25, had “a lot of questions”, and but they remained “positive” and “open -minded”.
“The family wanted to keep things private until Ayden is ready. Gigi and Bella gave her space but are always warm and there for her if she wants to get in touch or see them, “says the source. “They don’t see each other often and have not spent a lot of time together. Ayden has a lot in common with Bella and Gigi and they have linked to New York and the fashion industry. She admires girls a lot. “
Gigi and Bella revealed on Thursday, May 29, that they had learned their half-sister from their father after Nix took a DNA test at home at home.
“More than 20 years ago, our father, although single, had a brief relationship that led to a pregnancy. Aydan was born and grew up in Florida, growing up with the man whom she knew with love as her father suddenly at the age of 19,” said Gigi and Bella in a press release to the press release Daily mail. “After her death, she decided to pass a genetic test out of curiosity, and this is how she discovered a biological link with us. We first connected at the end of 2023, and from that moment, we kissed Aydan with open arms.”
Gigi and Bella Hadid announced in May 2025 that they had recently discovered that they had a secret sister. The models confirmed that their father, Mohamed Hadid, had a brief relationship with a woman by the name of Terri Hatfield Dull after her separation from their mother, Yolanda Hadid, in 2000. Dull fell pregnant, but his daughter Aydan Nix did not do […]
According to the source, Nix’s relationship with the father Mohamed Hadid – that she initiated – was a “slow burn”. “Mohamed took responsibility and shared the news for the family and it was then that they all connected as a whole,” explains the source We. “Mohamed is not close to Ayden but is there for her. They are all to understand.”
Mohamed was married to Yolanda Hadid From 1994 to 2000 and they share Gigi, Bella and Anwar. The real estate tycoon is also the father of the daughters Marielle and Alana with a previous relationship.
