Bella Hadid Hard-Launches Her Relationship with Nathan Lacy

Bella Hadid appears to have made her relationship with Nathan Lacy public. In a series of photos shared on Instagram on November 10, the supermodel showed herself enjoying a hockey game with the Colorado-based cowboy. The pictures showed the pair embracing and spending time together in the stands, with one capturing Lacy playfully biting her cheek.

Hadid and Lacy were first spotted together in February when they were seen leaving a restaurant in Milan during Fashion Week. However, in July, a source close to the model told TMZ that the two were just friends and that she was not dating him. It made sense at that time as Lacy is also the brother of Rachael Lacy, one of Hadid’s close friends. The pair were later spotted together again, including in September, before Hadid shared the photos that appeared to make their romance public.

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Lacy is a fifth-generation cowboy from Crested Butte, Colorado. Aside from riding horses, he works as an estimator and project manager at his family’s construction company. His family also owns a ranch in the area, where they practise cutting horses.

Before being linked to Lacy, Hadid was in a relationship with professional horse trainer Adan Banuelos for two years. The former couple first met at a horse show in Fort Worth, Texas, in October 2023. Their separation was reported in January 2026, with a source saying Hadid was keeping busy with work and spending time with close friends while processing the end of what had been a serious relationship. However, in February, multiple sources told Us Weekly that the pair had reconciled after a brief separation. They were also reportedly spotted together again in April. These reports overlapped with Hadid’s first sighting with Lacy in February, although there was no confirmation that she was romantically involved with him at the time.

Hadid and Lacy attended the Colorado Avalanche’s game against the Detroit Red Wings at Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday, November 7. The game was part of the team’s Hockey Fights Cancer night, an initiative that raises money for cancer research and honors people and families affected by the disease. Hadid’s friends also joined them as they cheered on the Colorado Avalanche, who won the game.

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In her caption, Hadid described the initiative as “such a beautiful reminder of what a community can do when it comes together, raising money for cancer research and honoring the people and families in Colorado whose lives have been touched by cancer.”

She also spoke about her personal connection to the sport, writing: “I’ve always loved hockey living in NYC. And being a Colorado girl at heart, growing up here since I was young, I guess it was only a matter of time before I found my way to the Colorado Avalanche.” She later described the outing as the “best night ever.”