Bella Hadid opens up about cosmetic procedures and mental health
We have never seen (or better said: read) Bella Hadid so honest and open. The supermodel graces the cover of the April issue of American Vogue, and alongside the beautiful photos, there is also a just as beautiful interview featured. And this is the first interview in which she addresses her cosmetic procedures.
Because those have been quite a topic of conversation in recent years. It is often said online that Bella Hadid has had a complete ‘face transplant’ or that she went to the plastic surgeon with a photo of Carla Bruni and instructions to ensure she looks exactly like that. According to Bella, none of that is true; the only procedure she has had done is her nose, and she now regrets it.
She was fourteen at the time of that procedure – what? I find it very special that plastic surgeons perform nose corrections on people of that age purely for aesthetic purposes, but okay. Vogue states: ‘When Bella was 14, she had a nose correction. It is a decision she regrets. ‘I wish I had kept my ancestors’ nose,‘ she says. ’I think I would have grown into it.’
She also points out that the wildest stories circulate on the internet about all her procedures. She has been accused of having her eyes lifted, her jaw shaved, her lips filled. She says none of that is true. ‘People think I've f*cked up my whole face because of a single photo of me as a teenager where I have a puffy face. I assume you don't look the same as when you were 13, right? I've never used fillers. Let's finally put that rumor to rest. I have no problem with it, but for me, it's nothing. And as far as I would have lifted my eyes or whatever they call it: it's face tape! The oldest trick in the book.’
So, clear language then. But what I found most beautiful about the interview was the openness with which she discussed her mental struggles. On Instagram, she has also been showing more of this lately, that she doesn't always feel okay and that that's okay too. ‘I was always the ugly sister. I was the brunette. I wasn't as cool as Gigi, not as outgoing,’ she says among other things in Vogue. But also: ‘That's really what people said about me. And unfortunately, when you hear something so often, you start to believe it. I always ask myself: how did it come to be that this girl with gigantic insecurities, panic attacks, depression, issues with how I see my body, an eating disorder, that hates being touched, that has intense social anxieties: what on earth was I doing in this industry? But over the years, I've become a better actress. I just put on a smile or a very bright, strong face. I always felt like I had something to prove.’
You can read the full interview here. And definitely don't skip those photos, because I also find them really beautiful.
