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Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Gigi and Bella Hadid welcome secret half-sister Aydan Nix into their lives with heartfelt message
Gigi and Bella Hadid and half sister Aydan Nix In an emotional and surprising revelation, the internationally renowned supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid have publicly acknowledged the existence of their secret half-sister, Aydan Nix. The sisters shared a deeply personal statement through The Daily Mail on May 29, confirming that Aydan now 23 is the daughter of their father Mohamed Hadid from a little-known relationship with a woman named Terri Hatfield following his divorce from Yolanda Hadid. According to the Hadid sisters, Mohamed was single at the time of this relationship which ultimately led to Terri's pregnancy. Aydan was born and raised in Florida and grew up believing another man was her father until his unexpected death when she was 19. This life-altering loss prompted Aydan to take a DNA test, purely out of curiosity and the results revealed a surprising biological link to one of the world's most famous families. How the bond began and blossomed Upon learning about her connection to the Hadids, Aydan reached out to them and Gigi and Bella were quick to respond. By late 2023, the siblings had already met and developed a close relationship with their newfound sister who works as a fashion designer and stylist. The statement from Gigi and Bella described Aydan as 'a beautiful and unexpected addition' to their family and highlighted how meaningful their conversations and moments together have been since reconnecting. The sisters also praised Aydan's strength and creativity noting that she recently graduated from the prestigious Parsons School of Design in Manhattan and is now living in New York City while carving her own path in the fashion industry. Privacy over publicity Despite her famous lineage, Aydan has requested privacy as she navigates this new chapter in her life and Gigi and Bella have echoed her sentiments. 'We've had many open and loving conversations with Aydan included about how to support and protect her,' they said. They kindly asked the public to respect Aydan's wish to live quietly and out of the limelight. Mohamed Hadid, now 78 has reportedly spent time with Aydan as well. In addition to Gigi, Bella and now Aydan, he shares son Anwar Hadid with Yolanda and daughters Marielle and Alana Hadid with his first wife, Mary Butler. A family rediscovered This heartfelt revelation adds a new layer to the Hadid family story, one that speaks to acceptance, love and the unpredictable ways life can bring people together. As the family adjusts to this newfound connection, fans around the world are applauding Gigi and Bella for their openness and warmth in welcoming Aydan into their lives. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Meet Aydan Nix: Gigi and Bella Hadid's secret half-sister they only met in 2023
Gigi and Bella Hadid have welcomed a new half-sister, Aydan Nix, into their family after she discovered Mohamed Hadid is her father through a genetic test. Aydan, a 23-year-old designer, connected with the Hadid sisters in 2023. The family is now focused on supporting Aydan while respecting her privacy as she navigates this new chapter. Supermodel sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid have a surprise addition to their family—23-year-old budding designer Aydan Nix, their half-sister they only discovered in 2023. In a statement to Daily Mail, the Hadids confirmed the news, revealing how the unexpected family connection came to light. Aydan is the daughter of Gigi and Bella's father, Mohamed Hadid, and Terri Hatfield Dull. The sisters shared that Aydan was born from a brief romance between Mohamed and Terri. Raised in Florida, Aydan knew another man as her father until his sudden death at age 19. After taking a genetic test, she discovered her Hadid roots. Aydan, a recent Parsons School of Design graduate, finally connected with Gigi and Bella in 2023. A portion of their statement read, 'She's spent time with all of us, including our dad, and we've cherished this unexpected and beautiful addition to our family. 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo ' According to the report, Mohamed and Terri's relationship ended before he knew Terri was pregnant. Though he allegedly always knew about Aydan, he never provided financial support. Aydan and Mohamed share a cordial relationship, and he was expected at her May graduation but didn't attend. He has yet to acknowledge her publicly. Mohamed Hadid has two children, Marielle and Alana, from his first wife, Mary Butler. From his second marriage to Yolanda Hadid, he has three children: Gigi, Bella, and Anwar. Aydan is his youngest child. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Gigi and Bella Hadid reveal shocking family secret — meet their half-sister Aydan Nix, 23
