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GMA Network
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Kitchie Nadal bares reason why she relocated to Spain in 2017
After being in the limelight for years, Kitchie Nadal took a break from her music career and moved to Spain in 2017 with her Spanish husband Carlos Lopez. In Monday's episode of 'Fast Talk With Boy Abunda,' the OPM icon shared that she moved to Madrid for love and to build a life with their children. 'Love. Of course, love. I married a Spanish guy, nagkakilala kami during Yolanda. We are both volunteers. And then 'yon, ang bilis na-develop,' Kitchie explained. 'He decided to stay and then we got to know each other more. And we got married. We had a baby. When we had a baby, we decided to move to Spain,' she added. When asked about her life in Madrid, Kitchie says she is 'really happy' because she was able to focus on her family. 'I'm really happy. Kasi iba ang lifestyle doon eh. I was able to focus [on] my family, hands-on with the kids like everyone. Ang dami kong natutunan doon. House chores, lahat, multi-tasking. Talagang ano, I really love how I was able to focus on them,' she shared. She added that she missed performing while in Spain and would hold intimate gigs there for the Filipino communities abroad. "Syempre mas maliit siya but I really find it, for me fun nga siya kasi parang ang intimate and then parang feeling ko ang meaningful ng dating kasi parang you get to unite the Filipinos there," she said. In 2020, Kitchie released a Spanish version of her hit single 'Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin,' titled 'No Me Digas.' According to the Filipina singer, her husband Carlos Lopez helped her translate the lyrics into Spanish. In the same "Fast Talk" interview, Kitchie was also asked if there was a chance for her to move back to the Philippines. "Anything is possible. We're open to anything," she said. Kitchie held a concert in the Philippines in June at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. She also held a concert in 2024 at the New Frontier Theater to mark her 20th anniversary in the music industry. A pillar of OPM rock, Kitchie is the hitmaker behind 'Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin,' 'Same Ground,' 'Bulong !!!' and 'Makulay na Buhay.' —Jade Veronique Yap/CDC, GMA Integrated News
The Citizen
28-06-2025
- The Citizen
Six-year-old girl found dead near Nelspruit graveyard after four-day search
A murder investigation into the death of the minor was launched as police suspect sexual assault. The lifeless body of six-year-old Yolanda Mujovo was discovered in bushes adjacent to Mathafeni graveyard outside Nelspruit on Friday evening, bringing a tragic end to a four-day search that mobilised police units and community members across the area. The young girl had vanished from her family's shack on Monday evening while her father made a brief trip to a nearby tuck shop, leaving behind only her four-year-old sister and a mystery that would grip the Mathafeni community for days. Police have opened a murder case and suspect the child may have been sexually assaulted before her death. No arrests have been made, and investigators are appealing for public assistance in identifying the perpetrator. Father's brief absence turns tragic The sequence of events began around 20:40 on Monday, 23 June, when Yolanda's father left his two young daughters at their Mathafeni residence to purchase items from a local tuck shop. Police spokesperson Brigadier Donald Mdhluli explained that safety precautions were taken before the father's departure. 'The father is said to have informed his children to lock the shack for safety purposes,' Mdhluli said. However, the father's return revealed a scene that would haunt the family. The shack's security had been compromised, with Mdhluli noting that the lock 'was not locked was loosened.' More alarming still, only the younger child remained inside, with no sign of six-year-old Yolanda. When questioned about her sister's whereabouts, the four-year-old could provide no answers, leaving the family to confront every parent's worst nightmare. ALSO READ: Kidnapped Gqeberha woman Lindsay Knowlden reunited with family Community mobilises as search intensifies What followed was an exhaustive search effort that began immediately and expanded over subsequent days. The father and neighbors conducted the initial search on Monday evening, scouring the surrounding area without success. 