Image: Zari Hassan

Ugandan socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan has disclosed that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year during her first pregnancy with husband Shakib Cham Lutaaya.

The revelation follows weeks of speculation online after photos of Zari with what appeared to be a baby bump surfaced on social media. The images quickly went viral, sparking assumptions that she was expecting.

Zari, however, clarified that the photos were taken during a shoot.“People are silly. They see me on my Snapchat every day posting pictures of myself, and they know I’m not pregnant. Can I get pregnant in just two days? They should use common sense. I even put a hashtag showing I was on set, but they just ran with everything,” she said.

Despite dismissing the rumours, Zari confirmed she had indeed conceived earlier in the year but sadly lost the pregnancy at six weeks in May. She shared that she remains hopeful about trying again soon, expressing her desire to have children with Shakib.

“He is my person, and he understands me so much. He is my personal person and my go-to person. I get him the same way he gets me. Other men didn’t understand me like Shakib. God gave him to me as a gift,” she added.

While the couple has endured the pain of loss, they remain optimistic about the future and their dream of starting a family together.

Zari is already a mother of five — three children with her late ex-partner Ivan Semwanga and two with Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz. Shakib has also revealed in the past that he has children from previous relationships.