Earlier this year, Bella Hadid’s relationship with cowboy prodigy Adan Banuelos has quietly come to an end a little after two years of dating. Or so we thought.
“Bella is doing her best to stay positive and distract herself since their split,” a source told Entertainment Tonight on January 26. “She’s been staying busy with work and spending time with close friends. She is still processing the breakup since it was a very serious relationship.”
Here’s a complete timeline of Bella Hadid and Adan Banuelos’s relationship, which began as any equestrian rom-com would: at a local horse show in Fort Worth, Texas.
May 1, 2026: TMZ publishes photos of Hadid and Banuelos at Taylor Sheridan’s ranch in Texas, which were allegedly captured two weeks ago. According to their sources, this was not a reconciliation or unplanned run-in, but a run-of-the-mill occurrence for the couple. In fact, a source says the pair never actually split up, though they’ve had “normal ups and downs.”
January 31, 2026: People reports that Banuelos has been arrested on a charge of public intoxication, according to booking records from the Parker County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). The publication also reports he was released from custody after paying a $386 bond.
According to video later released by TMZ, the pair were filmed dancing at a bar before the incident;.
January 26, 2026: Entertainment Tonight reports the pair have called it quits. “Bella is doing her best to stay positive and distract herself since their split,” their source says. “She’s been staying busy with work and spending time with close friends. She is still processing the breakup since it was a very serious relationship.”
October 28, 2025: Banuelos writes a sweet anniversary tribute to Hadid on Instagram: “October’s become a special month. It’s the month God sent you. Even with all the chaos and ugliness, He gave us something pure and beautiful. Love you, baby. I’ll keep reminding you every day just how much.”
She replies, “😭💕Baby😭I love you, thank you my bub🥲this is the sweetest…ever 💜🥹❤️”
May 13, 2025: Hadid gushes about Banuelos in a British Vogue interview. “He’s the youngest Mexican cowboy to ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame,” she says. “He works for his family, he works for his customers, and he works to hopefully build a home and a family one day.”
Of her own desires for a family, she says, “I can’t wait to be a mom. I think that I’m somebody for a lot of people, but in the real intimate way of being the person that somebody can count on consistently, that will change my life for me. And I cannot wait. I never grew up being like, ‘Oh, I have this vision of marriage.’ I have this vision of being a mother. But it’s got to a point where I’m like: ‘You know what? That’s something that’s for me.’ I think that would make me truly happy.”
February 15, 2025: Banuelos is prominently featured in Hadid’s “forever grateful” Instagram post, which features a video of the cowboy twirling her around and kissing her.
