Bella Hadid has recently come forward and opened up about why she does not smile in her photographs and the reason is surprising. The star claims that she feels uncomfortable smiling and has instead perfected a different kind of look for the runway and the paparazzi. Hadid also opened up about her portrayal online and her recent decision to take a step back from social media.

The star has revealed that she feels uncomfortable smiling in front of the camera

According to the Independent, Bella Hadid has recently opened up why she never Smiles in photographs and fans were surprised to hear the reasoning behind it.

Hadid explained that she simply feels uncomfortable smiling in front of cameras and has managed to perfect her look so that she does not have to smile anymore.

She claimed that it has taken her a very long time to understand her face and all of its different angles and looks. She has revealed that it was only this year that she felt confident in knowing exactly what kind of face she wants to portray in the media as her photograph is taken.

In a report by Glamour, she stated that when people first meet her that they are often taken aback as they assume that she is a quite intimidating person. Hadid explained that this is simply the of portrayal of herself that she has projected as a high fashion model and that it has nothing to do with her personality.

She claims that people always tell her that she is different from what they have expected and tell her that they thought she would be a mean person.

Hadid also opened up about her recent step back from sharing her life online

According to the Independent, Bella Hadid has also spoken about her decision to take a step back from social media.

The star revealed that as one of the leading supermodels in the industry that she has found it increasingly difficult to share her private life online.

She admitted that in the very beginning of her career she was very trusting and felt comfortable to share details about her life online. However, now she claims that she had taken a step back and has explained that she still shares personal moments online but that these moments are simply a little less personal than before.

Hadid went on to claim that the topic of social media is quite an unusual one for her as a model as she has to find the balance of advertising herself as a model as well as building up a fan base on the kind of person who she is. Hadid has claimed that in the past she has felt over exposed online and now tries to stay away from that.

Fans were surprised by Hadid's explanation as to why she does not smile in her photographs, however, it only makes the model appear more relatable in their eyes.