Bella Hadid has a new man in her life — and a new look, it seems.
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Since her split from cowboy Adan Banuelos in January this year, there have been rumors that Bella is dating someone else from the cowboy scene, a guy called Nathan Lacy. According to the Cut, Nathan is a fifth-generation cowboy from Crested Butte, Colorado, where he works as an estimator and project manager at his family’s construction company. On top of that, his family apparently owns a ranch in Crested Butte.
Away from her supermodel life, Bella is very passionate about horses, and reports have suggested that she met Nathan through his sister, Rachael Lacy, a fellow equestrian who Bella seems to have been friends with for a while now.
After Bella and Nathan were first spotted together, a source denied that they were dating. But now, if Bella's latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems like the relationship may have evolved into something a little more serious.
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On Monday, Bella shared some photos from a Hockey Fights Cancer charity event that took place at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Nov. 7. Describing herself as a "Colorado girl at heart," Bella used the caption to draw attention to a very important cause. "Hockey Fights Cancer is such a beautiful reminder of what a community can do when it comes together, raising money for cancer research while honoring the people and families in Colorado whose lives have been touched by cancer," she wrote.
The caption made no mention of Nathan, although he was featured prominently in six of the 19 photographs in the post. Here they are getting cozy by the rink.
However, away from the hard launch of it all, people were also taken aback by Bella's new look, as she debuted platinum blonde hair, heavy makeup, and what appears to be a fresh spray tan.
It's obviously quite a departure from Bella's signature dark hair and pale skin, and people have compared the striking look to the type of "MAGA makeup" that has been associated with Republican women. And while Bella has previously aligned herself with the Democratic Party, her so-called "MAGA makeover" comes amid online speculation that her new man comes from a Trump-supporting family.
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"i am not even trying to be a hater but the whole tan + bleached to god is giving republican beauty standard," read one X post with over 26,000 likes, while another comment accused her of "going full maga Barbie."
To be very clear, rocking so-called "MAGA makeup" is no actual indication that a person is MAGA or Republican. There is also no concrete evidence to suggest that Nathan is definitely a MAGA guy. The speculation stems from the fact that fans noticed that his sister, Rachael, follows several prominent Republicans on IG, including Donald Trump. An insider also previously told the Daily Mail that Nathan's family has a reputation for being "very Catholic, very conservative and very red." (This was an anonymous report, so we'll take it with a pinch of salt.)
And now, it seems that Bella may have seen some of the commentary about her new look, as she's spoken out to reassure fans that the super-blonde hair, at least, is not a permanent change.
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"Btw yes guys it was a wig from Spirit Halloween," she wrote on her IG Story on Tuesday. "I was too lazy to do my hair," she added with a laughing emoji.
Well, the bleached-blonde might not be the real deal, but it looks like her Colorado lifestyle very much is. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the supermodel just purchased a historic house in Crested Butte (Nathan's hometown) for $5.5 million, so I guess we'll be seeing more of these two in the future!