Halsey began 2021 by unveiling some major news: she's expecting her first child with screenwriter and film producer Alev Aydin. She shared the life update via Instagram on Wednesday, posting a
series of photos where her baby bump is fully visible. "surprise! ???? Photos by @samdameshek," Halsey, 26, wrote alongside the pictures, tagging Aydin, who is 37, according to People.
Underneath Halsey's post, he wrote, "Heart so full, I love you, sweetness" next to a pair of heart emojis. "I love you!!!!! And I love this mini human already!" she replied.
This will be the first child for Halsey, who has previously opened up about suffering a miscarriage and battling endometriosis. She paid tribute to her "rainbow baby," a term commonly used for a child born after pregnancy loss, on Twitter, writing "my rainbow" alongside a matching emoji. Aydin retweeted the message on his own account.
my rainbow ?
— h (@halsey) January 27, 2021
Ahead, everything we know about Aydin, including his matching tattoo with Halsey and how long the couple has been dating.
He's a writer, actor, and producer.
Like Halsey, Aydin is in the entertainment business. He created and produced the 2017 series Small Shots, wrote and directed a 2017 short called HipMen: Los Angeles, and has appeared in a few episodes of the daytime soap General Hospital, according to his IMDB. Aydin's debut film was 2013's Lonely Boy, in which he wrote, produced, and starred in the project about "romantic misadventures of a schizophrenic bachelor."
He and Halsey were first linked together in October 2020.
Although not many knew about Aydin and Halsey's quiet relationship, the pair do follow each other on Instagram. They were even spotted shopping for art supplies at Los Angeles's Blick back in October by the Daily Mail, which referred to Aydin as Halsey's "pal."
The couple "have been dating for several months," according to a Peoplesource. "Halsey has been low-key about their relationship," the insider continued. "They were spending a lot of time at her house in the fall though, and it was obvious that she was happy."
Halsey was last linked to Yungblood in March 2020, following some flirty social media interaction. Before that, she dated Evan Peters for several months in late 2019 and early 2020. The Grammy nominee was also in an on-again, off-again relationship with G-Eazy until 2018.
There's evidence Aydin and Halsey are longtime friends.
The new couple may not have been photographed by paparazzi until 2020, but the friendship between Aydin and Halsey extends back at least a year earlier. In March 2019, he shared a throwback photo of himself and Halsey from a Lakers game that January.
"Back when I did a very cool thing I’ll prob never get to do again - massive thanks @iamhalsey for the courtside experience. Only ones not on our phones, actually watching the game. ??" he wrote alongside the post.
His Instagram is an ode to filmmaking.
Aydin's passion for movies runs far deeper than his profession. A scroll through his Instagram will find stills from movies such as Parasite, Get Out, and Romeo + Juliet. He also paid tribute to Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese last November.
He and Halsey have matching tattoos.
The timeline of Aydin and Halsey's romance is unclear. But they did mark a major milestone by getting matching tattoos together in June. Tattoo artist Amanda Owley shared photos of the couple's matching tattoos on their feet of the word "Seeds." According to Owley's caption, the tattoos were drawn "in each other's handwriting."