Bella Hadid has revealed she got her period the morning she walked the Victoria Secret Fashion Show after she sparked health concerns on the runway in massive 50-pound wings.
The supermodel, 29, who has endured a public battle with Lyme disease, looked faint while strutting her stuff on the famous lingerie catwalk earlier this month.
It came just five months after Bella argued it should be illegal to model when menstruating insisting women should get two weeks off work.
Bella has now revealed that she was not feeling 100% on the day as she replied to a fan on TikTok as they asked what is ‘wrong’.
TikToker worldoftali posted a video last week asking, ‘Bella Hadid, what the f**k wrong with you? What we gotta do?’
‘Look like she was finna cry the whole show,’ the TikToker captioned the video, which also asked, ‘Bella Hadid who we gotta pull up on???’
Bella Hadid has revealed she got her period the morning she walked the Victoria Secret Fashion Show after she sparked health concerns on the runway in massive 50-pound wings
The supermodel, 29, who has endured a public battle with Lyme disease, looked faint while strutting her stuff on the famous lingerie catwalk earlier this month
Bella took to the comments and revealed that she had gotten her period earlier that day and was still recovering following her recent hospitalisation.
‘Girl I got my period that morning and my stamina is not up yet after the whole hospital sitch but I tried my best and I LOVEEEE you for this I’m ok I swear,’ she wrote with sob emojis.
‘I’m sorry if I let u down. Love you I mean it’, she added.
The comment is not the first time Bella has addressed her appearance at the fashion show, as she wrote in a now-deleted post per The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Ok we’re not going to pretend these wings weren’t 50 pounds but HOW BEAUTIFUL.’
It comes just five months after Bella told Vogue why she wants The White House to give women two weeks off while menstruating.
Bella also discussed the reality of living with Lyme disease, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).
Endometriosis is a disease in which cells similar to the womb lining grow outside the uterus and cause severe pain, while PCOS is a hormonal disorder characterised by irregular periods and PMDD is a menstrual syndrome which impacts mood.
Opening up on her difficulties, Bella revealed she wants women to get two weeks off while menstruating and said it should be ‘illegal’ to model while on her period.
Bella responded to the TikToker’s concerns, revealing she was not feeling 100% that day as she had ‘got my period that morning’
It came just five months after Bella argued it should be illegal to model when menstruating insisting women should get two weeks off work
‘We get our periods. You’re shooting Victoria’s Secret on your period, with endo. That should be illegal,’ she told British Vogue’s June issue.
‘I’m going to talk to the White House about it, because we should literally ban women working on the week of their period. And the week before, to be honest.’
Bella said she often ‘pushes’ herself to work 14-hour days in fashion but it eventually results in her burning out, adding that she is in therapy to work on her confidence.
She said working can be hard because ‘nobody really understands chronic illness’ and admitted that some days she can find it even difficult to take a shower.
‘But sometimes, if I have one day off, if I can get in the shower and make myself breakfast, I see that as an accomplishment,’ she confessed, adding that she can be in ‘excruciating pain’ some mornings.
Last week fans speculated the supermodel looked faint while on the Victoria Secret runway as she seemingly struggled to stay steady while strutting in a pair of massive 50-pound wings.
‘You can tell in her face. She looks a little stiff here,’ one fan said. ‘And look how she’s trying to play with her shoulders trying to keep those d**n wings on. She’s still killing it though.’
Despite doing her best to appear unfazed, the fan also noted that Bella appeared to ‘almost faint’ toward the end of her walk.
Fans speculated the supermodel, 29, got ‘dizzy’ while walking the runway last week – as she seemingly struggled to stay steady while strutting in a pair of massive 50-pound wings
The incident occurred as the Vogue cover girl was dressed in an ethereal all-white and silver look, which featured a fitted corset top and pleated skirt.
The show came just weeks after she returned from Germany, where she spent time receiving treatment for chronic neurological Lyme disease at the St George Hospital near Munich.
Last month, the model shared raw, emotional photos from her hospital stay — showing her hooked up to IVs and oxygen tubes — alongside a heartfelt apology to her 61 million Instagram followers for being ‘MIA.’
‘She doesn’t respond [to texts] for days or even weeks,’ a source recently told the Daily Mail. ‘But when things are better, she will text back. She doesn’t ghost — she just says, ‘I can’t talk today, sorry.’ Everyone who loves her gets it.’
According to the insider, Hadid often retreats from the spotlight during difficult recovery periods.
‘Bella is as functional as she can be, but there’s always room for improvement,’ they said. ‘When things get bad, she retreats. Her batteries seem to recharge when she’s alone.’
Hadid has been open about her decade-long fight with chronic Lyme disease, which causes neurological symptoms including headaches, brain fog, sensitivity to light and noise, inflammation and numbness.
She has also been candid about her mental health, sharing that she suffers from depression and anxiety.
On World Mental Health Day, the Vogue cover star posted a screenshot of a heartfelt message that began, ‘Hi. Sorry I haven’t texted you back,’ capturing the silent struggle that often accompanies anxiety.
Last week she reflected on Instagram about the ‘weight’ of her mental health battles in a vulnerable Instagram post.
‘The weight of anxiety and depression can sometimes feel all-consuming, paralyzing, and invisible to the outside world,’ she wrote.
Bella’s runway appearance came just weeks after she returned from Germany, where she spent time receiving treatment for chronic neurological Lyme disease. Seen with her mother
Last month, the model shared raw, emotional photos from her hospital stay — showing her hooked up to IVs and oxygen tubes
Hadid has been open about her decade-long fight with Lyme disease, which causes symptoms like headaches, brain fog, sensitivity to light and noise, inflammation and numbness
‘Over the years, I’ve learned that this is not a weakness — it’s a part of me. My sensitivity, my awareness, my empathy… in many ways, it can be a superpower.’
The insider noted that Hadid has a strong network of family and friends supporting her — including her mother Yolanda, siblings Gigi and Anwar Hadid, and boyfriend Adan Banuelos, a 36-year-old Mexican-American rodeo star.
The couple began dating in late 2023, shortly after Hadid relocated to Texas, a move she described as both a romantic and personal reset.
‘After ten years of modeling, I realized I was putting so much energy and love and effort into something that, in the long run, wasn’t necessarily giving it back to me,’ she told Allure in 2024.
‘If I don’t feel good, I take time for myself… for the first time now, I’m not putting on a fake face.’
‘Now when anybody sees me in pictures and they say I look happy, I genuinely am,’ she added. ‘My bad days now were my old good days.’
