Bella’s shock secret: ‘I had breakdowns every night’

US supermodel Bella Hadid has posted a series of emotional and confronting photos on her Instagram account, telling her fans she once suffered emotional breakdowns “every day and night for years”.

The 25-year-old uploaded a video of Will Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, talking about her mental health, and quotes of the audio.

“That feeling of thinking that you’re good enough or being insecure about your art- is natural- but at the same time, I feel like it’s taught,” said Smith.

“All humans are different, every single human has something so special and unique to offer. And people forget that everyone is basically feeling the same way: lost, confused, not really sure why they’re here. That anxiety, like, everyone is feeling that, and trying to cover it up in some way.”

Hadid then opened up about her own experience and battle with anxiety and depression in a lengthy post underneath photos of her crying.

“This is pretty much my everyday, every night, for a few years now,” Hadid wrote in reference to the photos.“Social media is not real. For anyone struggling, please remember that. Sometimes all you’ve gotta hear is that you’re not alone. So from me to you, you’re not alone. I love you, I see you, and I hear you.”

“Self help and mental illness/chemical imbalance is not linear and it is almost like a flowing rollercoaster of obstacles… it has its ups and downs , and side to sides,” she wrote.

“But I want you to know, there is always light at the end of the tunnel, and the rollercoaster always comes to a complete stop at some point.

Hadid then implored any of her 47 million followers who may be going through a similar battle to stay strong, saying: “it does get better”.

“There is always room for it to start up again, but for me it’s always been nice to know that even if it’s a few days, weeks, or months, it does get better, to some extent, even for a moment.”

“It took me a long time to get that in my mind , but 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 understand or learn more about your own pain and how to handle it. Which is all that you can ask of yourself.

“Anyways (sic), not sure why but it feels harder and harder to not share my truth on here. Thank you for seeing me and thank you for listening. I love you.”

Hadid’s comments come amid an ongoing family drama between her sister Gigi Hadid, her mother Yolanda Hadid and Gigi’s ex-partner Zayn Malik, after Yolanda publicly accused Malik of hitting her after a fight turned physical in the family home.

According to TMZ, Malik plead no contest to four counts harassment and received a fine and an order to taker anger management courses.