Kira Cousins pretended to be pregnant, throwing an elaborate baby shower. Photo / Kira Cousins
Kira Cousins pretended to be pregnant, throwing an elaborate baby shower. Photo / Kira Cousins
A Scottish woman faked her pregnancy, tricking her family and the “father” into believing a life-like doll was a real baby.
Kira Cousins announced she had welcomed Bonnie-Leigh Joyce on October 10, telling loved ones she had given birth alone – despite having previously claimed the baby had a holein her heart, the Sun reports.
The 22-year-old had posted photos of her scans to social media and even threw a gender reveal party, posing with a prosthetic bump to fool attendees.
Her lies were exposed when her mother found the doll in her bedroom and realised the infant was actually a Reborn doll.
The lifelike dolls retail for as much as $500 in New Zealand.
Another family friend told the Daily Record her suspicions had been raised when Cousin visited her home and she saw her “lumpy” bump.
“When she posted the picture of her supposed baby, I knew it looked like a doll but I would have been slaughtered if I had spoken out about all this and said I didn’t think any of it was real.”