'A search was conducted with the help of the neighbours but without any success,' Mdhluli stated, describing the community's immediate response to the disappearance. The search resumed the following day with continued community involvement, but again yielded no trace of the missing child. As hope began to fade and fear intensified, the family took the formal step of reporting the matter to Nelspruit Police, where officials opened a missing person file. Police then launched their own comprehensive search operation, calling in various specialised units to assist in the effort. Despite the expanded resources and professional expertise, the search teams were unable to locate the child, and the case remained unsolved as days passed. ALSO READ: Zimbabwean national sentenced to 50 years in jail for kidnapping Minor girl found dead near graveyard The breakthrough came on Friday evening when police and paramedics received crucial information about a child found in the bushes near the Mathafeni graveyard. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, but their arrival confirmed the family's worst fears. 'Unfortunately, the medical personnel reported that she has passed on,' said Mdhluli, announcing the tragic conclusion to the four-day search. The discovery of Yolanda's body transformed the missing person case into a murder investigation, with preliminary findings suggesting the crime may have involved sexual assault. ALSO READ: Police rescue kidnapped man in Germiston, two arrested Investigation continues as police seek public assistance With the case now classified as murder, investigators face the challenging task of identifying and apprehending those responsible for the child's death. Mdhluli confirmed that preliminary investigation suggests the possibility of sexual assault. The investigation remains active, with no suspects currently in custody. Police are relying heavily on community cooperation to solve the case, making urgent appeals for information that could lead to arrests. Mdhluli emphasised the confidential nature of the tip line, stating that 'all received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.' Members of the public with relevant information are urged to contact the crime stop number at 08600 10111 or submit tips through the MYSAPSAPP. ALSO READ: Outrage after seven people killed in mass shooting in Gugulethu Senior police official vows justice The brutal nature of the crime has drawn attention from senior law enforcement officials in Mpumalanga province. Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Dr. Zeph Mkhwanazi personally committed to ensuring justice for the young victim and her family. According to Mdhluli, Mkhwanazi vowed that police will work around the clock to ensure that the perpetrator or perpetrators of this heinous crime are swiftly brought to book. NOW READ: 13 killed, scores injured in Mpumalanga and KZN accidents
CNN
28-06-2025
- Climate
- CNN
Threatened by supercharged storms and rising oceans, Filipino fishing communities are fighting for their lives
Simplicio Calicoy was celebrating his birthday outside his daughter's home on Maliwaliw Island in the Philippines when strong winds started to whip around them. The fisherman and his family rushed inside but the gusts began to tear apart the house. Desperate to escape, they found the door pinned shut by the wind, forcing them to squeeze through a window. Calicoy was hit by a steel rod swinging from the ceiling, blinding him in one eye. When he returned to the village hours later, 'there was nothing left,' he said. Calicoy and his family were lucky to survive Super Typhoon Haiyan, known to Filipinos as Yolanda, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones in recorded history, which devastated the Philippines in November 2013. It killed at least 6,000 people, wrecked tens of thousands of boats and devastated the fishing industry people like Calicoy depend on for their survival. Simplicio Calicoy was partially blinded while escaping the destruction of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The Philippines is a cluster of more than 7,600 islands, which lie between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea and are home to around 115 million people. Here, the ocean is everything. The country boasts 10,400 square miles of some of the planet's most biodiverse coral reef and its fishing industry is its lifeblood, providing around 1.6 million jobs and the main source of protein for Filipino families. But this industry is under threat as the human-caused climate crisis raises sea levels and supercharges the storms that increasingly batter the country. