YouTube sensation Zeinab Harake and her rapper boyfriend Skusta Clee, or Daryl Borja in real life, have been in a whirlwind, on-off relationship.
Skusta Clee rose to fame as a flip-top rapper, who eventually became a member of the rap group Ex-Batallion. Daryl was a pioneer in the Pinoy trap music genre, and he also dominated social media through the platform Musical.ly back in 2016. Some of his compositions include "Kung Tayo," "Umaasa," "Panda," "Nandito Lang Ako," Pauwi Na'ko," and "Pasensya Na."
His girlfriend, Zeinab, has also made a name for herself after becoming one of the top YouTube content creators in the Philippines. She currently has eight million subscribers on her Zeinab Harake YouTube channel, which was launched in 2017.
In a vlog titled “Birthday Surprise Revelation,” which was published on December 1, 2020, Zeinab revealed that after dating on and off for the past few years, she and Daryl have patched things up in July 2020. Months later, on October 6, she shared that she found out she's pregnant. She also mentioned Daryl has been living with her even before she found out that she's expecting a child.
Upon realizing they will be parents, Zeinab and Daryl worked on strengthening their relationship before telling her fans about her pregnancy. Zeinab also assured that she sees her pregnancy as a blessing.
She said in the vlog, "Gusto kong sabihin na hindi ito mistake, hindi ito karma.Blessing ito galing kay God, and ito yung pinakamagandang regalong natanggap ko ngayong birthday ko.” Her video has gathered millions of views within a week of its posting.
The pair have surely come a long way from being in a young, love-hate relationship. Let's take a look at some of the highlights in Zeinab and Daryl's relationship in this gallery.
Zeinab Harake shared news about her pregnancy through her birthday vlog which was published on YouTube on December 1. She also posted a photo of her with boyfriend Daryl Borja or Skusta Clee and captioned it, "I love you so much daddy." Prior to their big revelation, the two have been in a controversial relationship.
In April 2019, Zeinab and Daryl allegedly had a rift which led to a public feud. Although the two did not elaborate on their argument, they eventually made up and occassionally post photos together on social media.
In October 2019, Zeinab posted a series of heated statements alluding to her boyfriend Daryl. She tweeted, 'Wag n'yo na ipilit sakin yung taong wala ng balak magbago, kahit anong gawin n'yo hindi na magbabago 'yun, ako nga ginawa ko na lahat nagbago ba? 'Di ba hindi? Kahit para sa ikabubuti nya pa! kaya wag ako sisihin nyo tapos nako, hindi nyo alam yung pain na nararamdaman ko!
It was then the couple called it quits, despite having a huge following from their ZeiRyl fans. The two chose to focus on their individual careers. Daryl allegedly tried to win back Zeinab and released a song in the latter part of 2019 titled "Zebbiana," which fans speculate was inspired by Zeinab.
Around June 2020, Daryl was involved with singer and YouTube vlogger Ryssi Avila. The pair denied allegations of a relationship and insisted they were just friends. In July 2020, Skusta Clee sadly announced the passing of his pet cat. Zeinab was mentioned to have sent her condolences to Daryl for the loss of the cat--which they kept together back when they were dating.
In August 2020, Daryl allegedly posted a controversial message against Ryssi Avila, after she posted a message about God. Around this time, photos of Zeinab and Daryl together also circulated online and rumors of the couple getting back together started.
In November 2020, Zeinab and Daryl were spotted together at a Halloween party. The two were spotted giving each other a big hug during the party, fuelling more rumors that they've gotten back together.
On December 1, 2020, Zeinab and Daryl appeared in a vlog from Zeinab's channel, revealing they are expecting their first child.
Zeinab said they have been living together for months and are welcoming the new blessing in their lives.
The pair also said they wanted to settle their relationship issues now that they're about to become parents. They also wanted to wait for a good time to properly announce their big news to everyone.
The couple announced that they're having a baby girl in January 2021.
Zeinab and Daryl celebrated the latter's birthday with a Spongebob-themed party in February 2021.
Zeinab transformed into different Disney princesses for her maternity shoot.
In her True or False vlog, Zeinab shared that being pregnant is a blessing for her especially after undergoing surgery for an ovarian cyst. She said, "Kasi pinagarap ko 'to, akala ko nga baog ako di ba. Kasi, 17-years-old ako, mag-18 ako, inoperahan ako sa right ovary ko, dahil mayroon akong cyst.”
Zeinab and Daryl are excited to have their own family soon!
On April 28, 2021, Zeinab Harake gave birth to her first child, Baby Bia.
On December 11, 2021, Skusta Clee penned a short but sweet birthday message for Zeinab Harake: "Happy birthday mameh sauce ng buhay ko! Sobrang proud ako sa 'yo mahal na mahal kita."
Zeinab Harake and Skusta Clee welcomed 2022 together with their little girl Baby Bia.
The couple marks every month of Baby Bia's life with a Disney princess-inspired photo shoot. Most recently, they dressed her up as Rapunzel to celebrate reaching 10 months old.
On April 13, 2022, Zeinab revealed the heartbreaking news that she lost their second baby, a son they named Moon.
Netizens wondered why Skusta Clee was not mentioned or tagged in Zeinab's post, leading to speculations about the couple's split. Aside from this, Zeinab has also unfollowed Skusta Clee on Instagram and seemed to have purged photos of him from her timeline.
Both parents posted heartfelt messages for their daughter's first birthday.
Zeinab vlogged her fairytale themed party for Bia
"Happy birthday sa nag-iisang pinaka magandang butterfly ng buhay ko. Mahal na mahal kita. Anak " Daryl said in his birthday post for Bia.
In May 2022, Zeinab broke her silence and appeared in a tell-all sit-down interview with Toni Gonzaga. Zeinab admitted that she and Daryl have been experiencing relationship woes since January 2022. She also confirmed the cheating issue as the reason for the split.
Daryl has kept his silence regarding the issue while fans are waiting for him to address the cheating allegations.