27 h. ago Fake baby scandal 'mum' Kira Cousins denies starting fundraiser to cover new life

Kira Cousins, from Airdrie in Scotland, fooled her her loved-ones into believing a plastic doll was her newborn baby and spent months wearing a fake bump before pretending to give birth alone

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47 h. ago Fake baby scandal 'mum' Kira Cousins has done it before, pal claims

Kira Cousins has been accused of fooling her friends and family into thinking she was pregnant and had a baby girl named Bonnie-Leigh before revealing she used a doll

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3 d. ago Dark twist in fake baby scandal as people say 'this will be Netflix drama'

After it emerged that a woman had pretended to be pregnant and faked the baby with a lifelike doll, one of the woman's closest friends has spoken out on the bizarre saga

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3 d. ago Worrying signs in Scots fake baby scandal mum's shock apology

Kira Cousins, 22, sensationally revealed she faked her pregnancy and pretended to give birth to her "daughter" Bonnie-Leigh Joyce.

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3 d. ago Fake baby scandal takes a truly dark twist: Kira Cousins's friend breaks silence on her OTHER fakery, the innocent victim and web of horrifying lies

As we shall discover - there is also a real baby at the heart of this mess, which takes the whole sorry debacle out of the realm of entertainment and into much darker territory.

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6 d. ago Reborn doll owner says Kira Cousins' fake baby scandal will make people think she's 'crazy'

Jess Ellis, 29, has 15 reborn dolls which she says are 'beautiful' to look at – but she fears Kira Cousins' fake baby scandal will make people think she's 'crazy'

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6 d. ago 'Mum' in fake baby scandal breaks silence as 'grandma' discovers grandchild is a doll

Kira Cousins, 22, from Airdrie, in Scotland, shared a statement after it emerged her newborn daughter was, in fact, a Reborn baby doll

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7 d. ago 'New mum' Kira Cousins admits faking scans and birth story after family discover baby is a doll

Kira Cousins, 22, apologised on social media and admitted she was not pregnant and that "there was no baby" before going on to say she "made it up and kept it going way too far"

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7 d. ago Fake baby scandal 'mum' Kira Cousins issues grovelling apology after doll hoax

Kira Cousins, 22, was accused of duping those closest to her into believing her plastic Reborn doll was her tiny daughter, named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, after a months of faking a pregnancy

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7 d. ago Wild riddle of fake baby scandal from 'kicking' video to maternity leave mystery

Kira Cousins, 22, revealed her 'newborn baby' - which was actually a doll - was found in her bedroom by her mum, and that none of the family members knew about the situation

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7 d. ago "I'm so sorry" Fake baby scandal 'mum' addresses scam that shocked social media

Kira Cousins has addressed the scam that shocked social media, confirming that she "faked scans, messages, a whole birth story, and acted like a doll was a real baby".

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7 d. ago Fake baby scandal as "mum" accused of wearing prosthetic bump and parading doll as newborn

Kira Cousins is accused of wearing a prosthetic bump before pretending to give birth and parading a plastic Reborn dolly as a baby girl named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, to deceive those closest to her

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8 d. ago Family horrified to find mum Kira Cousins' 'real' baby is fake doll and dad has 'no idea'

Kira Cousins, 22, pretended to give birth to a baby before receiving gifts worth hundreds - only for it to emerge her daughter was, in fact, a doll, leaving her family mortified

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8 d. ago Fake baby scandal rocks Scots community as young "mum" pretends doll is newborn

Kira Cousins has caused outrage on social media over claims she made her loved-ones believe she had given birth when her "baby" was actually a doll.

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1 week ago My cultural awakening: ‘The Specials helped me to stop fixating on death’

After several people close to me died I became obsessed with fitness and gripped by panic attacks. But then a ska cover taught me life doesn’t have to be serious all the timeMy anxious disposition means I think about death a lot. But a cluster of people I loved dying in 2023, and most of them unexpectedly and within a few months of each other, was enough to shake my nervous system up pretty significantly. Five funerals is too many. The first was my nan: she was the family matriarch. The oldest person in the family, so there was a level of acceptance among the sadness. But soon after it was her son, and then her granddaughter (my cousin). The latter two were shocks, completely upending my nervous system, one compounding the other. From there, two more followed. Death was all around. It wasn’t just a part of life by that point – it was something to expect soon and often.At first I seemed fine. Despite concerned friends and partners asking if I was hiding anything, ...

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2 w. ago Charli XCX appears to make a dig at Taylor Swift amid feud rumours after THAT The Life of a Showgirl 'diss track'

The former tour mates appear to be at the centre of showbiz's most prominent and growing feud, thanks to pointed lyrics featuring in Taylor's new album, The Life Of A Showgirl.

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3 w. ago Taylor Swift's unfiltered era: Taylor Swift's many feuds laid bare in new album

The singer, 35, has gone for a decidely racier image for this album, with the cover featuring her dressed in a Las Vegas showgirl-style outfit with a beaded bra, fishnet stockings.

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