Bella Hadid’s cowboy ex-boyfriend Adan Banuelos was arrested early Saturday in Parker County, Texas, on charges of public intoxication. The professional horseman was released after posting a $386 bond, according to local authorities.
The arrest comes just weeks after Banuelos and supermodel Hadid ended their two-year relationship. The couple, who began dating in October 2023, quietly separated in late January, with news of their split only recently becoming public.
Their breakup wasn’t exactly a clean break. Sources close to the couple revealed that “there was a lot that was putting strain on the relationship,” including the challenges of maintaining a long-distance connection and increasingly conflicting schedules.
From Runway to Ranch Life
Hadid, 27, had embraced a dramatic lifestyle shift during their relationship, spending considerable time in Texas near Fort Worth where Banuelos is based in the competitive cutting horse world. The couple was last spotted together publicly in December, appearing then to be on solid footing.
“Bella is doing her best to stay positive and distract herself since their split,” a source told Harper’s Bazaar. “She’s been staying busy with work and spending time with close friends. She is still processing the breakup since it was a very serious relationship.”
But what makes this celebrity split particularly complicated? The former couple doesn’t just share memories — they share assets. Their business entanglements include co-ownership of several million-dollar horses, creating a thorny post-relationship situation that goes beyond the usual dividing of personal items.
Tumultuous Final Months
Insiders describe the relationship as having been “on-again, off-again” in its final months, with fundamental differences about their future together becoming increasingly apparent. Hadid, who had embraced Texas ranch life for the relationship, reportedly struggled to fully reconcile this world with her international modeling career.
The couple had kept their relationship largely private, rarely making public appearances together or posting about one another on social media. This low-key approach extended to their breakup, which wasn’t announced but rather gradually revealed through sources close to them.
Neither Hadid nor Banuelos has publicly commented on either the breakup or his recent arrest. For the supermodel, who has been building her own business ventures including her non-alcoholic beverage brand Ôrebella, the split represents another personal challenge amid her ongoing professional evolution.
As Hadid navigates this transition period, she appears to be leaning on close friends and family while keeping a relatively low profile. Whether her Texas chapter is fully closed or there’s more to the story remains to be seen — but for now, at least, the cowboy and the supermodel are riding off in separate directions.
