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Clare McCarthy

Supermodel Bella Hadid reveals support for one Irish political party in social media post to 50 million followers

Supermodel Bella Hadid has revealed her support for one Irish political party in a surprising post on Instagram on Thursday.

The 25-year-old American model re-shared a post from People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett to her Instagram Story along with the hashtag #peoplebeforeprofit.

Her account has over 50 million followers and Bella follows Boyd Barrett on Instagram - as one of just 727 accounts she follows. However, the Dublin politician does not follow the supermodel back.

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The post Bella shared from the socialist TD's account was dated from January 18. It claimed that Irish government funding for horse racing was €88m, while funding for domestic violence refuges was €30m.

Bella Hadid re-shared a post from People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett to her Instagram Story (Instagram/@bellahadid)

The full post reads: "Did you know the government gives more money to the horse and greyhound racing industry than to domestic violence refuges?

"The Istanbul Convention on combatting domestic violence and violence called for one refuge for every 10,000 of population. In total Ireland is only providing 29% of the Istanbul Target. 2,159 requests could not be met in 2020. And the government want us to believe they care about women's safety?"

This is not the first time Bella has voiced her political opinions on social media. The half-Palestinian model, along with her famous sister Gigi Hadid, have often extend their support to Palestinians on social media amid the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

And earlier this month, Bella joined her sister Gigi in donating their earnings from Fashion Week to organisations providing relief efforts in Ukraine.

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