Bella Hadid has shared her first photos from the countryside birthday getaway that marked her milestone 30th.
The model, who turned 30 last Friday, posted a sprawling Instagram carousel late Sunday night from Blackberry Farm in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. The images showed her in a custom red string bikini that featured a white “30” across the chest and her name spelled out atop a star on the back of the skimpy bottoms, the suit made by Los Angeles-based Baben.
“Hi my name is bella and I’m 30,” Hadid captioned the photos.
Over the two-piece, she layered a red striped apron dress from Sororité Vintage, a piece with Hollywood pedigree — it was previously worn by Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw in Season 6 of “Sex and the City.” She finished the look with tan cowboy boots, a nod to her well-documented equestrian passion, plus a jumble of gold pendant necklaces and beaded bracelets.
Hadid spent the weekend with roughly a dozen friends at the luxury resort, including pals Fanny Bourdette-Donon, Rachael Ryan Lacy and Yasmine Diba. The group filled their days with clay molding, golf cart rides and wine.
“Best weekend celebrating our favorite girl,” Bourdette-Donon wrote on her Instagram Stories.
The bikini photos were not Hadid’s only Sunday share. She also posted images of herself in a feather-trimmed dress in the sun-dappled forest, using the caption to thank supporters for an outpouring of birthday love.
“I am in gratitude to God, my loved ones, my loyal and amazing supporters who have stood by me, and everyone who sent me blessings for another year around the sun,” she wrote. “I am so so so lucky.”
She also thanked “all who made me feel so loved, sent well wishes, thoughts, flowers, notes” on her big day.
The Tennessee trip capped a birthday stretch for the model, who has maintained a relatively low public profile in recent years compared to her early career ubiquity. The equestrian-themed boot choice fit a long-running personal thread — Hadid has spoken openly about her horse riding background and has been spotted at competitions and in riding gear across multiple years.
Blackberry Farm, the Walland, Tennessee property where the group stayed, sits on 4,200 acres in the foothills of the Smokies and is known for its farm-to-table dining and rustic-luxe accommodations. The resort has become a favored escape for celebrities seeking privacy outside traditional coastal hotspots.
Hadid’s vintage “Sex and the City” dress pull added a layer of pop-culture savvy to the weekend’s aesthetic. Sororité Vintage specializes in curated archival pieces, and the Carrie Bradshaw connection gave the apron dress instant recognition for fashion-focused followers.
The model’s gratitude post struck a warmer tone than some of her past social media presence, which has at times addressed mental health struggles and the pressures of public life. Her Sunday message emphasized blessings and support rather than the milestone number itself.
Hadid’s friend circle for the weekend skewed toward longtime confidants rather than industry heavyweights, suggesting an intentionally intimate celebration. The clay molding and casual golf cart cruising painted a picture of hands-on activity rather than staged party scenes.
The Baben custom suit, with its name-and-age personalization, represented a growing trend of bespoke swimwear for milestone moments. The Los Angeles brand’s placement on a high-profile birthday offered natural visibility without reading as traditional sponsored content.
Hadid has not announced any professional projects tied to the birthday timing, though her return to more active social sharing after periods of relative quiet has drawn consistent follower interest.