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable places to typhoons in the world. Last year it was pummeled by a record-breaking six consecutive storms in just 30 days. On Maliwaliw Island, the non-government organization Guiuan Development Foundation Inc. organized the relocation of the entire village to a safer location, using private funds to purchase land and build new homes. Rosalie Inso, pictured with her son Raymark, is the president of the Barangay Buluan Fisherfolk Organization, which works to protect the marine resources in their area. Children in the municipality of Kabasalan take fish their family caught to the local market to sell. A fisherman on Tubabao Island stands on the bow of his family's boat. Decades of environmental destruction make the country even more vulnerable. Mangrove forests, which buffer the coast against storms and provide vital habitats for marine life, have been razed. Some fishers are also turning to Illegal, destructive fishing practices such as trawling, dynamite, and cyanide, as ocean resources dwindle and incomes fall. The picture looks bleak, but small-scale fishers throughout the country are trying to reverse these trends and preserve the industry for future generations. They are protecting the ocean, restoring ecosystems and rethinking the way they fish. It's a tough job and an uphill battle in the face of the escalating impacts of a global climate crisis for which richer countries bear overwhelming responsibility. But it's yielding results. Sergio Badilla and his son Junior fish using a baklad, or fish corral — a stationary trap consisting of rows of bamboo poles, plastic nets, and other materials fenced with split bamboo or wire mesh, with one or more enclosures, featuring an easy entry but difficult exit. Although widely used and regulated in the Philippines, baklads, like this one seen off Tubabao Island, are considered unsustainable because they are permanently installed in coastal waters and indiscriminately trap whatever enters them. There are more than 1,800 marine protected areas in the Philippines — slices of ocean supposed to be safeguarded from human destruction — but corruption, lack of resources, and pressures from the powerful commercial fishing industry have made enforcement a challenge. Community-based volunteers across the country have responded by setting up Bantay Dagat, or Sea Patrol, where local people patrol marine sanctuaries around the clock from guard houses and boats. They use lights, binoculars and megaphones to warn fishers away and have the power to detain anyone found illegally fishing and hand them over to the police. Norberto, Ruben and Ramil are part of a sea patrol monitoring the Buluan Marine Sanctuary in the southern Philippines, where illegal fishing used to be rampant. They say their work is having an impact. Would-be illegal fishers are 'more afraid because they know there's law enforcement now, and they don't want to be fined or end up in jail,' Ruben said. Neil Montemar is the president of the Andulay Fishermen's Association, an organization that works with the local government unit to protect a 15-acre marine sanctuary. 'Monitoring the sanctuary is hard work,' Mentemar said, 'because there will always be people who try to break the rules and fish inside the sanctuary, especially at night.' Leo Betorio and his wife Melanie are crab fishermen who live on Tubabao Island. They have been fishing since they were teenagers, but now their catch is much smaller and it is sometimes a struggle to feed their family. Leo blames it on the sharp increase in the number of fishermen competing in the same coastal areas, which shortens the time fish and crabs to reproduce. It's a win-win for the community, Norberto said. 'I can provide for my family while protecting the natural resources for my entire community.' This kind of work is achingly hard, and those patrolling protected areas can face pushback from their peers. Neil Montemar, president of the Andulay Fishermen's Association, which works with local government to protect a 15-acre marine sanctuary, said he initially faced violent reactions. 'The fishermen felt they were being denied their cultural rights,' he said. Attitudes softened, however, as people began to understand the benefits. More volunteers joined. There are now increasing numbers of fish outside the protected areas, and protected areas are now providing income from tourism, he said. At night, the fishermen of Siaton go spearfishing to put extra food on their tables. It is one of the most sustainable methods of fishing, because it lets fishermen be the most selective by quantity, size, and species, and do not require bait. Leo Betorio and his wife Melanie hold a female crab with a cluster of orange eggs under her apron. Although this type of crab is more valuable on the market, Leo and Melanie bring them to an onshore crab hatchery, organized by their community to promote repopulation. To combat rising water temperatures and the spread of disease, seaweed farmers in the Zamboanga Sibugay Gulf are relocating their farms to deeper waters and planting mangroves along the coast to prevent sediment from mountain floods and improve water quality. 