On November 9, 2026, Bella Hadid posted a carousel of photos on Instagram from the Colorado Avalanche versus Detroit Red Wings game. The photographs show embraces, kisses and the moment her companion Nathan Lacy playfully bites her chin. The post was dedicated to Hockey Fights Cancer night, not to her personal life, but it was precisely these frames that became the main signal.
Earlier, in July, sources close to the model claimed that she was not dating Nathan, the brother of her friend Rachel Lacy. Now the pictures from the stands of Ball Arena in Denver have crossed out that version. Neither Hadid nor Lacy gave official comments — the confirmation came exclusively through the visuals and the context.
The situation is interesting not so much for the fact of a new romance as for the choice of moment and form. After her breakup with professional equestrian Adan Banuelos in January 2026, Bella spent several months in Colorado. Appearing at a charity match in the local team's jersey and with a man from the local circle looks like a deliberate step toward a new chapter, not a random shot.
Nathan Lacy is a 38-year-old project manager at a family construction company and a fifth-generation cowboy from Crested Butte. Nathan's sister, a mutual friend, introduced them. The first rumors arose back in February at Milan Fashion Week, but at the time everything was put down to friendship. Now, however, PDA in front of thousands of spectators and in the model's own frames changes the tone of the conversation.
