Yolanda Hadid
Yolanda Hadid (/həˈdiːd/ hə-DEED; née van den Herik; formerly Foster; born 11 January 1964)[1][2] is a Dutch-born American television personality and former model. She is best known as a star of the American reality-television show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She is mother to IMG models Gigi, Bella, and Anwar Hadid.
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Born | Yolanda van den Herik 11 January 1964 Papendrecht, Netherlands |
Other names | Yolanda Foster |
Citizenship | Netherlands (1964–2013) United States (2013–present) |
Occupation(s) | Television personality, model |
Known for | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills |
Spouses | |
Children | 3, including Gigi and Bella |
Early life
Yolanda van den Herik was born and raised in Papendrecht, South Holland, to a family of Christian background. She has a brother named Leo.[3] When she was seven years old, her father died in a car accident, which left her mother, Ans van den Herik (1941–2019), to raise the two children.[2]
Career
Dutch designer Frans Molenaar asked Van den Herik to replace one of his models at a show, where she was discovered by Eileen Ford and signed a contract with Ford Models. Afterward, Van den Herik modeled in Paris, Milan, Sydney, Cape Town, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, and Hamburg.[2] She modeled for 15 years before wanting to settle down and start a family. In 1994, Van den Herik moved to Los Angeles to start her family after meeting and marrying Mohamed Hadid.[4]
On 11 January 2018, her reality TV show competition Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid premiered on Lifetime, which has been developed under the working title Model Moms.[5]
Personal life
Van den Herik's first marriage was to Mohamed Hadid, a real estate developer, from 1994 until 2000.[6] The couple has three children together, Jelena "Gigi"[2] (born 23 April 1995), Isabella "Bella" (born 9 October 1996),[2] and Anwar (born 22 June 1999).[2]
Van den Herik married musician, composer and producer David Foster in Beverly Hills, California on 11 November 2011, after becoming engaged on Christmas Eve, 2010.[7]
On 1 December 2015, Hadid announced she and David Foster planned to divorce.[8][6] The divorce was finalized on 16 October 2017.[9]
She was naturalized as a US citizen on 23 May 2013.[10]
In May 2020, Hadid announced she was in a relationship with the CEO of a construction and development company called Jingoli, Joseph ‘Joey’ Jingoli.[11]
In October 2021, Hadid's daughter Gigi's partner Zayn Malik filed a no-contest plea to four charges of harassment against Hadid and was sentenced to 360 days of probation.[12][13]
"Chronic Lyme disease" diagnosis
Hadid has stated repeatedly on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and elsewhere that she has symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease, a discredited diagnosis that has no scientific backing.[14][15]
In December 2012, Hadid reported that she was having a port implanted in her arm to help treat what she has stated is chronic Lyme. In April 2013, she had the port removed.[16] In January 2015, she revealed that, as a consequence of the illness that Hadid believes she has, she had "lost the ability to read, write, or even watch TV".[17] Hadid also claimed that two of her children also have chronic Lyme.[18]
Hadid's memoir Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease was published in 2017.[19]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | 1st & Ten | Betty Ann | "Flashbacks" (season 7, episode 15) |
2011–2012 | Nederlandse Hollywood Vrouwen | Herself | Series regular |
2012–2016 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Herself | Series regular (seasons 3–6) |
2013 | Vanderpump Rules | Herself | "Tooth or Consequences" (season 2, episode 1) |
2014 | The Real Housewives of New York City | Herself | "Unhappy Anniversary" (season 6, episode 6) |
2017 | Project Runway | Herself / Guest Judge | 3 episodes |
2018 | Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid | Herself / Host | 8 episodes |
2022 | Holland's Next Top Model | Judge | Season 13 |
References
- Halberg, Morgan (26 May 2017). "All the Hadids Moved to New York; Justin Theroux Has a Neighbor Problem". Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "About me – Yolanda". Yolanda.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- Borgdorff, Suzanne (9 October 2015). "Bloedmooie Gigi Hadid trots op Nederlandse roots / Gorgeous Gigi Hadid's proud Dutch roots". Algemeen Dagblad / General Newspaper (in Dutch). Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
...haar Nederlandse Hollywoodmoeder Yolanda Foster-van den Herik. / her Dutch Hollywood mother Yolanda Foster van den Herik.
- "Yolanda H. Foster". Bravo. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "New Competition Reality Series "Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid" Premieres January 11" (Press release). Lifetime. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018 – via TheFutonCritic.com.
- Corriston, Michele (17 February 2016). "Yolanda Drops 'Foster' as Divorce Proceeds, Takes Ex-Husband's Name Again". People. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- Leach, Robin (16 November 2011). "David Foster weds model Yolanda Hadid in fourth walk down the aisle". Las Vegas Sun. Las Vegas, Nevada. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- McNeil, Liz (1 December 2015). "Yolanda Foster and David Foster Divorcing". People. United States. Time Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- Radar Staff (24 May 2017). "It's Official! Yolanda Hadid & David Foster Divorce Finalized". Radar Online. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- Johnson, Megan (24 May 2013). "Yolanda Foster Becomes an American Citizen!". Bravo. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- Slater, Georgia. "Yolanda Hadid Calls Boyfriend Joseph Jingoli Her 'True Love' in Sweet Birthday Tribute". People. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Zayn Malik files 'no contest' plea to harassment charges". BBC News. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- VanHoose, Benjamin (28 October 2021). "Zayn Malik Responds After Report He Struck Gigi Hadid's Mom Yolanda, Wants 'Peaceful' Co-Parenting". People. Meredith Corporation.
- Auwaerter, Paul (2012). "Bullying Borrelia: When the Culture of Science is Under Attack". Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 123: 79–90. PMC 3540629. PMID 23303970.
- Summers, Daniel (21 January 2015). "Real Housewife, Fake Disease". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- Johnson, Zach (22 April 2013). "Yolanda Foster Recovering From Surgery Related to Lyme Disease". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- Rice, Lynette (19 January 2015). "Real Housewives's Yolanda Foster: I've Lost the Ability to Read and Write". People. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Vena, Jocelyn (7 February 2019). "Gigi Hadid on Watching Yolanda Hadid and Siblings Battle Lyme Disease: "I Felt a Lot of Guilt"". BravoTV.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- Willis, Jackie (8 June 2016). "Yolanda Hadid Pens Book About Her Battle With Lyme Disease". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
External links
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.
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- Yolanda Hadid at IMDb