Hailie Jade Mathers reveals clever pregnancy cover-up from dad Eminem with her best friend’s help

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Hailie Jade Mathers recently shared the clever way she and her best friend, Brittany Ednie, kept her pregnancy under wraps during a wedding, before her father Eminem publicly announced the exciting news.

During an episode of their podcast, 'Just A Little Shady', Mathers and Ednie recounted how Ednie stepped up to help avoid any suspicion at a recent wedding they both attended.

Hailie Jade Mathers shares interesting story about hiding her pregnancy

Speaking about the incident where they had to hide the news of Hailie Jade Mathers' pregnancy, Brittany Ednie joked, “I need to defend myself now that this is public knowledge,” after Mathers called her out for being the one who indulged in most of the drinks that wedding night.

Ednie said that she pretended to drink Mathers' cocktails to prevent any of their friends from guessing the soon-to-be mom's secret.

To keep up the illusion, she shared that she was covertly drinking all of Mathers' alcoholic beverages.

“Whenever people were turned around, she would hand me her drink, and I would chug so it looked as if she was continuously drinking throughout that night,” said Ednie.

Mathers laughed as she revealed that her best friend was really “taking one for the team.”

While she admitted she never actually asked Ednie to take on the role, it became an “unspoken thing” as the duo exchanged knowing glances throughout the evening.

Mathers, who is expecting her first child with Evan McClintock, explained that her husband had been her previous partner in deception, secretly sipping her drinks at social events.

However, at the wedding, McClintock was not always by her side and was not a fan of her specific drink that night, a lavender lemonade which resulted in Ednie stepping in without hesitation.

“I feel like you kinda volunteered yourself for that one,” quipped Mathers, according to Page Six.

Eminem’s heartwarming pregnancy reveal

The pregnancy ruse only lasted a few weeks before Eminem, made the big reveal in the music video for his song 'Temporary', dedicated to his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers.

In the heartwarming video, Mathers surprises her dad with a custom Detroit Lions jersey emblazoned with “grandpa” on the back.

The rapper’s reaction was priceless as he looked at the jersey in disbelief, then turned to his daughter in awe.

Mathers also gave Eminem a sonogram photo, which she later shared on Instagram with her husband, McClintock.

In early 2023, McClintock proposed Hailie. The couple who met in 2016 and have been together for eight years tied the knot in May 2024.