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Bella Hadidhas been keeping her love life out of the spotlight.
Ever since her high-profilerelationship with singer The Weekndended, the model has remained tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life. So when Hadid appeared to confirm she was in arelationship with Marc Kalmanin July 2021, fans immediately wanted to know more about her new boyfriend.
While the former couple kept the details of their romance private, Hadid hasopened up about some of her past relationshipsprior to Kalman. During an appearance on Victoria’s Secret’sVS Voicespodcast in January 2022, the supermodel spoke about how she struggled to have “boundaries” in the past, saying, “I constantly went back to men – and also women – that had abused me and that’s where the people pleasing came in.” She also said that therapy, meditation and staying off of social media have helped her to heal.
So who is Bella Hadid’s ex-boyfriend? Here’s everything to know about Marc Kalman and his former relationship with the model.
He works in fashion and art
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Kalman works in the fashion industry. However, his work tends to be more behind-the-scenes than Hadid’s, and mainly involves merchandise design, album art and branding.
Kalman’s official website appears to have gone offline, butSeventeenpreviously reported that he has worked with some A-list clients including Milk Studios MADE Fashion Week, KNG Records and the eyewear brand Smoke x Mirrors.E! Newsalso reported that he’s designed clothing for the Japanese fashion brand A Bathing Ape.
As for their partnership, the publication credited Black as the “Artist” while Kalman is the “Art Director,” calling him “a young Fabien Baron, Charles Saatchi and Steve Jobs all rolled into one.”
In the profile, Black also revealed what working with Kalman is like and said, “Marc manages my impulses. When I’m working on something, Marc is, like, the only person I will talk to. I go into a cave. I don’t want to hear what anyone else thinks.”
He has collaborated with Travis Scott
He’d reportedly been dating Hadid since 2020
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According to some reports, Hadid and Kalman were dating since sometime in 2020.
Page Sixreported in July 2021 that the pair had already been “secretly dating for a year.”
The publication also shared photos of the first time the couple was allegedly seen in public outside the Aimé Leon Dore café in New York City in July 2020.
He made several appearances on Hadid’s Instagram
Despite not speaking publicly about their relationship, Hadid featured Kalman on her Instagram quite a few times.
Hadid first teased her relationship back in July 2021,posting a since-deleted photo of the two cozying up to one anotherwith the caption, “Time of my life ⏳🍾. Healthy, Working and Loved ❤️🔥🌹.”
As for Kalman’s own social media presence, the artistic director has hisInstagram set to private.
He and Hadid collaborated outside of work
He frequently traveled with Hadid
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The former couple showed PDA in some of the most beautiful locations in the world.
In April 2022, the art director joined Hadid on her Fashion Week adventures in Paris. The couple werespotted strolling the city’s streetstogether, and Hadid laterposted a videoof her and Kalman sharing a kiss while taking in the sights. The model also shared acarousel of photosfrom her trip to Rome, and Kalman could be seen sitting next to Hadid as she enjoyed an ice cream cone.
In September 2022, Kalman and Hadid attended the 2022 US Open together in N.Y.C. to watchSerena Williams' final tournament. The two were photographed holding hands, cheering Williams on and even getting emotional as the tennis starfinished the last match of her career.
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While visiting Qatar in November 2022,Hadid and Kalman went skydiving.
“My toxic trait is making people I love jump out of planes with me,” the model captioned a series of photos and videos from the adventurous afternoon.
In December 2022, Hadid and Kalman traveled to Aspen forGigi Hadid’s Guest in Residence clothing store opening. They alsospent time on the slopes. Hadid shared several images from the trip on herInstagram.
He met Hadid’s family
In April 2022, Kalman attendedGigi’s 27th birthday partyin N.Y.C. with his then-girlfriend. Hadid’s motherYolanda Hadidand fatherMohamed Hadidwere also at the star-studded event, as was brotherAnwar Hadid.
Kalman and Hadid were also seen delivering balloons to Gigi’s apartment for her birthday earlier in the day, according toE! News.
Hadid and Kalman were rumored to have broken up as early as 2023
Rumors swirled that Hadid and Kalman had called in quits in 2023, though neither addressed the breakup. In February 2024, Hadid debuted a new relationship onInstagram. She posted a carousel of photos from her 27th birthday in October 2023, including a snap of her kissing her new boyfriend, Adan Banuelos.
source: people.com
