Bella Hadid was in great spirits as she arrived in Milan for Fashion Week on Tuesday after turning down 'every job for almost a year' due to her battle with Lyme disease. 

The model, 29, was delighted to be back as she flashed a smile and waved to the crowds who were waiting at the airport. 

Bella, who has struggled with chronic neurological Lyme disease for 14-years, has been undergoing treatment. 

She dressed casually in a loose-fitting cream co-ordinate set which consisted of a cardigan and matching trousers. 

Bella teamed it with a long black coat and accessorised with a baseball cap while carrying a large leather holdall. 

The event returned to Italy's fashion capital this week and will run until March 2 with top luxury brands showcasing their Fall/Winter 2026-2027 looks.  

Bella recently revealed her struggle maintaining a work-life balance as she battled Lyme disease.

'The way that I worked for many years was not sustainable. I think that, you know, even during COVID I continued to work,' the IMG Model told Vogue Italia on Tuesday.

'Being able to be in Texas with my horses and my dog, having a real life, and then going back to work makes it more fulfilling.'

Hadid now knows that she is able to say "no" to jobs that aren't with the people she loves, trusts, supports and respects.

'Now I know that if I’m able to say "No," even going through my [Lyme disease] treatment last year and having to say no to every job for almost a year, which I cried about,' the Beauty guest star recalled.

'I was emotional because you feel disposable.'

In September 18, her mother Yolanda Hadid posted an Instagram tribute of her 'bada** warrior' daughter in the hospital.

'I admire your bravery and your willingness to keep fighting for health despite the falling protocols and countless setbacks you have faced,' the Real Housewives star wrote.

She added: 'There simply aren't words big enough for the darkness, the pain, and the unknown hell you've lived through since your diagnosis. 

'You didn't really live, you learned how to exist inside the jail of your own paralyzed brain. I am so proud of the fighter that you are. You are not alone, I promise to have your back every step of the way, no matter how long this takes.'

Yolanda continued: 'You have fought through another month of treatment and I know god is good, miracles do happen every day. I pray for your speedy recovery my love. 

'This disease has brought us to our knees, but we always get back up. We will continue to fight for better days, together. You are a survivor… I love you so much.'

Like Bella and her younger brother Anwar, Yolanda contracted the tickborne illness in 2012 but stopped sharing her personal story because she wanted to stop 'absorbing other people's opinions about my journey.'

Yolanda is 'still determined to find a cure affordable for all' eight years after writing about seeing '106 doctors' and undergoing a Stem Cell transplant, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Chelation therapy, colon hydrotherapy, among other treatments in her book Believe Me.

Back in 2023, she curiously declared she was 'finally healthy' and that she was 'so proud' of 'not giving up on' herself.