Gigi Hadid on Life With Her 18-Month-Old Daughter Khai: ‘She’s Just So Smart’
What’s Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik’s daughter Khai like as she approaches two years old? Hadid spoke to InStyleabout their life togetherfor its cover story on her. Khai was born in
September 2020; she’s about 18 months old now.
When asked what she appreciates most about Khai, Hadid replied, “She’s just so smart, and she’s so aware. She watches everything, she’s always learning, she’s always looking. She’s just awesome.”
Hadid also spoke about how she doesn’t plan on having Khai model for Baby Guess like she did when she was younger. “Yeah. No. You know, she’s going to do what she wants to do. She could be an astronaut. I don’t know,” she said.
Sometimes, Hadid is still surprised by the fact that she had a baby. “I still can’t believe it. It’s wild,” she said. “A lot of my mom friends feel like that, and we’re nearing the first couple years [with our kids]. You’re obsessed with them, but sometimes you turn and you’re like, ‘Oh my god. Where did you come from?’”
With her mom friends, “We only talk about babies and sleeping and what bottles don’t leak. One of them was like, ‘Hey, do you ever want to get dinner without the kids?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, girl. Let’s go.’”
She ended the interview by teasing some of her future travel plans—and how Khai will be picking up one winter hobby very soon. “I’m really excited to take Khai skiing one day, because I learned to ski when I was, like, 2,” she said. “We’re getting close. Somewhere that I’ve always wanted to go is Greenland; it looks so beautiful. And New Zealand would be kind of epic. I’ve been to Japan, but I want to go back.”
You can read Hadid’s full interview here.