Kira Cousins, from Airdrie, is accused of wearing a prosthetic bump before pretending to give birth and parading a plastic Reborn dolly as a baby girl named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, to deceive those closest to her.<\/a><\/p>\n The 22-year-old shared the announcement of her “daughter” on social media earlier this month, claiming she gave birth alone as Bonnie-Leigh arrived in the world on October 10, weighing 5lbs 4oz.<\/a><\/p>\n In the weeks leading up to the “birth”, Kira is shown sharing photos of baby scans and videos of her lavish gender reveal party<\/a>, along with footage of the “baby” kicking in her tummy, as well as a series of pictures of newborn clothes and items loved ones bought for Bonnie-Leigh, including a \u00a31,000 pram and a car seat.<\/p>\n She even posted about hospital appointments, and complications with the baby, claiming ante-natal tests<\/a> had picked up a heart defect.<\/p>\n But outrage unfolded when Kira was outed online as a liar as friends told how her family and the baby’s “dad” discovered six-day-old Bonnie-Leigh was a doll when her mum found the prop<\/a> in her bedroom.<\/p>\n Screenshots of messages reported to have been sent by Kira shortly afterwards appear to show her telling the man she claimed was Bonnie-Leigh’s dad that their baby had died<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kira Cousins refused to comment<\/a> when contacted by the Record.<\/p>\n In a statement<\/a> shared on TikTok she wrote: “In my own words let’s set this straight. I was in bed when my mother came into my room and found it to be a doll.<\/p>\n “Prior to this, I had been keeping myself away from literally everyone.<\/p>\n “The next thing I know, I was confronted by all the family. Don’t for one minute think they let me away with this, they haven’t.<\/p>\n “And none of them knew. Neither did the dad and his family.”<\/p>\n Pal Neave McRobert said suspicions first arose after loved ones noticed no one had heard the “baby” cry and Kira refused to let anyone touch her as she claimed Bonnie-Leigh had recently visited Wishaw General Hospital for checks<\/a> due to ill-health.<\/p>\n In a video statement filmed on October 16, Neave said: “I noticed Kira had deleted every picture and video of Bonnie-Leigh from our chats.<\/p>\n “I asked her why and she ignored me. I then asked the baby’s dad “Is this a doll?\u201d and he said, “Yes, it\u2019s a doll”.<\/p>\n “She even went to the extreme of texting him saying, “Bonnie-Leigh died”.<\/p>\n “I can\u2019t imagine how he must feel right now and everyone else who has been lied to for months and months.<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody believed her. She had a gender reveal, she posted scan photos and even said the baby had a hole in its heart.<\/p>\n “Then she texted me saying the baby was born. We were all so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n Neave shared screenshots of her conversations with Kira about Bonnie-Leigh, alongside others showing the doll in a series of now-deleted posts<\/a> from the “new mum”.<\/p>\n Neave also told how she met her former friend with “baby” Bonnie-Leigh when she took them to a supermarket<\/a>.<\/p>\n She continued: “I feel worse because I\u2019m one of the few people to meet this “baby”.<\/p>\n “I feel totally used and drained. Everyone got conned by her.”<\/p>\n Thousands reacted to Neave’s video sharing comments of horror and disgust<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reborn dolls<\/a> like the one used in the shocking scam retail between \u00a330 to \u00a32000. The dolls are designed to look like real-life babies. Some versions of the dolls may make a crying sound and some have fake tears.<\/p>\n Some dolls can even produce wet pee nappies<\/a>.<\/p>\n A friend of Kira’s family, who asked not to be named, also told the Record of her shock at the news but said she suspected the pregnancy<\/a> was fake all along.<\/p>\n Describing Kira as a “serial liar”, she said: “I have known her for 10 years and she has lied about all sorts.<\/p>\n “She came into my house twice before this doll appeared and me and daughter noticed straight away that her bump wasn’t real. It was all lumpy.<\/p>\n “She was wearing very thin pyjamas and you could see the straps on her back holding it on.<\/p>\n “When she posted the picture of her supposed baby, it knew 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.<\/p>\n “People would have thought I was crazy.”<\/p>\n If you would like to speak to a reporter about this story, please contact our newsdesk on 0141 309 3251.<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n![\"Kira](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_KiraJPG.jpg\")
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Kira issued a statement on her TikTok(Image: Facebook)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559916697_122096116389078170_1372900986382999165_n.jpg\")
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