October 21, 2025 • 5 mins
A gender reveal party, hospital photos, and a newborn named Bonnie Leigh – everything seemed real until someone walked into the wrong room.
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
I'm Darren Marler and this is weird dark news. Someone
in Scotland just pulled off a pregnancy that fooled family,
friends and her boyfriend for nine months straight. The gender
reveal party went off without a hitch. Baby gifts piled
up in preparation for the arrival. Then October tenth, twenty
twenty five, rolled around and twenty three year old Kira
(00:32):
Cousins from Airdrie, near Glasgow announced the birth of her daughter,
Bonnie Lee Joyce Gardner, born at two forty six in
the morning, weighing five pounds four ounces. The only problem
Bonnie Lee wasn't real. Cousins began sharing her pregnancy news
around February twenty twenty five. Her friend neif McRobert watched
(00:53):
it all unfold through texts and social media posts. For months,
Cousins shared pregnancy updates online, including bump photos, scan pictures,
and videos showing the baby kicking friends through Cousins a
gender reveal party, complete with pink smoke, cake and decorations.
Family and friends bought gifts, clothes and even a prim
(01:13):
worth a thousand pounds. The ultrasound images looked legitimate. The
growing belly appeared convincing. A couple weeks after the gender
reveal party, Cousins posted that the baby had a hole
in its heart. She claimed her daughter had an antroventricular
septal defect and would require open heart surgery. Her posts
thanked midwives and sonographers. She asked everyone to respect the
(01:34):
privacy of both families during this difficult time. McRobert later
said she believes Cousins was setting up the story for
a future announcement that the baby died during birth. On
October tenth, Cousins claimed she gave birth alone in the
middle of the night. She shared pictures on social media
announcing the arrival. One post featured the doll wrapped in blankets,
(01:55):
but the caption all warm and wrapped up today equally
as cute. She shared images of her leaving the hospital
with baby Bonnie Lee in a car seat. Cousins sent
McRobert a video of Bonnie Lee strapped into a car seat.
McRobert said Cousins didn't let anyone touch the baby, not
even her, but they thought she was just being an
overprotective mother. Three days after the alleged birth, Cousins texted
(02:19):
McRobert saying she needed to get out of the house.
McRobert picked her up and Cousins handled everything herself. They
drove to Cousin's workplace so she could show Bonnie Lee
to or coworkers. After that, they visited Mcrobert's mother. Cousins
even showed them the special underwear she had for postpartum bleeding.
McRobert later explained it was difficult to tell Bonnie Lee
(02:39):
was actually a doll. Reborn dolls are handcrafted by artists
to look hyper realistic, with hand rooted, hair weighted bonnies
and painted features that mimic newborn skin tones and textures.
Cousin's mother entered her room and found that the baby
was not real. In her own TikTok response, Cousins describe
(03:00):
and how her mother stormed into the room, found the
doll and shouted downstairs. Family members assembled at the house,
and Cousins sat against her door, refusing to come down
and face them. When Cousins brought the doll to Jamie's
parents' house, the boyfriend his mother immediately pointed out that
Bonnie Lee was a doll. Cousins insisted the baby was
real and sick with mucus. Nick Robert said Cousins claimed
(03:23):
this because the baby couldn't be taken in for a
DNA test if she was sick. Messages allegedly sent by
Cousins to Jamie surfaced online, showing her telling him that
something happened to Bonnie Lee, before later stating that Bonnie
Lee died. In the texts, Jamie appeared confused and demanded answers,
saying that he'd been left in the dark for long enough.
(03:45):
In a TikTok addressing the situation, Cousins confirmed that her
family and Jamie had no idea what was going on.
She said that she'd been keeping herself away from everyone,
going into her own bubble and not wanting anyone around
her at all. She mentioned that her family sat her
down and as to what had happened earlier in her pregnancy,
which she said that she would address when ready. Online
(04:05):
discussions revealed claims that Cousins had done this before, with
rumors suggesting she faked a pregnancy and used a doll
as recently as twenty twenty three, and also allegedly lied
about having cancer. Mcrobert's response was blunt. She said Cousins
doesn't need help, she needs jail. No official records of
a birth or death have been produced, and no hospital
(04:27):
or local authority has confirmed that an infant matching Cousin's
description ever existed. Reborn dolls are created by artists who
transform manufactured doll kits into lifelike babies. They're meant for collectors,
people coping with loss, individuals who can't have children, or
those who simply appreciate the artistry. Full body silicone babies
(04:49):
typically range in price from five hundred to two thousand dollars.
They're weighted to feel like real infants. Some can be
purchased with mechanisms that simulate breathing, have magnetic mouths that
hold pacifiers. The story spread across TikTok in October twenty
twenty five, with millions of views on videos explaining what happened.
