MY “BIGGER REGRETS” IS THAT I WAS NOT RAISED AROUND “MUSLIM PEOPLE”, SUPERMODEL BELLA HADID

Thu 25 August 2022:

Bella Hadid has walked the runway for numerous leading luxury brands and has headlined major fashion events and weeks all over the world. But she acknowledges that being closer to her Muslim roots is the one thing she misses the most.

In a new interview with GQ magazine, the supermodel, who is of Palestinian origin, discussed making her acting debut in the Emmy-nominated show ‘Ramy,’ revealing that when she arrived on set on the first day, she wept as the crew gave her a t-shirt that read, ‘Free Palestine.’

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“I couldn’t handle my emotions. Growing up and being Arab, it was the first time that I’d ever been with like-minded people. I was able to see myself,” the 25-year-old said.

Bella is the daughter of a Palestinian real estate developer Mohamed Hadid and Dutch model Yolanda Hadid. She is also the younger sister of supermodel Gigi Hadid. In the past, she has spoken about Palestinian causes and continues to raise awareness about the citizens there and the state of affairs in the country, which has long been in conflict with the neighbouring Israel.

The GQ article called Bella “the most outspoken American celebrity advocating on behalf of the Palestinian people”. She told the magazine that one of her “bigger regrets” is that she was not raised around “Muslim people”, especially after her parents separated.

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“I would have loved to grow up and be with my dad every day and studying and really being able to practise, just in general being able to live in a Muslim culture,” she was quoted as saying. “But I wasn’t given that,” she added.

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When Bella was a toddler, her family relocated to California and she was plucked from the Palestinian side of her family in Washington DC. “I speak about [this stuff] for the elderly that are still living there that have never been able to see Palestine free, and for the children that can still grow up and have a beautiful life,” the model said.

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She told the publication that while she realises being this vocal about such causes can impact her career, she remains unfazed. “I realised I’m not on this earth to be a model. I’m so lucky and blessed that I’m in a position where I can speak out the way that I do. And really, the downfall is what? That I lose my job?”