Gigi and Bella Hadid have been keeping a secret. The supermodels have a half-sister named Aydan Nix that they just confirmed to the world. Gigi, 30, and Bella, 28, released a statement about their 23-year-old half-sibling on Thursday, revealing that Nix is the result of their father, Mohamed Hadid's 'brief romance' with a woman named Terri Hatfield Dull. They also shared that the real estate developer's relationship with Dull happened after his divorce from their mother, Yolanda Hadid, in 2001. 11 Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Getty Images for Victoria's Secret 11 Aydan Nix looks strikingly similar to her supermodel half-sisters. Instagram/@toospoiled 'Over 20 years ago, our dad, while single, had a brief relationship that led to a pregnancy,' Gigi and Bella told the Daily Mail in a statement. The sisters also revealed that Nix did not know Mohamed was her dad until recently. '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 and Bella's statement continued. 11 Gigi and Bella confirmed the news of their secret sibling on Thursday. Instagram/@toospoiled 11 She reportedly grew up with a man she thought was her father, said Gigi and Bella. Instagram/@toospoiled 11 It wasn't until after he passed away when she was 19 that she discovered the truth. Instagram/@toospoiled The Hadid sisters explained that Nix 'decided to take a genetic test out of curiosity,' which led to the shocking discovery that she had 'a biological connection' to them. Gigi and Bella said they have known about their half-sister for over a year, sharing that they 'first connected in late 2023,' with Daily Mail claiming it happened while Nix was studying abroad in Paris last year. Since then, the sisters said Nix has 'spent time' with the entire family, including Mohamed, 76, adding they have 'embraced' her 'with open arms.' 11 Gigi and Bella said that Nix 'decided to take a genetic test out of curiosity,' which led to the discovery of their 'biological connection.' Instagram/@toospoiled 11 She 'first connected' with her half-siblings in 'late 2023.' Instagram/@toospoiled 11 Since then, Gigi and Bella insist the Hadids have 'embraced Aydan with open arms.' Instagram/@toospoiled 'We've cherished this unexpected and beautiful addition to our family,' Gigi and Bella continued before pleading for Nix's privacy. 'As siblings, we've had many open and loving conversations— with Aydan included — about how to support and protect her,' the sisters said. '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.' Nix is a recent graduate from the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan and living in the city, with dreams of reportedly becoming a designer, stylist and aspiring influencer, according to Daily Mail. 11 'We've cherished this unexpected and beautiful addition to our family,' the sisters said in their statement. Instagram/@toospoiled The outlet, which posted the shocking family secret on Thursday, claimed that Mohamed's relationship with Dull ended before she discovered she was pregnant. However, he allegedly 'always knew' about Nix but reportedly has 'not provided' her with financial support. A family source told the outlet that Mohamed is 'cordial and pleasant' with Nix. 'There's mutual respect,' they added, 'but there's also discretion.' 11 A source told Daily Mail that Mohamed was expected to attend Nix's graduation in May but allegedly canceled the appearance 'about a week beforehand.' Dimitrios Kambouris 11 They also alleged that he has 'not provided' Nix with financial support. Frazer Harrison The family insider also claimed that Mohamed was expected to attend Nix's graduation in May but allegedly canceled the appearance 'about a week beforehand.' Gigi and Bella — who have a brother, Anwar Hadid, 25, from Mohamed and Yolanda's marriage — have been photographed with Nix on various occasions, but no one except those close to the family was aware of the connection until now. Besides the kids he shares with Yolanda, Mohamed is also dad to daughters Marielle, 44, and Alana, 39, whom he welcomed with his first wife, Mary Butler. As of this post, he has not publicly acknowledged Nix as his daughter, but he does follow her on Instagram. The Post reached out to Mohamed for comment.
Los Angeles Times
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Demetri Martin brought visual art to stand-up. Can he take comedy into the art world?
I wasn't expecting a painting of a naked clown to greet me when I FaceTimed Demetri Martin on a Monday afternoon in May. After the longest two seconds of my life, the comedian appeared in front of the camera with an unassuming smile. For the past few months, Martin has been toiling away in the studio shed designed by his wife, interior designer Rachael Beame Martin, in the backyard of their Beverly Glen home. Lush greenery peeks through the windows above a lattice he constructed to mount canvases of various sizes. His first solo exhibition of paintings and drawings is just days away and he has some finishing touches to make. Visual art is not new to Martin, a wiz at one-liners who incorporates drawings in his stand-up. 'The cool thing about a drawing is I can share something personal and I can use a graphic to illustrate it more specifically,' he says in 'Demetri Deconstructed,' his 2024 Netflix special. In one graph from the special, he plots the inverse relationship between the amount of 'past' and 'future' time across an individual's lifespan. The point where 'past' and 'future' meet is the mid-life existential crisis. There is a synergy between Martin's jokes and his sketches, which are more akin to doodles than drawings. Their humor lies in their pared-down specificity. They 'make you ponder something on the absurdity-of-life level, which I guess is comedy,' says Martin's close friend and musician Jack Johnson. With his love of joke crafting, Martin says he represents the comedy old guard as stand-up has become heavily autobiographical in today's internet age. 