After days of speculation, Yolanda Hadid has confirmed that her daughter Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are expecting their first child together.
Taking to Instagram, Hadid “liked” a post from Elle UK, which featured her recent interview with Dutch broadcasting station RTL Boulevard regarding her grandchild-to-be. “Still shocked our little secret got leaked to the press,” she told the outlet in a statement translated to English. “Of course we are so excited. I am excited to become Oma in September especially after I lost my mum so recently. But this is the beauty of life; one soul leaves us and a new one comes in. We feel very blessed.”
Neither Gigi nor Zayn have confirmed the exciting news, but fans believe that the couple has been dropping hints on social media. For Gigi’s 25th birthday, which the Internet now believes doubled as a gender reveal party, the model can be seen holding balloons that had blue and pink strings. And recently, some eagle-eyed fans noticed that her sister Bella Hadid showered her with gifts that were wrapped in baby-themed packaging.
Just last night, Gigi shared a vodka-free pasta recipe on Instagram, causing fans to speculate that she skipped the alcohol portion of the ingredient list because she was pregnant.
Hadid has previously spoken about her desire to be a mum in an interview with i-D magazine released in February. When asked about her future in the fashion industry, Hadid said, “I think that as I get older…well one day I’ll start a family and I don’t know if I will always be modelling. I love the creative side of fashion, it’s so fulfilling. The people I work with make me so happy, I’m so lucky to be around them. But who knows? Maybe I’ll take up full-time cooking!”
Hadid and Malik got back together late last year. They’ve dated on-off for years, since the end of 2015. Hadid has not confirmed her pregnancy on social media.
This article originally appeared on InStyle Australia.
