Gigi Hadid made a rare remark about ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik, with whom she shares daughter Khai.
On Monday the 30-year-old supermodel used Instagram to share photos from their little girl’s birthday party.
She wrote in the caption, ‘Celebrating you is the Best Day Ever, every year. Happy 5th Birthday to the light of my life! You are truly everything✨✨⚡️⚡️⚡️ so lucky & proud to be your mama!!!!!!!’
A fan commented under the post, ‘I wish her dad would also be there,’ prompting a rare response from the Vogue cover girl.
‘She was with us both on her birthday!!’ Gigi wrote back, adding a pink heart emoji.
The exes dated for six years between 2015 and 2021.
Gigi Hadid made a rare remark about ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik, with whom she shares daughter Khai; pictured in May
The supermodel replied to a fan online who wondered if Zayn was at their daughter’s birthday party. ‘She was with us both on her birthday!!’ she confirmed; Zayn pictured in November 2024
Earlier this year the mom-of-one opened up about her co-parenting arrangement with Zayn, 32, in an interview with Vogue.
‘Zayn and I do our custody schedules months in advance,’ she revealed. ‘That doesn’t mean that it doesn’t change here and there, but we help each other out and have each other’s backs.’
The star added that she and her ex have entered this phase of their partnership with ‘love, and a feeling of camaraderie.’
Many of Gigi’s 76 million followers commented on how ‘normal’ their five-year-old’s birthday party seemed in comparison to the lavish, over-the-top celebrations shared by other celebrities.
‘I love how natural it is, like a real kid’s birthday. Allowing her to be a kid. It’s really beautiful,’ one person wrote, with the comment getting over 10,000 likes.
Someone else added, ‘Happy birthday to your beautiful girl – from the photos it’s looks like such a ‘normal’ yet fun birthday for your special girl.
‘Nothing super over the top, just real and raw and I appreciate that!’
And another agreed, ‘Finally a real normal kid birthday party without luxury brands.’
On Monday the 30-year-old supermodel used Instagram to share photos from her little girl’s birthday party
Khai’s birthday party was hosted outdoors and included arts and crafts, cake, and balloons. A multicolored, multitiered, heart-shaped cake read, ‘Happy 5th birthday Khai!!’ in red icing
Gigi’s carousel post included a snapshot of wooden tables where partygoers could participate in coloring
Khai’s birthday party was hosted outdoors and included arts and crafts, cake, and balloons.
A multicolored, multitiered, heart-shaped cake read, ‘Happy 5th birthday Khai!!’ in red icing.
Gigi’s carousel post included a snapshot of wooden tables where partygoers could participate in coloring.
She also used Instagram Stories to share an image of her daughter riding a horse in the riding boots she wore during her own childhood.
The picture contained a string of emojis and the note, ‘Riding in my old boots.’
Many of Gigi’s 76 million followers commented on how ‘normal’ their five-year-old’s birthday party seemed in comparison to the lavish, over-the-top celebrations shared by other celebrities
The model used Instagram Stories to share an image of her daughter riding a horse in the riding boots she wore during her own childhood.
Gigi and Zayn have opted not to share their little girl’s face with the public, but the blonde beauty often gives her online audience glimpses of Khai from strategic angles.
The clothing designer told Vogue in her April cover story, ‘I don’t think it would be fully genuine to post nothing of Khai.’
She added, ‘But I also don’t want to put anything up that would take away from her privacy and her peace.’
Following the end of her relationship with the former One Direction singer, she has been romantically linked to Bradley Cooper.
The two were first reported to be dating in October 2023, shortly after they met at a kid’s birthday party where both of their daughters were guests.
