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Bella Hadid gets candid about mental health

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On Wednesday, Lipa returned to the UAE for yet another concert. The singer, who’s of Albanian descent, headlined The Pointe’s second-ever concert on Dubai‘s Palm Jumeirah, following in the footsteps of Latin star Enrique Iglesias who headlined the inaugural concert in December 2018. The performanc­e was

Lipa’s third concert in the UAE. Fans of the British hitmaker will remember last November when the singer was slated to perform at the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s first anniversar­y, but had to cancel her show at the last minute due to a rainstorm.

The 24-year-old jetted off to Mumbai to perform at the One Plus Music Festival on Nov. 16.

The certified hitmaker took to the stage at the DY Patil Stadium to belt out some of her biggest tunes, such as “Hotter Than Hell,” “New Rules” and “Be The One.” She performed alongside the likes of internatio­nal popstar Katy Perry, music composer Amit Trivedi and EDM artist Ritviz.

“So excited to go back to

India this week!!” She wrote on Instagram ahead of the concert. “I’ve never had the chance to perform in front of you and

Palestinia­n-Dutch model Bella Hadid recently opened up about her struggles with depression and the pressure of being a runway model as she spoke at the Vogue Fashion Festival in Paris late last week.

The 23-year-old revealed that there were days she would “cry every single morning” when her career first kicked off.

“I would cry during my lunch breaks, I would cry before I slept. I was very emotionall­y unstable for a while when I was working 14-hour days for four months straight as an 18-year-old. I think I just wanted to breathe a little bit,” she shared, according to WWD magazine.

The California-bred beauty added, “For a while I just didn’t want to talk about it, and I’ve gone through a lot in the past few years with my health. I feel guilty for being able to live this incredible life, have the opportunit­ies that I do, but somehow still be depressed.”

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