Gigi Hadid brings her modeling expertise to the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway.
Hadid, 29, was one of the beautiful angels and debuted at the event on Tuesday, October 15 in New York City. The supermodel kicked off the show by walking down the runway in the brand’s adorable angel wings, pausing at the end of the catwalk to sway her hips and look out into the crowd — a move her BFF credits. Taylor Swift for when talking to Entertainment Tonight before the event. She then completed her final walk down the runway in a sexy red ensemble.
Before the fashion show, Hadid teased what her boyfriend was Bradley Cooper – which has been connected since October 2023 – will be in the audience to cheer him on. “He’s watching from home tonight. He’s a dad but he’s supportive,” he said ET backstage. (Cooper, 49, shares his 7-year-old daughter Lea De Seine with his ex Irina Shayk.)
When Hadid noted that her friends would be attending the event, she told them Access Hollywood she plans to watch the fashion show with her 4-year-old daughter, Khai – whom she had with her ex Zayn Malik in September 2020 – after the fact, began to collapse near her bedtime.
However, Khai made an impact on the model mother when he made his first appearance at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show since becoming a parent.
“You re-evaluate your priorities, so all the work I did when Khai was with his father and when I made time to work was very important work for me. And I also think that seeing life in the world through the eyes of a child makes you more grateful,” said Hadid . Access Hollywood on Tuesday from his experience. “For me, it’s more fun that I have to work because the rest of my time is spent making memories with him.”
Hadid previously walked in the brand’s fashion show in 2015, 2016 and 2018. After the event was canceled in 2019 due to criticism of the company’s lack of inclusivity, Victoria’s Secret rebranded and brought back the fashion show this year for the first time since 2018.
“There’s definitely a time for change,” Hadid said of the revamped event. “I do, I think, a show that people don’t want and want a lot of new things that people need and want and people who watch and enjoy.”
After a six-year hiatus, Hadid was thrilled to be included in the revival of the fashion show.
“I also, as a little girl, watched this show and loved this show and dreamed about being backstage at this show. It’s been years since we last did it, so it’s like the first time again, and it’s just magical,” she said. .” This is, like, the most glamorous version of a fashion show. This is the most fun in the world, in my opinion, and I’m very happy to be here.