(05:10):
Cousins has since deleted most of her videos, but posted
one statement attempting to clarify that none of the families
involved knew what was happening. She asked people not to
direct hate toward either family, or specifically towards Jamie. If
you'd like to read this story for yourself or share
the article with a friend, you can read it on
the Weird Darkness website. I've placed a link to it
(05:31):
at the episode description, and you can find more stories
of the paranormal, true crime, strange, and more, including numerous
stories that never make it to the podcast at Weirddarkness
dot com, slash News
I'm Darren Marler and this is weird dark news. Someone
in Scotland just pulled off a pregnancy that fooled family,
friends and her boyfriend for nine months straight. The gender
reveal party went off without a hitch. Baby gifts piled
up in preparation for the arrival. Then October tenth, twenty
twenty five, rolled around and twenty three year old Kira
(00:32):
Cousins from Airdrie, near Glasgow announced the birth of her daughter,
Bonnie Lee Joyce Gardner, born at two forty six in
the morning, weighing five pounds four ounces. The only problem
Bonnie Lee wasn't real. Cousins began sharing her pregnancy news
around February twenty twenty five. Her friend neif McRobert watched
(00:53):
it all unfold through texts and social media posts. For months,
Cousins shared pregnancy updates online, including bump photos, scan pictures,
and videos showing the baby kicking friends through Cousins a
gender reveal party, complete with pink smoke, cake and decorations.
Family and friends bought gifts, clothes and even a prim
(01:13):
worth a thousand pounds. The ultrasound images looked legitimate. The
growing belly appeared convincing. A couple weeks after the gender
reveal party, Cousins posted that the baby had a hole
in its heart. She claimed her daughter had an antroventricular
septal defect and would require open heart surgery. Her posts
thanked midwives and sonographers. She asked everyone to respect the
(01:34):
privacy of both families during this difficult time. McRobert later
said she believes Cousins was setting up the story for
a future announcement that the baby died during birth. On
October tenth, Cousins claimed she gave birth alone in the
middle of the night. She shared pictures on social media
announcing the arrival. One post featured the doll wrapped in blankets,
(01:55):
but the caption all warm and wrapped up today equally
as cute. She shared images of her leaving the hospital
with baby Bonnie Lee in a car seat. Cousins sent
McRobert a video of Bonnie Lee strapped into a car seat.
McRobert said Cousins didn't let anyone touch the baby, not
even her, but they thought she was just being an
overprotective mother. Three days after the alleged birth, Cousins texted
(02:19):
McRobert saying she needed to get out of the house.
McRobert picked her up and Cousins handled everything herself. They
drove to Cousin's workplace so she could show Bonnie Lee
to or coworkers. After that, they visited Mcrobert's mother. Cousins
even showed them the special underwear she had for postpartum bleeding.
McRobert later explained it was difficult to tell Bonnie Lee
(02:39):
was actually a doll. Reborn dolls are handcrafted by artists
to look hyper realistic, with hand rooted, hair weighted bonnies
and painted features that mimic newborn skin tones and textures.
Cousin's mother entered her room and found that the baby
was not real. In her own TikTok response, Cousins describe
(03:00):
and how her mother stormed into the room, found the
doll and shouted downstairs. Family members assembled at the house,
and Cousins sat against her door, refusing to come down
and face them. When Cousins brought the doll to Jamie's
parents' house, the boyfriend his mother immediately pointed out that
Bonnie Lee was a doll. Cousins insisted the baby was
real and sick with mucus. Nick Robert said Cousins claimed
(03:23):
this because the baby couldn't be taken in for a
DNA test if she was sick. Messages allegedly sent by
Cousins to Jamie surfaced online, showing her telling him that
something happened to Bonnie Lee, before later stating that Bonnie
Lee died. In the texts, Jamie appeared confused and demanded answers,
saying that he'd been left in the dark for long enough.
(03:45):
In a TikTok addressing the situation, Cousins confirmed that her
family and Jamie had no idea what was going on.
She said that she'd been keeping herself away from everyone,
going into her own bubble and not wanting anyone around
her at all. She mentioned that her family sat her
down and as to what had happened earlier in her pregnancy,
which she said that she would address when ready. Online
(04:05):
discussions revealed claims that Cousins had done this before, with
rumors suggesting she faked a pregnancy and used a doll
as recently as twenty twenty three, and also allegedly lied
about having cancer. Mcrobert's response was blunt. She said Cousins
doesn't need help, she needs jail. No official records of
a birth or death have been produced, and no hospital
(04:27):
or local authority has confirmed that an infant matching Cousin's
description ever existed. Reborn dolls are created by artists who
transform manufactured doll kits into lifelike babies. They're meant for collectors,
people coping with loss, individuals who can't have children, or
those who simply appreciate the artistry. Full body silicone babies
(04:49):
typically range in price from five hundred to two thousand dollars.
They're weighted to feel like real infants. Some can be
purchased with mechanisms that simulate breathing, have magnetic mouths that
hold pacifiers. The story spread across TikTok in October twenty
twenty five, with millions of views on videos explaining what happened.
(05:10):
Cousins has since deleted most of her videos, but posted
one statement attempting to clarify that none of the families
involved knew what was happening. She asked people not to
direct hate toward either family, or specifically towards Jamie. If
you'd like to read this story for yourself or share
the article with a friend, you can read it on
the Weird Darkness website. I've placed a link to it
(05:31):
at the episode description, and you can find more stories
of the paranormal, true crime, strange, and more, including numerous
stories that never make it to the podcast at Weirddarkness
dot com, slash News
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