Bella Hadid cut a glamorous figure as she surfaced in New York City this week – after her viral cameo on Yellowstone.
The 28-year-old had a small part on the December 1 episode of the show, which it has now emerged got the highest viewership of season 5B up to that point.
Fresh off her ratings triumph, Bella was seen stepping out in Manhattan on Wednesday in stylish head-to-toe black.
In a lingering touch of cowgirl chic, she wore double-leather, including a set of gleaming trousers and a pair of boots.
She hinted at her enviably taut midriff in a fabric crop top, wrapping herself in a long cloth coat that played up her willowy figure.
Sweeping her dark hair back into an intricate updo, the sister of Gigi Hadid brought the look together with a black leather handbag that featured snakeskin stitching.
Bella Hadid cut a glamorous figure as she surfaced in New York City this week – after her viral cameo on Yellowstone
Bella’s Yellowstone episode Counting Coup earned a combined 12.1 million viewers on Paramount Network and CMT, the Hollywood Reporter revealed this week.
Despite the absence of the show’s former lead Kevin Costner, who left the show amid a feud with its creator Taylor Sheridan, season 5B has done respectable numbers.
On the December 1 episode, Taylor, 54, could be seen as rough-hewn horse trader Travis Wheatley while Bella played his girlfriend Sadie.
Bella’s real life boyfriend Adan Banuelos, an actual cowboy who at 28 became the youngest-ever inductee in the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame, also had a cameo.
The casting decisions were met with raised eyebrows on X, formerly Twitter, where observers were quick to mock Taylor for the move.
‘The first time in this episode Taylor Sheridan writes himself a scene where his character is a super cool dude who wins at strip poker against hot ladies felt excessive,’ wrote one. ‘The second time it happens, you gotta wonder if he’s okay.’
‘Taylor Sheridan making Bella Hadid his girlfriend in “Yellowstone” is objectively hilarious,’ another X user remarked, as a third wrote: ‘If I were Taylor Sheridan, I too would cast myself as the shirtless savior in my flagship shows penultimate episode, but casting Bella Hadid as your girlfriend? lol’.
‘Last night’s episode of #Yellowstone really displayed the size of Taylor Sheridan’s ego,’ yet another viewer cracked on social media.
Fresh off her ratings triumph, Bella was seen stepping out in Manhattan on Wednesday in stylish head-to-toe black
The 28-year-old supermodel had a small part on the December 1 episode of the show, which it has now emerged got the highest viewership of season 5B
‘The whole show last night was a joke. Worse episode in the history of Yellowstone. Taylor Sheridan made the episode all about him. Very disappointing,’ one wrote.
‘As if Taylor Sheridan wasted one of the last episodes of this show by inserting himself so he could parade around with half-naked women. We could have had eight more episodes of Kevin Costner instead of this bs,’ another complained.
Bella was first linked to Adan when they were spotted kissing in Forth Worth, Texas, and she has since reportedly purchased her own home there.
In September of this year, an insider claimed that Bella and Adan’s ‘relationship is definitely one they both see going the distance,’ via Us Weekly.
The insider noted that ‘one of Bella’s greatest loves is horses,’ gushing: ‘She loves supporting Adan at his rodeos and couldn’t be prouder to be by his side.’
Another source claimed ‘Bella loves her new low-key lifestyle, and feels secure in her and Adan’s relationship,’ adding that her family ‘fully approves’ of the romance.
