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Social media sensation Nicola "Nix'' Adams has announced her pregnancy. She's ecstatic about becoming a new mother again after surviving the grief of the death of her infant son Alaska in 2013 and a miscarriage last year.
She announced the pregnancy today on her social media page CWK (Courage, Wisdom, Knowledge) to share the good news with her 1.3 million followers. The first post she shared was a photo, which has garnered thousands of likes. In the photo, she revealed her expected due date was December 2022. She told the NZ Herald that she is relieved to have reached the 12-week milestone in her pregnancy,
"Being focused on my mahi definitely helps. It's a struggle because I worry if I will have another miscarriage, so I'm taking each day as it comes."
Nix became an influencer after she took to social media to show the world, and her whānau, that she had overcome P addiction and time in jail. Her life took a turn for the worst after her 16-month-old son Alaska died in her arms from an unknown illness. Her redemption story inspired others and today she is one of Aotearoa's most successful social media personalities and a Whakaata Māori host, who co-presents a talk show with Pio Terei.
