Bella Hadid really seems to have it all: she's wealthy, successful, and beautiful. However, just because she's had a career that most of the people on the planet could only dream of, that doesn't mean she's impervious to mental health struggles. Through thick and thin, she's shared it all with her fans.
In March 2022, Bella opened up to Vogue about her mental health and being compared to sister Gigi Hadid. "I was the uglier sister. I was the brunette. I wasn't as cool as Gigi, not as outgoing," she said. "That's really what people said about me. And unfortunately when you get told things so many times, you do just believe it... I always felt like I had something to prove." The model became an expert at putting on a brave face, and would go through bouts of depression and anxiety.
"I would wake up every morning hysterical, in tears, alone," she continued. "I wouldn't show anybody that. I would go to work, cry at lunch in my little greenroom, finish my day, go to whatever random little hotel I was in for the night, cry again, wake up in the morning, and do the same thing." Eventually, Bella stopped glossing over her mental state and shared photos where she's crying and not wearing makeup. "Sometimes all you've gotta hear is that you're not alone," she wrote. "So from me to you, you're not alone. I love you, I see you, and I hear you."
If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website.
