Weeping model Bella Hadid rails against social media

The model Bella Hadid has spoken out about her mental health “breakdowns and burnouts”, and warned her 47 million Instagram followers that “social media is not real”.

The 25-year-old American supermodel urged anyone struggling mentally to remember “you’re not alone” in a caption under a series of nine photos posted to Instagram showing her crying in bed.

Hadid has previously told her young fanbase how she has had depression and anxiety since she was a teenager. The model took a break from social media in January to focus on her mental health.

“I’ve had enough breakdowns and burnouts to know this: if you work hard enough on yourself, spending time alone to understand your traumas, triggers, joys, and routine, you will always be able to