Linda Evangelista has stunned in a brand-new modelling job, years after botched plastic surgery left her 'brutally disfigured'.
The model, 57, 'went into hiding' after she suffered a rare reaction to plastic surgery which she admitted had left her 'brutally disfigured' six years ago now.
Since then, Linda has kept an incredibly low profile and remained out of the limelight - only showing her face in public a handful of times - since she underwent a fat-freezing procedure back in 2016.
Following the procedure, the supermodel admitted that she had been left 'permanently deformed' and gravely regretted ever having the surgery done.
Six years on from the life-changing surgery, Linda is back modelling again - and she looks incredible in her new campaign.
The iconic supermodel features in a new Fendi advert which promotes the designer brand's upcoming fashion show.
Linda looks as striking as ever in the high-fashion edit which she posted to her Instagram account - much to the delight of her adoring fans
In the striking image, the model is seen rocking a grey sweater and three pink caps stacked on her head.
Alongside the snap, the 57-year-old penned: "On September 9 2022 @Fendi will host a special fashion show in New York City to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the #FendiBaguette, designed by @silviaventurinifendi, and two years since @mrkimjones joined the Maison as Artistic Director of Couture and Womenswear,' she captioned the post.
Linda's latest modelling venture marks a huge milestone for the star as it comes six years after she 'went into hiding' after undergoing the botched surgery.
Back in 2016, she had a fat freezing procedure known as cryotherapy, which she says left her 'disfigured'.
The mum-of-one claims the treatment 'increased' her fat cells, leading the Canadian to develop 'bulges' all over her body.
Breaking her silence years after her surgery, Linda penned: "To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers' careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq's CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised,' she wrote at the time.
"It increased, not decreased, my fat cells and left me permanently deformed after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful corrective surgeries. I have been left, as the media described, "unrecognisable."
Speaking to People magazine in an interview months later, the former fashion icon said she 'stopped eating' when the growths started to appear on her chin, thighs, and bust, adding that she now 'dreads running into someone she knows'.
However, after finding the courage to go public, she said she was 'done hiding' and posed for her first photoshoot since undergoing the procedure.
"I can't live like this anymore, in hiding and shame. I just couldn't live in this pain any longer. I'm willing to finally speak," she told the outlet.
