Bella Hadid turned heads at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival during the Garance screening on Sunday, May 17, stepping out alongside her brother Anwar Hadid in a pale gray satin look and Chopard jewelry—while earlier comments about her Lyme disease treatmen
Bella Hadid stepped onto the red carpet at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival with the kind of flair that makes a rare appearance feel even bigger.. The 29-year-old model attended the Garance screening on Sunday. May 17. in Cannes. France. marking a standout moment for a trip that wasn’t crowded with premieres and events.
For the occasion, Hadid wore a satin strapless gown in a pale gray shade.. The look featured a bejeweled bodice and a dramatic train. and she paired it with a matching wrap draped over her shoulders.. She styled her hair in an updo and finished the ensemble with a white gold Chopard jewelry set. including earrings and diamond rings.. Her footwear was a pair of white pointed-toe heels.
Hadid didn’t attend alone. She brought her brother, Anwar Hadid, to the event. Anwar, 26, opted for a black tuxedo with a white shirt and tie.
Months before this Cannes moment, Hadid spoke openly about undergoing Lyme disease treatment.. In an interview with sister Gigi Hadid for a Vogue Italia cover. Bella was asked what she was “learning” about “pushing it too hard” with her work-life balance—after being diagnosed with the disease in 2013.. “We’re learning that when it’s time to say no we have to say no. ” Hadid said. while Gigi. 31. added. “And learning how to schedule our lives in a way that is for longevity.”
She continued. “Right. I think that’s very important and actually I have really learned that and I think that the way that I worked for many years was not sustainable.. I think that. you know. even during COVID I continued to work.” Hadid also said she feels aligned with who she is “right now. ” describing time in Texas with her horses and dog and having a “real life” before returning to work. which she called “more fulfilling.” She later explained that saying no became part of the lesson during her treatment: “Now I know that if I’m able to say ‘No. ’ even going through my [Lyme disease] treatment last year and having to say no to every job for almost a year. which I cried about.. I was emotional because you feel disposable.”
The conversation with Gigi Hadid also touched on where she draws the line between her identity and her career.. “You know. my successes and the things that I do in my work does not equate to who I am as a person and how loved I am or how good I am doesn’t have to do with the jobs that I say yes to. ” she said.. She added that the subject came up in therapy.. “For so long, saying no to a job was like, ‘Who was I to say no to anything?’” Hadid explained.. She described a shared industry experience where “we were just grateful to have respect in the industry. ” before saying she learned to “release” that mindset.
“I can release that and really do the jobs that are with and for the people that I love and trust and support and respect,” she said. “And that’s good enough. And I’m good enough.”
Taken together. Hadid’s Cannes return and her earlier remarks about Lyme disease treatment follow the same arc: she described having to say no to jobs for almost a year. then emphasized what she’s learning about boundaries and longevity—ideas she framed through therapy and her scheduling choices—before stepping back into a high-profile public moment at Cannes.
And on Sunday, May 17, in Cannes, France, she did so in a pale gray, jewel-adorned strapless satin gown paired with a white gold Chopard set and pointed white heels—bringing Anwar Hadid along for the Garance screening.
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