MANILA, Philippines — From viral makeup transformations to marriage and now raising two young boys, content creators Hajie Alejandro and Lenie Aycardo have reached another major milestone after welcoming their second child, Mateo Alejandro.
Hajie announced the arrival of their newest family member through social media, sharing photos from Lenie’s delivery and introducing Mateo to followers who have watched the couple’s relationship and family journey unfold online.
The birth officially turns the popular Team HaNie household into a family of four.
“Our family just grew a little bigger,” Hajie wrote while introducing Mateo, describing him as the newest member of Team HaNie.
The announcement was independently reported by ABS-CBN Entertainment, GMA News and GMA Entertainment, with the latter confirming the newborn’s full name as Mateo Alejandro.
From Baby Announcement to Mateo’s Arrival
The couple first revealed in April 2026 that they were expecting another child.
Their pregnancy announcement featured beachside family photos with their firstborn, Marco, along with ultrasound images. One particularly revealing detail came from Marco himself: his shirt carried the message “It’s another boy,” confirming that another son was on the way.
Four months later, that announcement has become reality with Mateo’s arrival.
For longtime followers, the development represents another chapter in what has become one of Philippine social media’s closely followed creator-family stories.
Marco Is Now a Big Brother
Mateo joins older brother Marco Alejandro, whom Lenie and Hajie welcomed on March 27, 2025.
Lenie announced Marco’s birth at the time through delivery-room photos and described the moment with a message of gratitude. GMA News reported that Marco arrived at 10:01 p.m. that evening.
The couple had married only months earlier.
Hajie and Lenie tied the knot in a civil wedding ceremony on January 3, 2025, a milestone they later publicly confirmed through their social media platforms.
Their rapid succession of major life changes — marriage, becoming first-time parents and then welcoming another child — has given followers an unusually intimate look at their transition from online personalities into a growing young family.
How Hajie and Lenie Became Team HaNie
Long before parenthood became central to their online presence, Hajie and Lenie were already familiar faces to Filipino social-media audiences.
The pair built a following through TikTok trends and elaborate makeup-transformation content. Among the viral trends associated with them were the Asoka makeup transformation and the “Piliin Mo Ang Pilipinas” challenge, according to GMA News.
Lenie became particularly known for transformation videos, while Hajie has worked as a makeup artist and photographer — skills that became part of the couple’s recognizable online creative partnership.
Their story eventually expanded beyond social media.
In June 2025, their life and relationship became the subject of an episode of ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya,” with actors Kyle Echarri and Kai Montinola portraying Hajie and Lenie.
The television feature highlighted how their personal relationship became intertwined with their creative ambitions and online career — a journey that has since moved into an entirely new phase centered on family life.
A New Chapter for Team HaNie
While celebrity and influencer baby announcements are common across social media, Hajie and Lenie’s story has resonated with followers partly because much of their relationship has unfolded publicly over several years.
Fans have seen the couple move from creating viral videos together to getting married, raising Marco and preparing for another baby.
Now Mateo’s arrival changes that picture once again.
The content creators who once became known primarily for transformations on camera are facing perhaps their biggest transformation away from it: adjusting to life as parents of two very young children.
For Team HaNie, the announcement may mark the end of months of anticipation — but it also opens the beginning of another story.
With Marco officially becoming a big brother and Mateo joining one of Filipino social media’s recognizable creator families, followers will now be watching how Hajie and Lenie navigate their newest chapter as a family of four.
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