Overview

• On Oct. 9, Gigi Hadid posted a series of Instagram Stories celebrating Bella Hadid’s 29th birthday.
• The slides combined childhood throwbacks and recent photos with affectionate captions, including the line "Must protect her at all costs."
• One image showed Bella holding Gigi’s 5-year-old daughter, Khai, alongside the note "Most loving (and spoiling) auntie (and sister)."
• The public salute follows Bella’s September treatment for Lyme disease, which their mother Yolanda Hadid confirmed.
• Bella resurfaced in Paris on Sept. 24 and returned to the runway at Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 2026 show on Sept. 29, drawing Gigi’s comment "An absolute serve."