Bella Hadid finally made her official Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut! We’ve been following the model’s journey closely, from her first fitting to her struggles with mastering the perfect smile. And all her training finally paid off. Bella glided down the catwalk like a seasoned vet and gave her best smirk to her ex boyfriend, The Weeknd (né Abel Tesfaye).
In a first glimpse of her runway walk (you can see the full show when it airs December 5 on CBS) Bella struts past her ex in a metallic gray corset with matching half-sleeve cape during his performance of “Starboy.” The two lock eyes as she struts by him and even does a little shimmy. The Weeknd can’t take his eyes off her as she passes. (Can you blame him?)
While the duo look content together now, they split up in November after a year and half of dating. A rumor had it that the split was a result of their busy schedules being too hard to coordinate together, while reps for each star declined to comment.
The model was spotted looking at a picture of her and The Weeknd kissing during her flight to Paris with the entire Victoria’s Secret crew. Model Kelly Gale took a Snapchat video from the seat behind Hadid, and a very diligent superfan pointed out the photo on her phone right away.
Then, the duo met up at the famed Hôtel Costes in Paris on Tuesday. “Bella sat next to The Weeknd and spoke for a little while to him,” E! News reported.
“They were really cool with each other. Bella was in a great mood, smiling and seemed really happy while being there.”
“They were really cool with each other. Bella was in a great mood, smiling and seemed really happy while being there.”
