The South African supermodel was recently seen holding hands with Andres Velencoso, the ex-boyfriend of Kylie Minogue and Money Heist actress Ursula Corbero, in Paris
The mum of two also swapped her Angel wings for a hoodie dress on the recent Off-White show runway at Paris Fashion Week with Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber
Over the past two years, the world drastically changed – and we’re not just talking about the pandemic. Last year, Victoria’s Secret announced it was ditching its legendary Angels, calling them “no longer culturally relevant”.
The news came as a big shock to the lingerie brand’s biggest stars, including supermodel Candice Swanepoel, who first became a Victoria’s Secret Angel back in 2010.
But that hasn’t stopped Swanepoel’s career from flourishing. In fact, the 33-year-old South African is estimated to have a net worth of around US$25-33 million, and shows no signs of slowing down. And her personal life isn’t doing too badly either.
She’s a mum of two
Back when Swanepoel was 17, she met 23-year-old Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli during a trip to Paris. The pair eventually got engaged in 2015 and had two children together.
In 2016, the supermodel announced on Instagram that she was expecting a baby, and gave birth to a boy named Anaca in October.
Then in December 2017, Swanepoel announced that she was pregnant for a second time, and little Ariel was born the following June.
“It’s pretty intense, but it’s amazing. To see the love between them is amazing … It’s a lot, I’m not gonna lie. The second one is a lot easier, but the situation of having two makes it harder,” she told People.
The big split
Sadly, Swanepoel’s happy family was not meant to last. Fans started to notice a divide between the couple when Nicoli last appeared on her Instagram back in September 2017, and she stopped showing up on his in October 2017. Most tellingly, they also unfollowed each other on the app.
After much speculation, Swanepoel eventually addressed the situation during an Instagram Q&A with fans in 2019, confirming she was single without offering any further details.
The couple were together for 13 years before calling it quits.