Last year her Victoria’s Secret debut was shrouded in heartbreak as she prepared to face her then-recent ex The Weeknd on the runway.
And Bella Hadid took to Instagram on Tuesday to share her delight over her appearance at The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai this year.
The VS angel, 21, admitted she felt ’emotionally and physically stronger’ this year, amid rumours she has reunited with ex The Weeknd.
Second time lucky! Bella Hadid took to Instagram on Tuesday to share her delight over her appearance at The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai this year
The 21-year-old model graced the runway for the lingerie giant’s extravaganza, which took place at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, on Monday.
And the brunette bombshell, who wowed in an array of silk and semi-sheer negligee before taking to the runway in the designer’s coveted wings took to Instagram to share her delight.
Speaking in a heartfelt post, which was shared on her Instagram account following the glitzy showcase, Bella wrote: ‘What a dream come true…This year felt like my first year all over again.’
Bella’s back! The VS angel, 21, admitted she felt ’emotionally and physically stronger’ this year, amid rumours she has reunited with ex The Weeknd
Difficult debut: Last year her Victoria’s Secret debut was shrouded in heartbreak as she prepared to face her then-recent ex The Weeknd on the runway
Bella, who was diagnosed with Lyme disease 2012 which forced her to give up her dream of being an Olympic equestrian, added: ‘Emotionally, physically, mentally, in my health I feel so much stronger in so many ways and I am so grateful to all who have supported me, believed in me and stood by me.’
Last year, a month before the VS show, Bella spoke out about the disease, which mum Yolanda and brother Anwar also suffer from.
‘I know what it feels like to not want to get out of bed from bone pains and exhaustion and days on end of not wanting to socialize or be around people because the anxiety and brain fog just isn’t worth it.’
Showjumping ‘was my dream of my life and what I did every single day until I just stopped and realized I didn’t have the brain power to ride horses anymore, so that was the end of that,’ she explained at the time.
‘Emotionally, physically, mentally, in my health I feel so much stronger in so many ways and I am so grateful to all who have supported me, believed in me and stood by me’ she wrote
Straight from heaven! The 21-year-old model graced the runway for the lingerie giant’s extravaganza, which took place at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, on Monday
But she was on top form this year, going on to praise the creative team who organised the catwalk show for working together.
She added: ‘Yesterday was so unreal on so many levels. It took so much for all of this to come together and truly as a team we pulled it together as a WHOLE. (sic).’
The catwalk model admitted she was grateful and humbled’ to have graced the runway alongside Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Lais Ribeiro, although she thinks her partnership with the brands was ‘meant to be’ because her blue feathered wings match the emoji.
She concluded: ‘I am grateful. I am happy. I am humbled. And I just can’t stop smiling thinking about it!!! I can’t wait for you all to tune in to this show. #vsfs2017 . Also … WAS IT NOT MEANT TO BE THAT MY WINGS ARE THE DA*N EMOJI!?!?!!? Meant to be!!!!!! DREAM LOOK!!!!!! (sic).’
Last year was Bella Hadid’s debut on the Victoria’s Secret catwalk, and a particularly hard one as she was fresh out of a relationship with The Weeknd.
Blessed: The catwalk model admitted she was grateful and humbled’ to have graced the runway alongside Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Lais Ribeiro
‘What a dream come true…This year felt like my first year all over again,’ she wrote on Instagram
‘I am grateful. I am happy. I am humbled. And I just can’t stop smiling thinking about it!!! I can’t wait for you all to tune in to this show,’ she said of her show
As well as nursing a broken heart, Bella was forced to walk the runway alongside her new ex, as he performed at the show.
Speaking to E! ahead of her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut last year, Bella – who split from The Hills singer last October after 18 months together – insisted there’s ‘no awkwardness’ between the two.
She said at the time: ‘This is his second year performing, and I think he’s going to kill it. There is no awkwardness. He is my best friend, and I am excited because I am walking during his performance.’
But things soon changed when he publicly started dating Selena Gomez, with Bella unfollowing the pair.
However by this year’s Victoria’s Secret show in Shanghai, Selena and The Weeknd had broken up, and the Often hitmaker was seen visiting Bella at her New York apartment shortly before she left for the show.
Red-hot! The brunette bombshell, who wowed in an array of silk and semi-sheer negligee before taking to the runway in the designer’s coveted wings before posing after the party
Reunited? Her ex The Weeknd publicly started dating Selena Gomez following their split last year, but they have now split and he wa spotted visiting Bella ahead of her show this year