'Everyone should take responsibility and do their part to protect the sanctuary because it is our bank and if we do not take care of it, we will lose everything,' Montemar said. Another huge issue for the fishing industry, and food security in the Philippines, is the destruction of the country's mangrove forests. For decades, mangroves were seen by many as an obstacle to navigation and a source of wood for timber and charcoal. Acres of these coastal jungles, which also store planet-heating carbon, have also been razed to make way for commercial fishponds. Some communities are trying to reverse this trend, as they increasingly recognize the decline of mangroves is accompanied by a decline in catches. Small-scale fishermen's alliances dedicated to restoring these ecosystems have sprung up. Angela measures the height of a planted mangrove on Handayan Island, in order to monitor its growth. The deep root networks of mangrove forests hold land together, providing protection for communities vulnerable to sea level rise and severe weather. A statue of a parrotfish has been erected in Ipil, near the Buluan Marine Sanctuary and other areas of mangrove restoration, to symbolize and celebrate the community's shift away from destructive fishing practices. Thanks to the restoration of the mangrove ecosystem, a suitable habitat has been created for the cultivation of "talaba" or mud oysters. Their cultivation is extremely advantageous for its low cost and high yield. Fisherman Roberto 'Ka Dodoy' Ballon, leads KGMC, a community organization in Kabasalan set up in 1986. Its aim is to end destructive fishing practices and restore mangroves. The organization has so far replanted nearly 15,000 acres, and the community has seen results, with numbers of groupers, crabs, clams and shrimps increasing significantly. Kabasalan is now one of the few places in the Philippines with a productive wild shrimp fishery, increasing the income of fishing families. Ballon was recognized for his work with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the Nobel Prize of Asia, in 2021. Roberto "Ka Dodoy" Ballon realized that the mangrove ecosystem must be preserved for marine life to serve as a constant source of food and to guarantee livelihoods. Since the restoration of its mangroves, Kabasalan is one of the few places in the Philippines with a productive wild shrimp fishery. Handayan Island, in the province of Bohol, is also focusing on mangroves. The island was struck hard by Super Typhoon Odette in 2011, with many losing their homes and livelihoods. Communities started reforesting in 2021, supported by the Zoological Society of London, with the aim of restoring mangroves as a natural barrier to help protect them from destructive storms: their deep roots help absorb energy from storm surges and protect against erosion, while the trunk, leaves and branches above act as a natural wind break. Small-scale fishers in the Philippines are on the front line of a climate crisis beyond their control: from intensifying storms to ocean warming and acidification that destroys the coral reef on which their fishing depends. Children ride tricycles and bicycles down a boardwalk in the village on Maliwaliw Island. Fish swim in the Buluan Island Marine Sanctuary. Men clean fish in Guiuan. Ultimately, fishing may cease to be the nation's lifeblood, said Søren Knudsen, director of the non-profit Marine Conservation Philippines. 'The future of coastal communities in the Philippines is not based on a fishing ocean economy, but rather tourism and services,' he said. But for now, coastal communities are battling for survival and showing how important community action can be. 'The whole ecosystem is part of our lives,' said KGMC's Ballon . 'Without the sea, the mangroves, the rivers, we are nothing. We must protect our natural resources, not only for our own benefit, but more importantly for future generations.' A boat is steered through Kabasalan, known throughout the Philippines for its ecosystem restoration and rich fisheries
CNN
28-06-2025
- Climate
- CNN
Threatened by supercharged storms and rising oceans, Filipino fishing communities are fighting for their lives
Simplicio Calicoy was celebrating his birthday outside his daughter's home on Maliwaliw Island in the Philippines when strong winds started to whip around them. The fisherman and his family rushed inside but the gusts began to tear apart the house. Desperate to escape, they found the door pinned shut by the wind, forcing them to squeeze through a window. Calicoy was hit by a steel rod swinging from the ceiling, blinding him in one eye. When he returned to the village hours later, 'there was nothing left,' he said. Calicoy and his family were lucky to survive Super Typhoon Haiyan, known to Filipinos as Yolanda, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones in recorded history, which devastated the Philippines in November 2013. It killed at least 