Tyra Banks has confirmed she is single after about seven years with Canadian businessman Louis Bélanger-Martin. The former “America’s Next Top Model” host first spoke about it on New York’s Hot 97 radio show on November 10, then confirmed her relationship status to TMZ on Thursday, November 12.
What We Know
During her Hot 97 appearance, Banks made it clear that the relationship is over. “I’m a single woman now,” she said, according to E! News. She added that she has her mother and her son and is doing fine.
Two days later, speaking to TMZ, the 52-year-old supermodel said she is back on the dating scene, as reported by HELLO! and E! News. “I’m dating,” she said, adding that being single again feels nice after a long time. When asked about Raya, the members-only dating app popular with celebrities, she joked that she didn’t even know what it was.
Banks has not said when the relationship ended or why. She has also not shared any details about who she is seeing now.
What She Wants Now
Banks was candid about how the breakup affected her. She told Hot 97 that for a while she “didn’t even have, like, a drive,” according to E! News. Asked what she looks for in a future partner, she said attraction still matters, but the most important quality is “somebody that is present.”
Her biggest lesson about love, she said, is simple: “It’s never too late to start again.”
Background
Banks and Bélanger-Martin were first seen together in 2019, although some reports suggest the relationship began in 2018. The couple kept a low profile but appeared together at events such as the 2022 TIME100 Gala in New York.
In April 2025, Banks confirmed that they had moved to Australia, where she has been building her ice cream company, SMiZE & Dream. Bélanger-Martin lived there with Banks and her son, York. Their last public outing as a couple was a promotional event for the film “Shadow Force” in Los Angeles that same month.
Banks rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the most recognizable models of her generation, alongside stars such as Cindy Crawford. She later became a TV powerhouse, creating and hosting “America’s Next Top Model,” which ran for 24 cycles, and hosting her own daytime talk show. She also hosted “America’s Got Talent” and “Dancing With the Stars.” Like fellow model-turned-host Heidi Klum, she built a business empire that goes well beyond the runway.
What’s Next
For now, Banks appears focused on her family and on SMiZE & Dream. Her comments suggest she is open to love again, but she has made no announcement about a new relationship. Any further update is likely to come from Banks herself, as she has been the one to share news about her private life so far. Banks, born on December 4, 1973, turns 53 next month.
Sources
- E! News via Yahoo: Tyra Banks reveals Louis Bélanger-Martin breakup after 7 years
- HELLO!: Tyra Banks, 52, confirms split from boyfriend of seven years