Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik’s daughter Khai will turn three on September 19, and the model marked yet another summer with her by sharing an intimate look at their life together. Hadid posted a series of photos on Instagram featuring her best shots of the season. The majority featured her and Khai together. Khai’s fashion was particularly on display, and unsurprisingly, the daughter of a top model already has impeccable style. Strawberry print dresses, rainbow tutus, and smiley face-embellished jeans were among the looks. Scroll through them all below:
Hadid kept Khai’s face hidden in the photos, as she has done since Khai was born. Hadid explained this decision in an open letter she posted in July 2021. “To the paparazzi, press, and beloved fan accounts, you know we have never intentionally shared our daughter’s face on social media,” she wrote at the time. “Our wish is that she can choose how to share herself with the world when she comes of age, and that she can live as normal of a childhood as possible, without worrying about a public image that she has not chosen. It would mean the world to us, as we take our daughter to see and explore NYC, and the world, if you would PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE blur her face out of the images, and if and when she is caught on camera, I know it’s an extra effort, but as a new mom, I just want the best for my baby, as all parents do… and I hope this can continue the conversation to protect minors in the media, even if they come from a public family.”
Hadid’s ex-boyfriend Malik recently spoke at length about Khai in his Call Her Daddy interview. “I think she’s funny. Like, she’s a bit of a cheeky one,” Malik said. “Yeah, she likes to have a bit of a joke and stuff and laugh a lot. She’s chill though, but she loves reading as well, which is something I think she definitely took from me. She just has an affinity for words, like she remembers everything.”
He added that she is also an incredible singer. “She’s only two and a half, like, and she harmonizes with me well and finishes notes,” he revealed. “She can hold them for a long time. I’m like, you might have a bit of ability, you. [She] hit these high notes, like for falsettos. Yeah, it’s crazy. I’m like yo, like whoa. I couldn’t do this at your age. I didn’t speak until I was three. And she remembers full lyrics to songs as well. Like, every word. [She’s] smart. She loves Disney movies, so we sing a lot of Disney songs together and sing like, ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me,’ and stuff. Yeah, she sings really cute.”
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