6,000 people, wrecked tens of thousands of boats and devastated the fishing industry people like Calicoy depend on for their survival. Simplicio Calicoy was partially blinded while escaping the destruction of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The Philippines is a cluster of more than 7,600 islands, which lie between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea and are home to around 115 million people. Here, the ocean is everything. The country boasts 10,400 square miles of some of the planet's most biodiverse coral reef and its fishing industry is its lifeblood, providing around 1.6 million jobs and the main source of protein for Filipino families. But this industry is under threat as the human-caused climate crisis raises sea levels and supercharges the storms that increasingly batter the country. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable places to typhoons in the world. Last year it was pummeled by a record-breaking six consecutive storms in just 30 days. On Maliwaliw Island, the non-government organization Guiuan Development Foundation Inc. organized the relocation of the entire village to a safer location, using private funds to purchase land and build new homes. Rosalie Inso, pictured with her son Raymark, is the president of the Barangay Buluan Fisherfolk Organization, which works to protect the marine resources in their area. Children in the municipality of Kabasalan take fish their family caught to the local market to sell. A fisherman on Tubabao Island stands on the bow of his family's boat. Decades of environmental destruction make the country even more vulnerable. Mangrove forests, which buffer the coast against storms and provide vital habitats for marine life, have been razed. Some fishers are also turning to Illegal, destructive fishing practices such as trawling, dynamite, and cyanide, as ocean resources dwindle and incomes fall. The picture looks bleak, but small-scale fishers throughout the country are trying to reverse these trends and preserve the industry for future generations. They are protecting the ocean, restoring ecosystems and rethinking the way they fish. It's a tough job and an uphill battle in the face of the escalating impacts of a global climate crisis for which richer countries bear overwhelming responsibility. But it's yielding results. Sergio Badilla and his son Junior fish using a baklad, or fish corral — a stationary trap consisting of rows of bamboo poles, plastic nets, and other materials fenced with split bamboo or wire mesh, with one or more enclosures, featuring an easy entry but difficult exit. Although widely used and regulated in the Philippines, baklads, like this one seen off Tubabao Island, are considered unsustainable because they are permanently installed in coastal waters and indiscriminately trap whatever enters them. There are more than 1,800 marine protected areas in the Philippines — slices of ocean supposed to be safeguarded from human destruction — but corruption, lack of resources, and pressures from the powerful commercial fishing industry have made enforcement a challenge. Community-based volunteers across the country have responded by setting up Bantay Dagat, or Sea Patrol, where local people patrol marine sanctuaries around the clock from guard houses and boats. They use lights, binoculars and megaphones to warn fishers away and have the power to detain anyone found illegally fishing and hand them over to the police. Norberto, Ruben and Ramil are part of a sea patrol monitoring the Buluan Marine Sanctuary in the southern Philippines, where illegal fishing used to be rampant. They say their work is having an impact. Would-be illegal fishers are 'more afraid because they know there's law enforcement now, and they don't want to be fined or end up in jail,' Ruben said. Neil Montemar is the president of the Andulay Fishermen's Association, an organization that works with the local government unit to protect a 15-acre marine sanctuary. 'Monitoring the sanctuary is hard work,' Mentemar said, 'because there will always be people who try to break the rules and fish inside the sanctuary, especially at night.' Leo Betorio and his wife Melanie are crab fishermen who live on Tubabao Island. They have been fishing since they were teenagers, but now their catch is much smaller and it is sometimes a struggle to feed their family. Leo blames it on the sharp increase in the number of fishermen competing in the same coastal areas, which shortens the time fish and crabs to reproduce. It's a win-win for the community, Norberto said. 'I can provide for my family while protecting the natural resources for my entire community.' This kind of work is achingly hard, and those patrolling protected areas can face pushback from their peers. Neil Montemar, president of the Andulay Fishermen's Association, which works with local government to protect a 15-acre marine sanctuary, said he initially faced violent reactions. 