{"id":2476539,"date":"2026-06-26T09:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2476539"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:41:32","slug":"bella-hadid-tears-up-details-chronic-illness-from-lyme-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bella-hadid-tears-up-details-chronic-illness-from-lyme-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Hadid Tears Up, Details Chronic Illness From Lyme Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bella-hadid\/\"><strong>Bella Hadid<\/strong><\/a> is getting candid about her health.<\/p>\n<p>The supermodel, 29, was open and honest in a series of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/bellahadid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Stories<\/a> on Thursday, June 25, describing a recent flareup of her Lyme disease. (Hadid was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bella-hadid-says-lyme-disease-treatment-has-taken-a-toll-on-me\/\">first diagnosed with Lyme disease<\/a> in 2012 when she was 16.)<\/p>\n<p>Hadid reshared a friend\u2019s photo of a gift the model had sent her containing Hadid\u2019s new perfume, Orebella. \u201cEven when I\u2019m down\u2026. Seeing my best friends get little gifts from me from afar, at least to be there in spirit with them when I don\u2019t feel well,\u201d she wrote over the image. \u201cAnd then on top of it, seeing how much hard work my beautiful team puts in for me and my dreams\u2026. It makes me emotional\u2026. Thank you to my tribe for keeping me afloat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hadid followed up with another Instagram Story, a close-up photo with a tear rolling down her face, and detailed the chronic symptoms she experiences as a result of her illness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/bella-hadids-lyme-disease-battle-in-her-own-words\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/bella-hadids-lyme-disease-battle-in-her-own-words\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bella Hadid\u2019s Lyme Disease Battle in Her Own Words<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Bella Hadid\/Instagram Bella Hadid has spoken candidly about her struggles with Lyme disease over the years. The model was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 at age 16. Bella, however, wasn\u2019t the only one in her family who has been publicly battling the illness. Her mother, Yolanda Hadid, confirmed at the Global Lyme [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHaven\u2019t been able to shake off this flareup\u2026 Slept 11 hours. Again\u2026. Nap every day. Took every protocol from any and every doctor I\u2019ve seen. Still nothing helping,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I\u2019ve diagnosed myself with 12 other things, so that\u2019s good,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:177.77777777778%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full credit-added wp-image-4361946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=720&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Bella Hadid Tears Up as She Details Chronic Illness With Lyme Disease\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bella-Hadid-Tears-Up-as-She-Details-Chronic-Illness-With-Lyme-Disease-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Bella Hadid\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hadid went on, \u201cAnd today is not the day to tell me to journal. And yes, I drank water. And no, I didn\u2019t go on a walk because I was out of breath walking to the kitchen. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a singular brain cell in there working and my last two are beefing with each other so I\u2019m sorry if I ever told you on a bad day to journal. I take it back and I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In brighter news, she wrote, \u201cI took a shower without fainting tho\u2026 so again, if you know you know\u2026.that felt like a really big accomplishment for me today, so maybe someone can send me a cookie or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/stars-whove-battled-lyme-disease-justin-bieber-bella-hadid-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Celebrities-Who-Have-Battled-Lyme-Disease-Danielle-Jonas-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrities Who Have Battled Lyme Disease Danielle Jonas and More\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/stars-whove-battled-lyme-disease-justin-bieber-bella-hadid-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities Who Have Battled Lyme Disease: Danielle Jonas and More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMany celebrities have spoken out about their Lyme disease diagnoses over the years, and because the disease is easy to misdiagnose, many had to fight to be believed. According to the Mayo Clinic, Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks and caused by four species of bacteria in the United States, Europe and Asia. In fact, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a followup Instagram Story, Hadid apologized if she \u201cworried anyone\u201d with her previous post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it sounds jarring, but in full truth it\u2019s my reality, so it\u2019s something I\u2019m able to cope with to a capacity now. I\u2019m sorry if I startled anyone,\u201d she explained. \u201cThis truly is an everyday ebb and flo [sic] for me for the past 15 years. I just had an overwhelming amount of emotion over not being able to do the things my mind is capable of setting, but my body is not capable of doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hadid concluded, \u201cEvery day is a new day and tomorrow I\u2019m hoping for, God willing, a better one. I love you guys so much \u2026 thank you for all of your support. I wasn\u2019t expecting it, but I\u2019m truly grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bella Hadid is getting candid about her health. The supermodel, 29, was open and honest in a series of Instagram Stories on Thursday, June 25, describing a recent flareup of her Lyme disease. (Hadid was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 when she was 16.) 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