{"id":826216,"date":"2025-02-11T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/tyra-banks-reveals-shes-been-secretly-living-in-sydney-for-over-a-year\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:12:00","slug":"tyra-banks-reveals-shes-been-secretly-living-in-sydney-for-over-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/tyra-banks-reveals-shes-been-secretly-living-in-sydney-for-over-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyra Banks reveals she’s been secretly living in Sydney for over a year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tyra Banks<\/a> has been living a double life\u2014embracing the relaxed Australian lifestyle while working tirelessly behind the scenes to build her latest business empire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The supermodel and entrepreneur,<\/a> 51, has spent the past 18 months bouncing between Los Angeles and Sydney, quietly establishing her ice cream brand, Smize & Dream, and blending in seamlessly with the locals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While most fans had no idea she had set up camp Down Under, Tyra<\/a> has been soaking up everything Australia has to offer\u2014and loving every moment.<\/p>\n

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Recommended video<\/span>You may also like<\/span>Tyra Banks launches Smize ice-cream brand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Opening up about her day-to-day routine, the former America\u2019s Next Top Model host shared how she and her family have fully immersed themselves in Aussie culture, making the most of their time outside of work.<\/p>\n

“We’ll get some breakfast in the mall, then we’ll go to a Hoyts cinema,” she told The Daily Telegraph<\/a>. “We’ll get some ice cream at the cinema, see a movie, then we might get a foot massage. Then we’ll have some lunch… then we go to Target or Kmart.”<\/p>\n

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Tyra has been secretly living in Sydney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Despite being one of the most recognizable supermodels in the world, having graced the runways of Saint Laurent, Chanel, and Dior, Tyra admitted she has developed a new appreciation for Australian retail, particularly Kmart, which she described as “fancy.”<\/p>\n

Her day doesn\u2019t end there\u2014after a morning of shopping and indulging in simple pleasures, she and her family often head to the supermarket to stock up on groceries. “We’ll do Coles, Woolies, Harris Farm, whatever, and so that is a whole day at the mall. We don\u2019t do that in America,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Tyra has been living in Sydney for over a year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Tyra explained that shopping culture in the U.S. has changed dramatically over the years. “Mall culture is a dying pastime because it\u2019s just about shopping for what you want instead of what you need,” she noted. But in Australia, she\u2019s found a refreshing balance, with shopping centers still playing a central role in daily life.<\/p>\n

While she has been enjoying the best of Sydney\u2019s laid-back lifestyle, Tyra has also been hard at work on her latest business venture, with her first Smize & Dream ice cream store set to open in Darling Harbour by mid-year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tyra, who stepped away from modeling to focus on television and business, made her grand comeback at the 2024 Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show, and the moment was nothing short of iconic. Speaking to Drew Barrymore about the experience, the supermodel reflected on how much the walk meant to her\u2014this time, for entirely different reasons.<\/p>\n

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Tyra Banks walks the runway during the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

“You looked like you felt so good about yourself,” Drew told her during a heartfelt conversation on The Drew Barrymore Show, noting how confident and present she seemed on the runway.<\/p>\n

Tyra agreed, admitting that this return to Victoria\u2019s Secret was unlike anything she had experienced before. “That\u2019s exactly what it was,” she said. “In the past, I would walk for myself, but this time, it wasn\u2019t just about me. I felt like I had every woman\u2014especially women over 50, women who are insecure\u2014walking with me. I felt like a vessel. It was about representing all of them.”<\/p>\n

She continued, reflecting on how much her perspective has shifted since her early days as a Victoria\u2019s Secret Angel. “Back then, it was all about me, my career, and the moment. But this time, I was stomping down that runway for so many other people, and that energy came through,” she shared. “I was like, boom, boom, boom! It wasn\u2019t just a walk, it was a statement.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tyra Banks has been living a double life\u2014embracing the relaxed Australian lifestyle while working tirelessly behind the scenes to build her latest business empire.\u00a0 The supermodel and entrepreneur, 51, has spent the past 18 months bouncing between Los Angeles and Sydney, quietly establishing her ice cream brand, Smize & Dream, and blending in seamlessly with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":826217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,336],"tags":[5579,6130],"class_list":{"0":"post-826216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-banks","8":"category-reveals","9":"tag-banks","10":"tag-reveals"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}