Bella Hadid is in a new season – and feeling more like herself!
In a new interview with LureThe 27-year-old talks about her time in Texas after she decided to retire from the modeling industry after a career that spanned decades.
According to Hadid, being able to make decisions about her daily appearance and the amount of time she takes for herself, even on days when she’s not feeling her best, is something new for her.
“For the first time I’m not putting on a fake face. If I’m not feeling well, I won’t go. When I’m not feeling well, I take time for myself. And I never have.” “I’ve had the opportunity to do that or say that before,” Hadid told the publication. “If someone sees me in pictures now and says, “I look happy,” then I really am. I feel better; my bad days were now my old good days.”
Hadid also spoke to the magazine about the simplicity of life in Fort Worth, Texas, which includes doing her own makeup for a night out with her friends.
“The way I’ve styled myself for years now – which I still do – I love being able to do my own hair and makeup, being happy with how I look, and getting ready with my friends here in Texas to do,” she says. “We have the best time and I never feel like I have to do too much.”
In August 2023, Hadid got her to work as a model again after a five-month absence from the industry Healing from a flare-up of Lyme disease. In the following months, Hadid slowly withdrew. The model will be released in November 2023 ended her contract with Charlotte Tilbury after being named the face of the brand earlier this year.
Another factor contributing to Hadid’s happiness in Texas is her boyfriend Adan Banuelos. The model and the rider have been linked since October 2023.
In February, a source confirmed to ET that Hadid was in love with Banuelos and that her mother, Yolanda Hadidis the reason they are together.
“Bella and Adan are in love and their family and friends have never seen them so happy,” the source said of the couple at the time.
“Bella loves how supportive Adan is of her career and how he fits into her life,” the source added. “The two of them always have a great time together and find comfort in the simple things. Bella’s mother Yolanda arranged it.”
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