{
  "id": 13681420,
  "title": "Bella Astillah's children excited to call Syed Saddiq 'daddy' after couple gets married",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/bella-astillahs-children-excited-to-call-syed-saddiq-daddy-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T20:10:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/bella-astillah-children-syed-saddiq-dad/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singer Bella Astillah's children, Ayden and Ara, are thrilled to refer to Malaysian politician Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman as their dad following their marriage on October 10. The solemnization ceremony, which took place at Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118 venue, was livestreamed from 9 am and attended by around 200 guests. Ayden expressed his excitement about having a new family member, saying, \"And I have someone to call daddy!\" Ara also shared her happiness over the new family addition. The two have been open and affectionate towards Syed Saddiq, even calling him \"daddy\" for a few months already. Syed Saddiq, speaking at the ceremony, described himself as the \"luckiest man on this earth.\" The politician was attended by various guests, including Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, who Syed Saddiq had previously invited to his wedding. The couple also plans to hold community receptions in Syed Saddiq's constituency in Muar and Kota Kinabalu, as well as in Kuala Lumpur, aiming to spend time with the guests and give back to the community.",
  "summary": "Their solemnisation reception was held at Menara 118 building in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 10.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}