Topics: Bella Hadid, Celebrity
Bella and Gigi Hadid's family have released a statement about the 'unexpected addition' to their family after discovering they had a secret half-sister.
There are a fair few famous families out there when it comes to Hollywood.
Whether it's the Kardashians, the Smiths or the Jolie-Pitt crew, it's clear that La La Land is absolutely filled with celebrity relatives.
And the Hadids are no exception, with the two most famous members of the family, supermodels Gigi and Bella, being some of the biggest names in the fashion industry right now.
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And it seems like the Hadid brood has had a surprise addition, and the sisters have 'kindly asked' fans to do one thing following news they have a half-sister they've only recently found out about.
Now, for context, Gigi and Bella, who are 30 and 28 respectively, are the daughters of now-divorced coupled Yolanda and Mohamed Hadid who also share together one other child together, 25-year-old Anwar.
Mohamed, a real estate developer, also has two other children with his first ex-wife, Mary Butler: Alana, 39, and Marielle, 44.
But, Mohamed has fathered a sixth child with a different woman from a third relationship named Aydan Nix.
Gigi and Bella shared the news in a statement to the Daily Mail on Thursday (29 May) where they opened up about Aydan being born following a 'brief romance' Mohamed, 76, had with residential mortgage loan expert, Terri Hatfield Dull, following his divorce from Yolanda in 2001.
According to their statement, Aydan was born and raised in Florida, and grew up with 'the man she lovingly knew as her father until his sudden passing when she was 19'.
It was only after his passing, however, that Aydan took 'a genetic test out of curiosity', which led her to realise her 'biological connection' to the Hadid children.
Opening up about their family's reaction to the news, the Hadid sisters shared that they first connected with their little sister in late 2023, adding: "And from that moment on, we’ve embraced Aydan with open arms."
The pair continued to share a plea to fans regarding the news of the recently-discovered Hadid sibling.
"She’s spent time with all of us, including our dad, and we’ve cherished this unexpected and beautiful addition to our family," the statement continued. "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," the statement concluded.
The Daily Mail also reported that Mohamed and Terri's relationship ended before she discovered she was pregnant with Aydan and, according to a family source, the father-of-six is 'cordial and pleasant' with her.
"There’s mutual respect," the source said, per the outlet. "But there’s also discretion."
