Yolanda Hadid Fires Back at Privacy Critique Over Khai Beach Snapshot
Look, I didn’t volunteer to babysit this drama, but here we are watching Yolanda Hadid tussle with online bystanders over a simple beach photo of her four-year-old granddaughter, Khai. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum posted a sun-soaked snap on June 22, celebrating son Anwar Hadid’s 26th birthday with Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik’s little girl. Naturally, some keyboard enthusiasts immediately decried the image as “inappropriate,” claiming a kid in a swimsuit shouldn’t ever see the light of Instagram.
Yolanda, who’s survived her share of reality TV tantrums, was not having it. “Please go and harass somebody else’s feed,” she shot back, adding a pointed “You are not welcome here!!!” in response to a critic who warned, “A child’s privacy should always be respected.” If you consult E! News and its Instagram logs, you’ll see both the pic and Yolanda’s fierce reply are on full display. Vogue chimed in separately with Gigi’s own take on co-parenting practices—namely how she and Zayn plan custody schedules months in advance, yet remain flexible. Oh, the irony that critics missed: mom and grandma are just sharing the joys of childhood, not world secrets.
In an Architectural Digest tour of her sprawling Texas ranch, Yolanda even revealed a special candy pantry she curated just for Khai—proof she’s far more concerned with toddler snacks than privacy scandals. Sources like Architectural Digest confirm the pantry exists, complete with Candy Land vibes, because apparently that’s what grandma’s do when they’ve got acres of land and time to spend. Meanwhile, Gigi, who recently opened up to Vogue about building a solid coparenting rhythm post-split in 2021, is busy balancing a modeling career and a rather public romance with Bradley Cooper.
The entire saga boils down to this: a loving grandmother tries to share a family moment and gets mired in an unsolicited lecture on digital etiquette. Did anyone expect a different outcome? I sure didn’t. We’ve seen worse social media policing—remember the great baby-bathgate of ’19? And yet every few months a new wave of outrage resurfaces as if someone just discovered the internet.
So, what’s the takeaway? If you’re Yolanda Hadid, you roll out a candy pantry, post cute grandkid pics, and clap back when strangers wag fingers at your feed. If you’re an Instagram vigilante, maybe find a hobby that doesn’t involve policing swimsuits. I told you so. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News
Vogue
Architectural Digest
Instagram (Yolanda Hadid’s official account)
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