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Bella Hadid is basking in birthday bliss.
On Wednesday, October 22nd, the model posted a carousel of celebratory snaps on Instagram in honor of her 29th birthday on October 9th.
In the compilation, her boyfriend Adan Banuelos makes a sweet cameo, smiling as he walks toward the camera holding two red balloons in a blurry snapshot taken in a bar.
“Birthday week 🎈…2 years in a row from this kind of love straight to the VS show… I’m so grateful to my family and loved ones in Texas… Thank God for this moment. You make me feel so loved even when I’m doing the show. 🏆 Lucky 🍀 girl… 29 years old 🎈,” she captioned the post.
Her first photo showed her sitting alone at a bar, smiling slightly as she looked at a birthday cake topped with a 29 candle on a cake stand.
A party hat, presents, and another red balloon were also visible in the shot.
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Hadid has been dating her equestrian athlete since October 2023. Many of her birthday photos featured horses running at competitions or on farms.
One of her photos was taken in a bird’s eye view style, looking down at her feet. His hand wrapped around her waist and rested next to her, revealing freshly manicured red nails.
Another photo showed the pair resting on an outdoor fire pit overlooking a river.
Hadid and Banuelos first met at a horse show after moving to Texas, she told British Vogue in an interview in June.
“When I saw him come in, it was like a breath of fresh air,” she told the magazine. “So he basically came in and walked into the exhibit hall, which is where we do all of our shows. I was wearing a cowboy hat. I just saw him and thought, “That’s it…I’ve always wanted a cowboy.”
Hadid said Banuelos didn’t really know who he was and that was an added bonus.
“For me, it was such a breath of fresh air,” she said.
In April, she described Banuelos to Allure as her “partner” and “incredibly older businessman” as she has taken a step back from modeling in recent years.
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Despite being hospitalized with Lyme disease in September, Hadid returned to the runway for the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City on October 15th.
“Okay, I’m not going to pretend that these wings didn’t weigh 50 pounds, but they’re so beautiful,” the model revealed on her Instagram Story after the show.
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Hadid’s look for the night included lace lingerie dripping with silver fringe, a bright red satin bra with matching garters and underwear, and a floor-sweeping robe.
Victoria’s Secret’s Instagram account commented on Hadid’s birthday merry-go-round on Wednesday, writing, “Happy Birthday Angel,” along with an angel wings emoji.
