Bella Hadid's parents are coming under fire for getting her a nose job as a young teen.
Earlier this week, the supermodel admitted to getting rhinoplasty when she was 14 after always feeling "ugly" and "uncool" compared to sister Gigi Hadid. However, she told Vogueshe now regrets the decision and wishes she'd "kept the nose of my ancestors,” as she believes she would've eventually "grown into it."
That said, Bella's candid admission led to ample criticism of her parents, Mohamed and Yolanda Hadid, with the vast majority of people directing their anger towards on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, who they labeled a "terrible mother."
yolanda is such a terrible mother. https://t.co/lzB2niHKuI
— kiki (@staIlifreestyIe) March 15, 2022
"i honestly feel so sad for bella bc she always talks abt how growing up she always felt like a black sheep/outsider in her family while also feeling bad abt herself," a fan wrote. "And for yolanda to basically confirm her thoughts by letting her get a nose job at 14 is so horrible."
Meanwhile, others accused Yolanda — a former Dutch-American model — of projecting Eurocentric beauty standards upon her children after marrying a Palestinian man, which one Twitter user said made them "really sad."
"we’re out here being conditioned from the dawn of colonization to think that eurocentric features are the pinnacle of beauty," they wrote. "only later do we become conscious of this (if ever)."
The commenter lamented, "And by then a lot of us will have undergone cosmetic surgery to 'fix' our faces according to how we think it looks attractive (which is how society would deem it attractive) — not realizing that in the process we’re erasing our ancestors and our cultures."
i honestly feel so sad for bella bc she always talks abt how growing up she always felt like a black sheep/outsider in her family while also feeling bad abt herself and for yolanda to basically confirm her thoughts by letting her get a nose job at 14 is so horrible
— alex🤍 (@jacqueskinny) March 15, 2022
and by then a lot of us will have undergone cosmetic surgery to “fix” our faces according to how we think it looks attractive (which is how society would deem it attractive) — not realizing that in the process we’re erasing our ancestors and our cultures
— MIRA (@miramargiela) March 15, 2022
Not only that, but many argued that Yolanda contributed to Bella's insecurities by "constantly" describing Gigi as "her 'perfect ralph lauren all american girl' who got more of her Dutch genes than their dad’s Palestinian genes."
"[It] highlights how entrenched beauty standards are with whiteness and eurocentric features," they continued, while another said Yolanda was "attempting to erase their middle eastern features."
the way yolanda would constantly describe gigi as her “perfect ralph lauren all american girl” who got more of her Dutch genes than their dad’s Palestinian genes highlights how entrenched beauty standards are with whiteness and eurocentric features. i wanna give bella a big hug https://t.co/c78XXKDy1E
— church of ysl 💒 (@churchofysl) March 15, 2022
There's a lot to unpack, re: Bella Hadid. Yolanda AND their father are terrible in every way - pushing eurocentric beauty standards onto their children and attempting to erase their middle eastern features, micromanaging their diets and encouraging plastic surgery at 14. Insane.
— A.J. (@Trust_Progress) March 16, 2022
The person also went on to say that Yolanda seemingly "micromanaged" her daughters' diets, before a second added that she "encouraged disordered eating and eating disorders in the name of 'maintenance' in both of her girls."
Yolanda is… I’m sorry but she’s a terrible mother. She’s encouraged disordered eating and eating disorders in the name of “maintainance” in both of her girls and let her barely out of preteens daughter get cosmetic surgery?? https://t.co/RY6uJfCXAN
— Tom Cruise’s Shoe Lifts (@haltercroptop) March 15, 2022
And the conversation then led to the resurfacing of clips from RHOBH, in which Yolanda focuses on Gigi's eating habits, including telling her to eat a "couple of almonds" when Gigi felt "weak" and chiding her for eating a slice of her graduation cake.
Yolanda Hadid is a piece of shit for breeding so much insecurities in her children that they had plastic surgery at a young age and eating disorders https://t.co/z7WhYw4x44
— Tayoncé Defense Attorney (@lesbeyonsay) March 15, 2022
Yolanda was okay with having nose jobs at 14 but not eating more than two almonds when sick ummm https://t.co/u3MWIg1oII pic.twitter.com/DnjEFu6qiF
— 𝕬 | rhim's day (@abelszyn) March 15, 2022
Yolanda has yet to respond to the backlash. In the meantime, you can read Bella's original interview here.
Photo via Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris
From Your Site Articles
- Bella Hadid Talks Pressure and Anxieties in Her Early Career ... ›
- Bella Hadid Regrets Getting a Nose Job - PAPER ›
- Interview: Twitter's @YassifyBot Regrets Being @YassifyBot - PAPER ›
- Bella Hadid to Make Acting Debut in Hulu's "RAMY" ›
- Bella Hadid to Make Acting Debut in Hulu's "RAMY" ›
- Bella Hadid Wears Vintage Versace Dresses at Cannes 2022 ›
- Yolanda Hadid Says She's the "Worst Mom Ever" ›
Related Articles Around the Web