The bandages – and gloves – are gone for The Weeknd.
The ‘Starboy’ singer (30) shocked fans in his new ‘Save Your Tears’ music video by removing the bloodied connections he had during his ‘After Hours’ era.
The Weeknd, nicknamed Abel Tesfaye, revealed a dramatically altered face with exaggerated prosthetics that look like it mimics serious plastic surgery – which fans say could be a nod to his famous ex, Bella Hadid.
‘Did Bella Hadid get anything because she referred The Plastic Surgeon to The Weeknd?’, One person tweeted. “Is The Weeknd looking like Bella Hadid, I can see it,” wrote another.
A third said, “The Weeknd is definitely ignoring Bella Hadid with the whole plastic surgery theme.”
Hadid has repeatedly denied the rumors about plastic surgery, as has her mother, Yolanda Hadid. “None of my kids have ever done fillers or botox or put anything strange in their body,” the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star told a fan in 2019. They know better after seeing what I went through. ‘
In “Save Your Tears” The Weeknd sings, “I saw you dance in a crowded room / You look so happy when I’m not with you / But then you see me, surprise you / One single tear falls from you of eye. ”
The former couple started dating in 2015 and broke up in 2016, but reunited in 2017 after the singer flew with Selena Gomez for ten months.
In 2019, a few weeks after they divorced again, Hadid and Tesfaye had a run-in at the Catch One nightclub. The model reportedly left after her ex showed up, which may be the incident he referred to in the song.
Fans, however, are divided over whether “Save Your Tears” is about Hadid or Gomez; some claim to hear him whisper the latter’s name in the middle of the song, and believes the woman in the music video is Gomez’s double. Coincidentally, Gomez released a song called “Crowded Room” earlier this year.
Regardless of the motivation, it’s clear that The Weeknd makes a statement about Hollywood’s beauty standards.