Star's major announcement to millions: 'Going home'
A very famous face is making a return to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway this week for the brand's major comeback off a six-year hiatus.
After hanging up her angel wings in 2018, Adriana Lima is back!
The star announced her surprise return in a post shared to her millions of followers.
Watch the video above.
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In the clip, Lima tells a taxi driver she is "going home", later clarifying her location when the driver hilariously responds he doesn't know where she lives.
"I'm sorry. Can you drop me off at the Victoria's Secret show?" she asks.
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The model then grinned at the camera and announced: "I'm back!"
Lima retired from Victoria's Secret in 2018 after nearly a decade modelling for the brand.
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Lima retired from Victoria's Secret in 2018. (Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)The model first walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 1999 and was upgraded to a Victoria's Secret Angel her sophomore year.
"Hey, we've been keeping a secret, but we just can't do it anymore! @adrianalima is returning to the runway – phew, it's out there, we feel SO much better," the official Victoria's Secret account captioned the post.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is returning on Tuesday, October 15, (Wednesday in Australia) in in Brooklyn, New York after a six-year hiatus.
Barbara Palvin will also be coming back to the show as it makes its return. (Instagram/ realbarbarapalvin)The brand's annual fashion show was cancelled after 2018 due to poor ratings and several controversies.
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Lima is the latest star to confirm they will walk the runway for the 2024 comeback show.
Hungarian model Barbara Palvin announced her Victoria's Secret return in a sweet video featuring her husband, actor Dylan Sprouse.
Palvin first walked in the fashion show in 2012. Her last appearance was the 2018 show.
"Has anyone seen my robe?" she asked in the clip, changing into the iconic pink and white striped robe the models would famously wear backstage at the fashion show.
"I'm back! Just doing my final touches because today is my fitting for the Victoria's Secret 2024 Fashion Show," she continued.
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"It's been six years and now we're back."
The 31-year-old then said goodbye to her husband, with the camera panning to reveal Sprouse also wearing the iconic Victoria's Secret robe.
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Gigi Hadid is returning! (Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)But they aren't the only two familiar faces from the original Victoria's Secret lineup set to return for the 2024 show.
Jasmine Tookes, Behati Prinsloo, Taylor Hill and Candice Swanepoel are just some of the notable names confirmed to once again strut the catwalk in New York City this week.
You can also expect to see longtime Victoria's Secret Angel Gigi Hadid back! The model made her debut for the brand in 2015 and walked in three shows.
As if we weren't already excited enough, Victoria's Secret is bringing back one of the original stars from the '90s – the icon herself, Tyra Banks.
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Tyra Banks is one of the original Victoria's Secret models. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty)Banks made history as the first Black woman to be on the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalogue in 1997. She was also notably the first model to wear a pair of angel wings on the runway – an iconic part of the show since that debut in 1998.
Banks had her final walk for Victoria's Secret in 2005.
Nearly two decades later, Banks will join the new generation of models on the runway.
"Legend, icon, superstar. There aren't words monumental enough to describe @tyrabanks return to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024. So, for now we'll simply say, she's BACK," Victoria's Secret announced the news on Instagram.
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