'The fishermen felt they were being denied their cultural rights,' he said. Attitudes softened, however, as people began to understand the benefits. More volunteers joined. There are now increasing numbers of fish outside the protected areas, and protected areas are now providing income from tourism, he said. At night, the fishermen of Siaton go spearfishing to put extra food on their tables. It is one of the most sustainable methods of fishing, because it lets fishermen be the most selective by quantity, size, and species, and do not require bait. Leo Betorio and his wife Melanie hold a female crab with a cluster of orange eggs under her apron. Although this type of crab is more valuable on the market, Leo and Melanie bring them to an onshore crab hatchery, organized by their community to promote repopulation. To combat rising water temperatures and the spread of disease, seaweed farmers in the Zamboanga Sibugay Gulf are relocating their farms to deeper waters and planting mangroves along the coast to prevent sediment from mountain floods and improve water quality. 'Everyone should take responsibility and do their part to protect the sanctuary because it is our bank and if we do not take care of it, we will lose everything,' Montemar said. Another huge issue for the fishing industry, and food security in the Philippines, is the destruction of the country's mangrove forests. For decades, mangroves were seen by many as an obstacle to navigation and a source of wood for timber and charcoal. Acres of these coastal jungles, which also store planet-heating carbon, have also been razed to make way for commercial fishponds. Some communities are trying to reverse this trend, as they increasingly recognize the decline of mangroves is accompanied by a decline in catches. Small-scale fishermen's alliances dedicated to restoring these ecosystems have sprung up. Angela measures the height of a planted mangrove on Handayan Island, in order to monitor its growth. The deep root networks of mangrove forests hold land together, providing protection for communities vulnerable to sea level rise and severe weather. A statue of a parrotfish has been erected in Ipil, near the Buluan Marine Sanctuary and other areas of mangrove restoration, to symbolize and celebrate the community's shift away from destructive fishing practices. Thanks to the restoration of the mangrove ecosystem, a suitable habitat has been created for the cultivation of "talaba" or mud oysters. Their cultivation is extremely advantageous for its low cost and high yield. Fisherman Roberto 'Ka Dodoy' Ballon, leads KGMC, a community organization in Kabasalan set up in 1986. Its aim is to end destructive fishing practices and restore mangroves. The organization has so far replanted nearly 15,000 acres, and the community has seen results, with numbers of groupers, crabs, clams and shrimps increasing significantly. Kabasalan is now one of the few places in the Philippines with a productive wild shrimp fishery, increasing the income of fishing families. Ballon was recognized for his work with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the Nobel Prize of Asia, in 2021. Roberto "Ka Dodoy" Ballon realized that the mangrove ecosystem must be preserved for marine life to serve as a constant source of food and to guarantee livelihoods. Since the restoration of its mangroves, Kabasalan is one of the few places in the Philippines with a productive wild shrimp fishery. Handayan Island, in the province of Bohol, is also focusing on mangroves. The island was struck hard by Super Typhoon Odette in 2011, with many losing their homes and livelihoods. Communities started reforesting in 2021, supported by the Zoological Society of London, with the aim of restoring mangroves as a natural barrier to help protect them from destructive storms: their deep roots help absorb energy from storm surges and protect against erosion, while the trunk, leaves and branches above act as a natural wind break. Small-scale fishers in the Philippines are on the front line of a climate crisis beyond their control: from intensifying storms to ocean warming and acidification that destroys the coral reef on which their fishing depends. Children ride tricycles and bicycles down a boardwalk in the village on Maliwaliw Island. Fish swim in the Buluan Island Marine Sanctuary. Men clean fish in Guiuan. Ultimately, fishing may cease to be the nation's lifeblood, said Søren Knudsen, director of the non-profit Marine Conservation Philippines. 'The future of coastal communities in the Philippines is not based on a fishing ocean economy, but rather tourism and services,' he said. But for now, coastal communities are battling for survival and showing how important community action can be. 'The whole ecosystem is part of our lives,' said KGMC's Ballon . 'Without the sea, the mangroves, the rivers, we are nothing. We must protect our natural resources, not only for our own benefit, but more importantly for future generations.' A boat is steered through Kabasalan, known throughout the Philippines for its ecosystem restoration and rich fisheries
