A London psychic who says he predicted Covid-19 is now making grim forecasts for 2026—and one of his biggest claims matches a prediction often linked to Baba Vanga.

Psychic Nicolas Aujula, 39, says next year could bring unrest on several fronts. He points to possible seismic activity in the Mediterranean, more high-profile defamation cases in Hollywood, and a growing wave of AI-made movies.

But the prediction grabbing the most attention is his claim of “aliens and UFO contact” in 2026.

That idea is also tied to Baba Vanga, the Bulgarian mystic (born Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova) who died in 1996. According to reports, she is said to have believed an alien civilisation would make contact with Earth in 2026. The claim follows months of online chatter about comet 3I/ATLAS, which ultimately turned out to be an ordinary comet.

Skeptics caution that alien-contact forecasts appear almost every year and that several past predictions attributed to Vanga have not come true. For that reason, many people take the 2026 claims with a pinch of salt.

Aujula also predicts a “mysterious illness” that he says could resemble an aneurysm. He further suggests political drama involving US President Donald Trump, including the possibility of illness. Similar comments have also been made by a group of Peruvian shamans, according to reports.