Hard launch alert: Meet Bella Hadid’s new cowboy boyfriend, Nathan Lacy
She's certainly got a type!
After months of sightings, anonymous sources and one very firm denial, Bella Hadid has finally posted her new boyfriend Nathan Lacy on her own Instagram. There’s nothing more I love than a hard launch.
It’s the first time Bella has publicly acknowledged Nathan herself, after a source close to her insisted back in July that the two were only friends. So who is Nathan Lacy, and how did we get here? Here’s everything we know.
Who is Nathan Lacy?
Nathan is 38 and from Crested Butte, a small ski town in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, according to the South China Morning Post. He was first named by the Daily Mail, which described him as a Colorado project manager. He reportedly works for his family’s business: the Lacys own a ranch and a construction company in the area.
He also has a ready-made link to Bella. His sister, Rachael Lacy, is one of her friends, and Bella has spent time in Crested Butte with Rachael’s family. Unlike Bella’s previous boyfriends, Nathan keeps a low profile and isn’t in the public eye.
The pair were first spotted together in February leaving a restaurant in Milan together. Then in July a source close to Bella told TMZ she was single and that she and Nathan were just friends. The pair were spotted again together in September and what appeared to be a picture of the two was seen as Bella’s lockscreen.
Before Nathan, Bella was with professional cowboy and horse trainer Adan Banuelos. They were first linked in October 2023, when TMZ published photos of them kissing in Fort Worth, Texas, and Bella made it Instagram official in early 2024. The pair dated for nearly two years before they were reported to have split, though neither ever confirmed the break-up publicly.
A source told Entertainment Tonight at the time: “Bella is doing her best to stay positive and distract herself since their split. She’s been staying busy with work and spending time with close friends. She is still processing the breakup since it was a very serious relationship.”
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