At a Glance
- Bella Hadid says her The Beauty co-stars shared “words of wisdom” that eased her acting nerves
- The cast, including Ashton Kutcher and Anthony Ramos, shot mostly apart but shared one “awesome” dinner
- Hadid’s character suffers a violent reaction to the show’s miracle beauty drug
- Why it matters: The supermodel’s first major acting role lands amid buzz for Ryan Murphy’s FX thriller
Bella Hadid stepped onto the red carpet at New York’s Museum of Modern Art on January 14 and admitted she was nervous-until her The Beauty castmates stepped in. Speaking to News Of Los Angeles, the 29-year-old model-turned-actress said Kutcher, Ramos, Jeremy Pope and the ensemble offered blunt, reassuring advice: “Even being crazy and weird is still positive.”
One Dinner, Lasting Impact
Production kept the actors apart for most of the shoot.
- Hadid confirms they “all kind of shot very separately”
- The group managed a single cast dinner that she calls “awesome”
- Kutcher shared “little words” that helped her confidence
- “Everybody was just so welcoming to me,” she adds
The brief bonding moment left a mark. “I love Jeremy so much,” Hadid gushes, calling the entire cast “so impactful” despite limited face-to-face time on set.
Red-Carpet Debut
For the premiere, Hadid wore a crimson Schiaparelli haute-couture gown from the label’s Fall/Winter 2025-2026 collection. The bias-cut silk design featured a halter neck, trompe l’oeil bodice and a sweeping train.
Photographers captured her alongside co-stars Isabella Rossellini, Rebecca Hall, Evan Peters and others, cementing her arrival as a fashion force on the acting scene.
Inside the Plot
Ryan Murphy co-created the FX thriller, set to debut January 21.
Key story points:
- Kutcher plays a “shadowy” tech billionaire guarding a trillion-dollar empire built on a miracle beauty drug
- The injectable treatment promises effortless perfection
- Hadid’s character takes the drug and reacts with violent rage
- A trailer released January 5 shows her smashing mirrors after seeing her transformed reflection
The ensemble also includes cameos from Ben Platt and Meghan Trainor.
Key Takeaways
- Hadid credits her co-stars for calming first-time-acting jitters
- The cast’s solitary schedule made their single group dinner memorable
- The Beauty blends social commentary on beauty standards with a high-stakes tech thriller
Hadid left the premiere repeating the cast’s mantra: “Sometimes things are embarrassing and at the end of the day, it’s not embarrassing.”
