Gigi Hadid Says Raising Daughter Khai Has Made Her ‘Want to Feel More Settled’: Motherhood ‘Shifted My Life’

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A whole new world! Gigi Hadid gave a rare glimpse of how her life has changed since welcoming daughter Khai.The 27-year-old model gave birth to her first child with now-ex Zayn Malik in September 2020, five months after news broke of her pregnancy.

Hadid reflected on her path to motherhood during an eye-opening interview with Elle published on Wednesday, February 15.“I got pregnant [during the coronavirus pandemic] and I really started to think about what I wanted after, when the world opened back up,” she told the outlet, recalling how she was inspired to launch her knitwear brand, Guest In Residence. “It kept coming back to just a more stabilized schedule where I’m not in a different country every week.”The California native wanted to balance building her fashion empire with raising her little girl. “This is very stabilizing,” she said. “I have an office that I come to.

I know everyone here. I don’t have to look a certain way to show up. It’s a different experience for me, and it was the right time because I was ready for that.”Hadid has kept Khai relatively out of the spotlight, rarely sharing photos of the toddler via social media.

Being a parent has helped her feel more comfortable with “setting boundaries” when necessary.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“[Khai] obviously sees me in every state and way, and whether she knows it or not, I’m going through and learning through life with her,” the Next In Fashion cohost told the magazine. “I think that she has a really realistic kind of 24/7, around-the-clock view.