Miguel simply hit followers with a plot twist nobody noticed coming: He’s a dad.
The “Adorn” singer revealed on Instagram that he and associate Margaret Zhang welcomed a child final 12 months, and the toddler simply celebrated his first birthday. In a joint publish with Zhang, Miguel shared a candy video of himself holding his son, whose face was blurred, whereas smiling ear-to-ear.
“Our child turned 1 immediately !!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELITO !!! We love you a lot ! So proud and honored that you simply selected us to be your dad and mom. Papá wrote you a track – hope it at all times reminds you of how cherished you might be,” Miguel wrote within the caption.
Zhang, a 32-year-old filmmaker and former Vogue China editor-in-chief, additionally marked the milestone with an Instagram carousel celebrating their first 12 months as dad and mom. Her publish included a hyperlink to “Angel’s Tune,” which directs followers to Miguel’s newest music-sharing web site.
The reveal got here as a shock to followers who hadn’t seen Miguel publicly linked to anybody since his extremely publicized marriage to mannequin Nazanin Mandi. The previous couple’s romance stretched almost twenty years, starting after they met as youngsters in 2005. They tied the knot in 2018 however introduced their separation three years later.
“After 17 years collectively, Miguel and Nazanin Mandi have determined to separate and have been for a while now,” the couple stated in a joint 2021 assertion. “The couple each want one another nicely.”
Although the 2 briefly reconciled in 2022, the reunion was short-lived. By October of that 12 months, Mandi formally filed for divorce.
She later mirrored on the connection throughout a 2024 interview with xoNecole, sharing that the cut up compelled her to re-examine her wants.
“Throughout my 20s, I used to be not prepared for extra. I used to be residing a very loopy life. It was unpredictable,” she informed the outlet. “I used to be serving to any person else develop. It was lots, and it was intense. I used to be not pouring into myself the best way I ought to’ve been.”
“You construct one thing with somebody,” Miguel informed the Los Angeles Instances, reflecting on their cut up. “You begin including rooms, ranges, you bought new flooring, and also you need to rework right here and there. In the end, some adjustments—they might be an excessive amount of for the muse. You must tackle that.”
Now, Miguel is constructing one thing new with Zhang: a household. Based mostly on the enjoyment radiating from his first birthday video, it’s secure to say Angelito is on the coronary heart of his music and his life.
