Dua Lipa rings in birthday with tributes from Hadid siblings

The British-Albanian popstar celebrated her 26th birthday on Sunday. Instagram
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Updated 23 August 2021
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Dua Lipa rings in birthday with tributes from Hadid siblings

DUBAI: British-Albanian pop star Dua Lipa turned 26 on Sunday and the Hadid siblings made sure to celebrate the hitmaker on social media on her special day.

Part-Palestinian model and musician Anwar Hadid — who celebrated his two-year anniversary with his partner Lipa in June — and his older sisters Bella and Gigi took to their Instagram accounts to pay tribute to the “Physical” singer.




Gigi Hadid celebrated the singer on her Instagram Stories. Instagram

Gigi dedicated a post to the newly minted 26-year-old on her Instagram Stories. “Happy birthday sweet @dualipa! Supernova! We love you. Wishing you the best day and year!” wrote the Palestinian-Dutch supermodel alongside a filtered photo of the pair together.

Gigi’s younger sister Bella also took to the photo-sharing platform to celebrate Lipa. “Happy birthday my twinny fairy princess,” she captioned a video shared on her Instagram Stories. “I adore you and all that you are. Thank you for loving the way that you do and caring all that you can. 1 of a kind. I bloody love ya,” she added.




Bella Hadid also posted a tribute to Lipa on her special day. Instagram

Anwar also posted a heartfelt tribute to his long-time beau on Instagram. “Happy birthday girl of my dreams,” he wrote, sharing a pic of a smiling Lipa. “Love you forever and always.”

Meanwhile, the siblings’ father, real estate mogul Mohammed Hadid, also wasted no time in celebrating the birthday girl. He wrote: “The happiest birthday to the most talented, smartest, wittiest and a voice of an angel… and the love of my son Anwar. Gorgeous @dualipa.”




“Happy birthday girl of my dreams,” wrote Anwar Hadid. Instagram

Also celebrating the “New Rules” singer on Instagram was “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Yolanda Hadid, who wrote: “Happy birthday to our sweet angel…. I pray that each day love, health and happiness will come your way. Thank you for being you and for loving my son the way that you do. You are an incredible addition to our family — I cherish and appreciate you today and everyday of the year!! I love you.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Birthday tributes for the three-time Grammy Award winner came pouring in from friends, family and fans, including designer Donatella Versace, musician Elton John and superstar Beyonce–the website for Beyoncé featured birthday wishes alongside a childhood photo of Lipa.


Review: ‘Sorry, Baby’ by Eva Victor

Eva Victor appears in Sorry, Baby by Eva Victor, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Supplied)
Updated 27 December 2025
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Review: ‘Sorry, Baby’ by Eva Victor

  • Victor makes a deliberate narrative choice; we never witness the violence of what happens to her character

There is a bravery in “Sorry, Baby” that comes not from what the film shows, but from what it withholds. 

Written, directed by, and starring Eva Victor, it is one of the most talked-about indie films of the year, winning the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance and gathering momentum with nominations, including nods at the Golden Globes and Gotham Awards. 

The film is both incisive and tender in its exploration of trauma, friendship, and the long, winding road toward healing. It follows Agnes, a young professor of literature trying to pick up the pieces after a disturbing incident in grad school. 

Victor makes a deliberate narrative choice; we never witness the violence of what happens to her character. The story centers on Agnes’ perspective in her own words, even as she struggles to name it at various points in the film. 

There is a generosity to Victor’s storytelling and a refusal to reduce the narrative to trauma alone. Instead we witness the breadth of human experience, from heartbreak and loneliness to joy and the sustaining power of friendship. These themes are supported by dialogue and camerawork that incorporates silences and stillness as much as the power of words and movement. 

The film captures the messy, beautiful ways people care for one another. Supporting performances — particularly by “Mickey 17” actor Naomi Ackie who plays the best friend Lydia — and encounters with strangers and a kitten, reinforce the story’s celebration of solidarity and community. 

“Sorry, Baby” reminds us that human resilience is rarely entirely solitary; it is nurtured through acts of care, intimacy and tenderness.

A pivotal scene between Agnes and her friend’s newborn inspires the film’s title. A single, reassuring line gently speaks a pure and simple truth: “I know you’re scared … but you’re OK.” 

It is a reminder that in the end, no matter how dark life gets, it goes on, and so does the human capacity to love.