Bella Hadid Sets the Record Straight on Those Plastic Surgery Rumors
. "I was the brunette. I wasn't as cool as Gigi, not as outgoing. That's really what people said about me. And unfortunately, when you get told things so many times, you do just believe it."
"I always ask myself, how did a girl with incredible insecurities, anxiety, depression, body-image issues, eating issues, who hates to be touched, who has intense social anxiety—what was I doing getting into this business?" she continued. "But over the years I became a good actress. I put on a very smiley face, or a very strong face. I always felt like I had something to prove. People can say anything about how I look, about how I talk, about how I act.
After experiencing what she described as a "burnout" in January 2021, Bella credited a number of methods she used to feel better moving forward, which included a treatment program, talk therapy and medication, of which she said have all "changed her life." Following her experience, Bella recognized the importance of putting her mental health first and foremost, ahead of her bustling career.
in 2012, shared. "So, now everything that I do in my personal life is literally to make sure that my mental state stays above water. Fashion can make you or break you. And if it makes you, you have to make a conscious effort every day for it not to break you."