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Scottish Baby Scandal 'Mum' Kira Cousins Signs Exclusive TV Documentary Deal

Kira Cousins, 22, admitted to faking pregnancy using a prosthetic bump and doll, signing a TV deal to share her story after shocking friends and family, sources said.

  • Last week, Kira Cousins, 22-year-old from Airdrie, admitted she faked a pregnancy and birth, saying `I wasn't pregnant. I made it up and kept it going way too far` after her mother found the Reborn doll Bonnie-Leigh Joyce.
  • Kira has denied launching a GoFundMe claim stating she had "no home no food, no money, no clothes" and says unknown production makers approached her, but she refused to respond while Gran Canaria images showed her sunning abroad.
  • In the weeks before the 'birth', Kira posted scans, videos, a gender reveal, claimed the baby weighed 5lbs 4oz, uploaded images of newborn items including a �1,000 pram, and used AI-generated footage.
  • Signing a TV deal has sparked outrage after Kira Cousins partnered with an unknown production company, and a PR company said a public announcement will come Monday, while family and friends say they feel betrayed.
  • Reborn dolls retail between £30 to £2000, some model make crying sounds, and an unnamed London production company offered Kira money, which she has not replied to.
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A 22-year-old Scottish woman played a bizarre comedy with her surroundings when she faked pregnancy for months and then the birth of a child. When the fraud came to light, she did not say why she made up the whole story. But she has now humbly apologized for everything.

Kira Cousins, a neighbor of Airdrie, used a pregnancy prosthesis for months to sustain the lie. She presented an alleged ultrasound, organized a gender revelation, and announced the birth of a girl she called Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, with an invented weight of 2.3 kilos. The deception was discovered when the family began to suspect that the alleged baby never cried. Cousins did not allow anyone to carry the reborn doll, claiming health problems. She …

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A Scottish woman faked her entire pregnancy. Twenty-three-year-old Kira Cousins used almost every means, including a lifelike doll, to convince her family she had given birth.

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KonnieMoments broke the news in on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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