Tyra Banks Confirms Split From Longtime Boyfriend Louis Bélanger-Martin: 'I'm a Single Woman Now'
The supermodel, 52, confirmed her split from longtime boyfriend Louis Bélanger-Martin during a candid interview with HOT 97 on Wednesday, November 11. Asked about the biggest lesson she has learned from love and relationships, Banks did not hesitate.
"That's a good question. I think that it's never too late to start again," she said. "I'm a single woman now. I'm 52 years old, and I'm single, and I kind of was over it. I'm like, I've got my mom, I've got my son, and I'm good. I didn't even have, like, a drive."
But the former America's Next Top Model host said her outlook has changed — and she is ready to date again.
"I'm Back to That"
"But now I'm like, you know what? It's not too late," Banks told the station. "Now I feel feminine, dating, you know, I'm back to that. There's no such thing as, 'Oh, it has to be over because of an age or because you're just done... so I'm living my feminineness right now."
TMZ further confirmed the split with Banks on Thursday, November 12, catching up with her on the street in New York City. "I am dating. It's nice to be single. It's been a while," she told the outlet.
Banks and Bélanger-Martin, a businessman, had been together for several years. The pair were first linked in October 2019, when they were spotted having dinner at the restaurant Hutong twice in one week, according to Page Six. They went on to work together at Banks' ice cream company, SMiZE Cream, which she launched in 2021 — Bélanger-Martin served as the brand's chief financial officer from July 2020 to January 2026.
In May 2024, Banks revealed to PEOPLE that she had been living and working with Bélanger-Martin in Australia, where her ice cream brand was expanding. Bélanger-Martin, who co-founded the private investment firm Groupe W Inc. in 1996, has largely kept a low profile throughout the relationship.
A New Chapter at 52
Banks, who rose to fame as one of the world's first Black supermodels before becoming a television host, producer and entrepreneur, has spoken openly over the years about love, motherhood and reinvention. Her message now is a confident one: age is no barrier to a fresh start.
"It's never too late to start again," she said — and this time, she sounds like she means it.
PEOPLE reached out to a representative for Banks but did not immediately hear back.
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