'Specifically, it's jokes that have always attracted me when we're talking about the comedy world,' Martin says of his aversion to storytelling. 'Can you do a joke in 12 words? Can you get an idea across? How much can you take away and it still lands with people?' 'Acute Angles,' Martin's solo exhibition running Sunday to May 31, takes his obsession with constraint a step further. The experiment: Can you communicate jokes visually without any words? 'I brought visual art into my stand-up comedy,' says Martin, who worked on paintings for two-plus years before he figured he had enough material to fill a gallery. 'Can I bring comedy into the visual art world?' 'Acute Angles' — he says the title references the shape of his nose — features large-scale paintings with a unifying color palette of bright red, sky blue and medium gray, in addition to 30 smaller drawings. The paintings depict implausible scenarios: What if the grim reaper slipped on a banana on his way to kill you? What if Superman ripped his underpants on his quest to save you? The show is a collaboration with his wife, whom he adoringly describes as the muscles of the operation. The two secured a month-long lease of an abandoned yoga studio tucked behind a California Pizza Kitchen in Brentwood. Using her design skills — they met in New York City when she was attending Parsons School of Design and he was pursing comedy — Beame Martin led a rebuild of the studio-turned-gallery. When Martin's publicist called to ask if the gallery had a name, the couple turned to Google. They eventually came up with 'Laconic Gallery,' for Laconia, Greece, where Martin traces his roots, and because the word laconic perfectly describes Martin's ethos: marked by the use of few words. On the day of our interview, Martin is completing the last of 12 paintings for the show and is puzzled why the paint appears differently on the canvas than in the can. He's trying hard to ensure the color of the naked clown's pubic hair matches his hair. The relationship between the viewer and the art is both exciting and scary to Martin. When taking a comedy show on the road, you more or less know your jokes will land, he says. With an art show, there's more of a vacuum between him and the audience, yet the conceit remains: the show is meant to be funny. But whether viewers laugh while visiting the art exhibition almost doesn't matter. For Martin, the reward has been the process of creation — the meditative zone he sinks into, indie rock oozing from his CD player, as he envisions and re-envisions the work. (Many of the paintings in the show are derived from old sketches.) The show also represents Martin's re-emergence from his own mid-life existential crisis. At 51, he is older than his dad was when he died and about the same age as his late mom, when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. 'So now, is this like bonus time for me?' he started to ask himself in his late 40s. In some ways, Martin has always been a tortured artist. After graduating from Yale, he attended NYU Law only to drop out after the second year. But New York City is also where he found himself, spending late nights at the Comedy Cellar and the Boston Comedy Club. His days were spent visiting the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Daydreaming his way through the galleries, jotting jokes in his notepad, is when he first gained an appreciation for the arts. 'He's not without cynicism once you know him, but where comics so often lead with cynicism, he has this wide-eyed openness, and I think that's a thread that pulls through all of his work,' says comedian and fellow Comedy Central alum Sarah Silverman. Now, Martin is a father to an 8-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son — the same age he was when manning his Greek family's shish kebab stand on the Jersey Shore. His self-described anger at seeing the world his kids are growing up in, namely their peers' obsessions with cell phones, seeps into his paintings and drawings. But ultimately, being a father has irrevocably improved Martin's perspective on life. 'I think sometimes resignation is also acceptance,' he says, on his new appreciation of midlife. 'You're still motivated, but maybe not in the same way. … You still want to make things, but maybe it doesn't matter as much, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter. So that's where I feel like I'm at, where I'm saying, 'You know what, I'm grateful.' I understand how lucky I've been now.' He's not quite done with touring but 'Acute Angles' represents a potential escape. If his comedy can travel without him, if he can make money while foregoing lonely nights on the road, he can prioritize more important moments, like playing catch with his son after school. After all, his kids aren't at the age yet where they hate him — a joke his kids don't like. Still, Martin's art-making mirrors his joke-writing. It's a numbers game, meticulously filling notebooks in handwriting Silverman describes as 'tiny letters all perfectly the same size,' then revisiting and sharpening material until the joke emerges, like a vision. 'It's really a privilege to have the kind of career where I can try something like this,' Martin says. 'I don't take that for granted anymore.'
