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.“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.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.”“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 fr...