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Awards, where The Weeknd won two Grammys. In a later interview, Bella revealed they chose that night to appear publicly as a couple because she wanted to support his music as his girlfriend. The couple amicably parted in November 2016, after a year and a half of dating, due to busy schedules. After their breakup, The Weeknd performed at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, where Bella made her modeling debut. She called him her “best friend,” stating that there was no awkwardness between the two. Rumors of the two getting back together resurface every few months, though it hasn’t yet happened. Selena Gomez A few months later, in January 2017, The Weeknd and Selena Gomez were

After dropping out of school and moving downtown, away from home, his relationship with his mother became strained. He said, “I couldn’t face her until I made something out of myself. I couldn’t go back home as a nobody.” But as a self-proclaimed mama’s boy, The Weeknd says, “Everything good, I get from my mother.”This deep bond with his mother is likely what contributed to his desire to purchase her a home and share his success with her in a permanent way. New Relationships Some of The Weeknd’s most notable

romantic relationships include model Bella Hadid, actor/singer Selena Gomez, and model Yovanna Ventura. Bella Hadid This beautiful model and The Weeknd reportedly met and clicked in April 2015 at Coachella. Though The Weeknd approached Bella with professional reasons in mind—he wanted her to be on the cover of B eauty behind the M adness —it was clear they were romantically involved when they were spotted holding hands at New York Fashion Week in September. In February 2016, the duo made their red carpet debut at the 58th Grammy

spotted having dinner in Los Angeles and sharing kisses. The two made their debut as a couple on the MET Gala’s red carpet in May. Selena underwent surgery for a kidney transplant over the summer, and The Weeknd scheduled his S tarboy Tour around the surgery so he could spend time with her. The couple was often spotted on extravagant dates to museums and on vacations around the world during their relationship. They later broke up in October 2017, due to the fact they both had increasingly busy schedules.

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