She has come under fire for advising daughter Gigi Hadid to snack on 'two almonds' while on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills nearly 10 years ago.But Yolanda Hadid insists not all is as it seems as she stood up for herself amid the backlash.In an interview with People, the modeling vet, 58, insisted the remarks were 'taken so far out [of context]' and that she was 'half asleep' when she made the suggestion while coming out of surgery.
Not as it seems: Yolanda Hadid stood up for herself following backlash over an almond comment she made to daughter Gigi Hadid while on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills nearly 10 years ago 'This was a small little clip from Housewives.
Gigi was calling because she wasn't feeling good and I apparently said, half asleep, 'Have two almonds.''I don't even remember why two or what.
There was no rhyme or reason to it. It's such a silly narrative that is out there, that has nothing to do with the reality of our lives,' Yolanda told the publication. 'I'd just got out of a six hour surgery to have my breast implants removed,' Yolanda explained. 'The cameras were there because I wanted to bring awareness to the danger of breast implants.' Yolanda says she usually carries a bag of almonds on her to combat a drop in blood sugar. 'It's not that I use it as a diet food': Yolanda says she usually carries a bag of almonds on her to combat a drop in blood sugar; pictured earlier this week in NYC'I always have a bag of almonds or a different kind of nut in my bag because when my blood sugar drops, I can grab a hand of nuts and eat them,' she explained.'It's really good for that.
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