Bella Hadid and Adan Banuelos have split, ending their relationship after two years together, marking a major personal shift for the supermodel as she continues to balance work, health and life in the public eye.
The breach was first reported by Entertainment tonight on January 26 and later confirmed by PEOPLE through a source close to the situation.
Neither Hadid nor Banuelos have commented publicly on the split.
According to a source, the breakup has been difficult for Hadid, as the relationship had become serious over time.
“Bella is doing her best to stay positive and distract herself since their split,” the insider said.
“She has been busy with work and spending time with close friends. She is still dealing with the break up as it was a very serious relationship.”
Representatives for Hadid did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The news comes just weeks after the former couple were last seen together in public.
In December, Hadid and Banuelos attended an event in Dallas for her fragrance brand, Orebella, where photos showed them looking close and loving.
The pair had been dating since October 2023, initially sparking romance rumors after being spotted together in Texas. By early 2024, they had become publicly available on social media, sharing photos that reflected their increasingly intertwined lives.
Banuelos, a highly respected professional rider, had occasionally spoken about their otherwise private relationship.
In an anniversary post in October, which also marked Hadid’s birthday, he shared a series of loving photos and wrote: “October has been a special month. It’s the month God sent you. Even with all the chaos and ugliness, he gave us something pure and beautiful. Love you baby. I’ll keep reminding you how much every day.”
Hadid had also opened up about the relationship in rare interviews.
In a cover story from May 2025 with British Vogueshe shared how meeting Banuelos came at a vulnerable time in her life after she moved to Texas to be closer to her mother, Yolanda Hadid, while dealing with chronic illness and self-love struggles.
“I’m with my stepfather,” she recalled. “We’re moving cows, we’re on a trip, and I’m starting to feel a little better, but still dealing with my own things. So the next day I’m meeting my girlfriend.”
She also described how Banuelos was unaware of her global fame when they first met, something she found refreshing.
“I never knew who you were until I saw your face for the first time,” he told her. Hadid later said, “For me, it was such a breath of fresh air.”
Throughout their relationship, Hadid often credited her life in Texas for giving her a sense of calm and stability away from the pressures of fashion and fame.
She had spoken openly about prioritizing her well-being and slowing down her career, even announcing in 2024 that she was stepping back from modeling to focus on her health.
“For the first time now, I’m not putting on a fake face,” she said at the time. “If I don’t feel good, I don’t go. If I don’t feel good, I take time for myself.”
Recently, Hadid has been focused on her acting career and promoting her role in Ryan Murphy’s series The beauty.
Speaking at the show’s premiere in New York City, she reflected on the advice she received from her co-stars.
They helped her understand that “even being crazy and weird is still positive,” adding that “sometimes things are embarrassing, and in the end it’s not embarrassing.”
While the breakup signals the end of a relationship that once seemed deeply rooted and future-focused, Hadid is leaning on work and close friendships as she moves forward.
For now, both she and Banuelos are staying silent publicly, leaving fans to absorb the news as Hadid heads into her next chapter, newly single.
