Tyra Banks She opens up about losing her home in Los Angeles.
The 51-year-old model was revealed on Monday, January 20, on the Australian morning show sunrise She is among the celebrities whose house burned down Devastating forest fires Which started on January 7th.
Banks said she and her partner are a businessman Louis Belanger Martinlearned the sad news while in Australia, where she divides her time when not in the United States
“I lost my former home.” America's Next Top Model Shared host. “I haven't really talked about it, but yeah, I have. I just didn't want to draw too much attention to myself. I feel like there's a lot of people who need that attention, so I haven't really talked about it, but I can't sit here and not Telling the truth, yes, we lost our home.
As wildfires continue to spread throughout the Los Angeles area, many celebrities are taking to social media to share how they are being affected. “He was evacuated and safe with children, dogs and cats. “I am praying and grateful for the first responders,” Mandy Moore wrote in a statement Wednesday, January 8, on her Instagram Story. In a subsequent post, she said (…)
“We were at a friend's house here and we were partying and having fun,” Banks continued. “I kept checking my phone, not for my house, but for friends and family, making sure they were evacuating and everything. Then I asked my partner, I was like, 'I see something here,'” Banks continued. What do you think?” And he (nodded). I pulled myself together and didn't say anything to my friends and just stayed in the moment, and then we went home and cried and had our moment.
Banks noted that she and Belanger-Martin split their time between Australia and New York, so most of her belongings are safe. “A lot of that memorabilia is here and in New York, so I didn’t lose it, thank God,” she said. “There were some memorabilia that we lost…it's tough.”
The wildfires, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and dry conditions, destroyed thousands of homes, displaced residents across Los Angeles, and killed at least 25 people. According to news agencyThe fire burned 63 square miles of land.
Stars including Spencer Pratt and Heidi Monday, Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal They also lost their homes in the fires.
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic; John Kobaloff/Getty Images Several reality TV personalities evacuated Los Angeles amid ongoing wildfires that started in the Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday, January 7. “My heart goes out to those affected by the fires here in Los Angeles County,” former Bachelorette Katie Thurston wrote. via Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Wake up this (…)
“I didn't know what to do,” Montag He said Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 15, marking the moment she realized she and her family had to flee the out-of-control fires raging across the Pacific. “Nothing could have prepared me for this… You can't wrap your head around it. I just started packing the logical things, and I wasn't really thinking about anything else.
Montag revealed that in her panic, her priority when packing their lives was “baby stuff.” (the Hills Alum and Pratt have children Gunnar, 7, and Riker, 2.)
“I don't have pictures,” Montag said. “I have all these photo albums that I made of Spencer before Instagram and TikTok and the iPhone. These pictures (that) I'll never have again. All that sentimental stuff is just gone, you know?”
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