The Star
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Designer Prabal Gurung's memoir threads fashion, family and feminism together
Designer Prabal Gurung has always been a storyteller. First, it was through the colourful, Nepal-inspired designs that helped him find early success in the cutthroat fashion world. Now, he's sharing his life story in words with his bold new memoir, Walk Like A Girl . The book from Penguin Random House traces his South Asian roots – born in Singapore, he grew up in Nepal and spent time in India – and difficult childhood. He would eventually move to New York to study at the Parsons School of Design, interning for Donna Karan and later working for Cynthia Rowley and Bill Blass. He started his own label in 2009, and has dressed celebrities including Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton, Zoe Saldana and Sarah Jessica Parker. Gurung, 46, says processing his childhood experiences with an abusive father at home and bullies and predators at school in order to write and record the book was the hardest thing he's ever done. "I really hadn't told too many people, not even my close friends. To relive that part and to write it down… it was harrowing, I won't lie,' Gurung said. "It really brought back so many memories and… it's less of an anger. It's more like the injustice of the situation. More than anything else, I just wanted to go back to that kid and like, give him a hug… and just be like, 'You're gonna be OK,'' Gurung said, choking back tears. Despite being teased and struggling academically, Gurung always thought he was destined for a bigger life: "I don't know, I just had it in me. I think it was survival also a lot of times.' Read more: Malaysian designer Shaleen Cheah on crafting elegant, expressive fashion One bright light that kept him going was the unwavering love and support of his mother, Durga Rana. She's the hero of the book, encouraging him to follow his passions and find joy wherever possible, even though his interest in fashion and experimentation with makeup and feminine clothing was highly unconventional in Nepal at the time. Artiste Diljit Dosanjh (left) and Prabal Gurung attend the Met Gala earlier in May. Photo: AP Surviving a marriage with an unfaithful, abusive husband, she essentially raised three young children on her own. Rana developed several successful businesses and eventually got into politics, telling her kids to use their platforms to make an impact. "She's a blueprint of my strength. Watching her carry the weight of the world with such elegance, you know, was really inspiring,' Gurung said. "The way she built the world around us, unbowed, unapologetic, was, I would say, my first lesson in resilience.' The book's title and cover are a purposeful nod to the designer's love of women. Walk Like A Girl was something kids said to tease him at school. "I just didn't understand it as an insult in the beginning because I think 'Great, I'm like my mother, my sister, all these women.' Wonder Woman was my favourite action hero, and Charlie's Angels,' Gurung said. He decided to reclaim the phrase and chose his strength pose for the cover in honour of Rosie the Riveter and other "iconic, feminist women'. Cindi Leive, the former editor-in-chief of Glamour and Self magazines, championed Gurung early on because of his authenticity on and off the runway. "It became clear to me that he was incredibly interested not just in fashion as fashion, but in the women who would wear the clothes,' Leive said. "I also noticed that every time I would have a conversation with him, he would end up talking about his mom.' Gurung couldn't wait to get to the US; he felt immediately at home in New York, a place he sees as the best culmination of people, cultures and creative freedom, he writes. But he was surprised and disappointed by the general lack of diversity on runways and at social events. "My recollection is he was one of the first to use models who more closely resembled the diversity of people that you actually see in America… in size, race and everything else,' Leive said. Gurung's runway casting was only part of his commitment to inclusion. Now a Met Gala mainstay, Gurung uses his platform to speak out about injustice and women's rights issues, which, at the beginning of his career was not a popular stance, leaving him feeling "like a lone ranger'. He recalled the emails and messages he used to get saying, "Oh, stay in your lane, you're a fashion designer... not a politician.' "He was very open about his support for issues that mattered to women, long before it was a thing. Eventually, I think, every designer had some, you know, slogan T-shirt proclaiming their support of women's causes. He did it before anybody, but it went way deeper than the T-shirt,' Leive said. "I'll never forget when Cindi Leive at a dinner said to me – right after George Floyd's murder and all of that stuff that happened, the Black Lives Matter movement,' Gurung said. "She pulled me aside, she said, 'How does it feel now… to see the world catching up to you? You've been at it for such a long time.' I didn't even think about it.' Part of Gurung's story is being a proud immigrant, and his connection to his Nepali roots come through in his designs. Read more: Elegance with edge: The quiet power of Miuccia Prada's life in fashion Indian-born American designer Bibhu Mohapatra has been friends with Gurung since they were both starting out, bonding over their South Asian roots. He says Gurung is "naturally curious' and has always been a great storyteller. "Whether he's doing a jewellery collection, whether it's a piece of clothing or a whole collection, it's always sort of backed by receipts of his experiences that are his tools of telling a story… whether about craft, whether it's about colour, whether it's about his heritage, or simply people in his life," the designer said. "You believe it because it comes from a very authentic place.' Mohapatra also admires Gurung's "naturally rebellious streak' and his courage to speak out for causes he values. "He's brave to be the first one or join the force with people who are starting a movement,' the designer said. Mohapatra also suggests Gurung's spiritual side and roots add to his work and his ability to empathise. "There is an aspect of slowing down, really attention to the core and looking back at the path and… there is a bit more spirituality woven into the daily lives of people of Nepal.' Gurung says he hopes the book resonates with readers and encourages them to share their own stories. "I want people to really understand that their existence, their story is worthy of being told, that they don't have to hide themselves, they're no longer invisible,' he said. "I know I'm on the cover, it's my name and my story, but it really is a story about, for, and of so many people.' – AP