New York Post
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Yolanda Hadid ends engagement to Joseph Jingoli after ex-husband's secret daughter is revealed
It's over for Yolanda Hadid and Joseph Jingoli. The former 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star, 61, and her longtime boyfriend quietly ended their engagement in January, a source told People on Thursday, June 5. However, the exes allegedly have no bad blood toward each other. 12 Yolanda Hadid and Joseph Jingoli in 2019. GC Images 'They remain friends and have nothing but fond memories of their time together,' the insider said. The Post reached out to Hadid for comment but did not immediately hear back. The reality star alum, who is mother to supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid, met Jingoli after she uprooted her life to Pennsylvania in 2017. Jingoli, who is the CEO of a construction and development company, popped the question in 2022 while the pair were away in Holland. They kept their engagement private until August 2024, when Hadid casually called him her 'fiancé' in her interview with Architectural Digest. 12 The exes allegedly ended their engagement quietly in January. GC Images 12 Yolanda and Joseph first met in 2017 after she moved to Pennsylvania. GC Images 12 He popped the question in 2022 in Holland. GC Images 'I made a love spiral and wrote down exactly everything that was important to me in a man and he magically just rang the doorbell at the farm,' she told People in 2018. The pair first stepped out together in September 2019. Hadid also gushed over Jingoli in a tribute post for their anniversary in January 2021. 12 The two are reportedly still on good terms after their breakup. Getty Images 12 Yolanda has yet to address the split. GC Images '❤️All my life I prayed for someone like you!!' Hadid wrote alongside photos of them together. 'Thank you for being such a bright light in my life, the calm in my storm and for being the most honorable man that I know…. Happy 2 year anniversary Joey Jingoli, I love and appreciate you 😘.' Hadid was previously married to Grammy-award-winning producer David Foster from 2011 to 2017. Her first husband was luxury real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, 76, with whom she shares three children: Gigi, 30, Bella, 28, and son Anwar, 25. 12 Yolanda shares three children with her first husband Mohamed Hadid, including daughter Gigi. Getty Images for Meesika 12 He's also father to Bella Hadid, whom he welcomed with Yolanda. Dimitrios Kambouris While Hadid only has three children, Mohamed has six — one of whom the world just discovered. Gigi and Bella have a half-sister named Aydan Nix, and revealed the shocking family secret just last week. Nix is 23 and the result of their father's 'brief romance' with a woman named Terri Hatfield Dull, which happened shortly after his 2001 divorce from Yolanda, according to the sisters. 12 In May, it was discovered that Mohamed secretly welcomed another child into the world. Instagram/@toospoiled 12 Aydan Nix is 23, and a result from a 'brief relationship' he had after his divorce from Yolanda. 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 on May 29. Gigi and Bella explained that Nix was unaware that Mohamed was her father until recently. She discovered the news after the man she always knew as dad's 'sudden passing when she was 19.' 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 the famous family. 12 She shares a striking resemblance to her supermodel half-sisters. Instagram/@toospoiled 12 Gigi and Bella reportedly met their half-sister for the first time in Paris last year. Instagram/@toospoiled But the girls welcomed her with open arms, allegedly first meeting Nix in Paris when she was studying abroad in 2024. 'We've cherished this unexpected and beautiful addition to our family,' Gigi and Bella continued, adding they are hoping everyone respects their half-sister's privacy. 'As siblings, we've had many open and loving conversations— with Aydan included — about how to support and protect her,' they shared. '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.' Besides Gigi, Bella, Anwar, and now, Nix, Mohamed is also a father to his oldest children — Marielle, 44, and Alana, 39, with his first wife, Mary Butler. Mohamed has not publicly acknowledged Nix as his daughter, but he does follow her on Instagram.
