Bella Hadid Shares About Stepping Back from Modelling, ‘Not Putting on a Fake Face’
Supermodel Bella Hadid opened up about her stepping back from a decade-long modeling career and decided to focus on her mental and physical health. She talked about her decision in an interview with Allure Magazine.
Hadid, in that interview, said that after ten years of modeling, she realized she put her energy, love, and effort into something that gave back nothing necessarily.
She shared her experience of living in Texas and how it was different from before. She has a group of friends to hang out with, and she mentions that was her “best time.” She also added that she never felt like doing too much to get ready to hang out with them.
Hadid continued that, for the first time, she was not putting on a fake face. She took time for herself if she did not feel good, and she didn’t get an opportunity before like that. She said she was feeling better now, and her bad days were now her old good days.
Hadid has become a model for top designers, including Marc Jacobs, Chanel, and Givenchy. In her career, she has appeared on international Vogue covers 29 times. She was named in the Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World list in 2023. In 2022, she modeled the Coperni dress in the Paris Fashion Week, which was spray painted on her body.
Hadid revealed about suffering from Lyme disease in August on her Instagram. She shared that she was finally healthy after 100+ days of Lyme chronic disease. Hadid mother and her brother were diagnosed with the disease in 2012. After her diagnosis, she had been cautious about her health and treatments.
In that month, Hadid returned to her modeling career after five months. In November, she ended her contract with Charlotte Tilbury.
Since moving to Texas, Hadid launched her own fragrance brand, Orbella, a collection of three scents available from May 2. It was designed to be used directly on the skin. She said it was created by mixing matching essentials. She used to visit a health food store and mix essential oil scents with glycerine, and she found a combination which was felt special for her. She added that she tried to make them unique. She didn’t want to put something like another product or perfume on the market.
She started dating the businessman Adan Banuelos. They were linked in October 2023, and Hadid’s mother introduced them. A source told about their relationship that they were in love and Hadid’s family and friends had never seen her this happy. She also added that Adam is supportive of her career, and she loves that.