Victoria’s Secret model Tyra Banks swapped Hollywood glamour for a fresh-faced look while out in Sydney on Tuesday.
The former America’s Next Top Model host, 51, who has been jumping between Los Angeles and Sydney for over a year now as she launches her ice cream store chain Smize & Dream, opted for a casual look while running errands.
She wore a comfy cardigan over a vest and tracksuit pants emblazoned with smiley face and inspirational phrases about being a ‘dream maker’.
She went make-up free and kept her loose curls off her face with a headband.
Last month, Tyra revealed how she has managed to successfully fit in within the Australian community while quietly building a new life for herself.
Victoria’s Secret model Tyra Banks swapped Hollywood glamour for a fresh-faced look while out in Sydney on Tuesday
She told the The Daily Telegraph she and her family enjoy spending their days hanging out at their local shopping centre and partaking in everyday Aussie activities.
Tyra shares son York Banks Asla, nine, with ex-boyfriend Erik Asla. She and the Norwegian photographer welcomed him via gestational surrogate in January 2016.
‘We’ll get some breakfast in the mall, then we’ll go to a Hoyts cinema,’ she said.
‘Get some ice cream at the cinema, see a movie, then we might get a foot massage. We’ll have some lunch… Then go to Target or Kmart.’
Tyra, who is set to open her first Smize & Dream store in Darling Harbour by mid-year, added she loves the Australian Kmart.
Despite walking the runway for luxury fashion houses like Saint Laurent, Chanel and Dior, the supermodel said she thinks the Kmart Down Under is ‘fancy’.
She said after a bit of shopping, she and her family will go and do the groceries.
‘We’ll do Coles, Woolies, whatever, and so that is a whole day at the mall and we don’t do that in America,’ she said.
The American supermodel opted for a very casual look while running errands
Tyra has been jumping between Los Angeles and Sydney for over a year now as she launches her ice cream store chain Smize & Dream
Tyra found international fame as a model in the nineties; pictured in 1998 on the runway for Victoria’s Secret Spring fashion show
Last year in October she made her return to the Victoria’s Secret runway after nearly 20 years
Tyra explained that ‘mall’ culture in America is a dying pastime because it’s just about shopping for what you ‘want’ instead of what you ‘need’.
Last month Tyra broke down in tears on an Australian morning show after revealing she lost her Palisades home in one of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Speaking with hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington during her talk show appearance, she said she previously kept the devastating loss private because she ‘didn’t want to pull a lot of attention to me.’
‘I lost my house. I haven’t really talked about it, but yeah, I have,’ a teary-eyed Tyra said when asked about the fires, which ravaged Southern California for nearly two weeks.
‘I just didn’t want to pull a lot of attention to me. I feel like there’s a lot of people that need that attention so I haven’t talked about it. But I can’t sit here and not tell the truth,’ she explained.
In January, Tyra opened up about her very surprising friendship with former Australian politician Julie Bishop.
The star revealed on The Kyle and Jackie O show she met the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, 68, through a mutual friend.
‘She is amazing. She is like the Hillary Clinton of Australia,’ she began.
Tyra gushed about Julie’s ‘warm and funny’ personality and described her as ‘my homegirl’.
Tyra has been jumping between Los Angeles and Sydney for over a year as she prepares to open her ice cream store Smize & Dream at Darling Harbour in March; pictured in Dubai in 2023
Last month the former supermodel broke down in tears on an Australian morning show, after revealing she lost her Palisades home in one of the Los Angeles wildfires
‘Through a mutual friend we had a casual dinner and this woman is like my homegirl,’ Tyra explained.
‘She cares about people, she’s warm, and funny. She is fun and sweet.’
Julie, who has earned the title of ‘Minister of Fashion’ since retiring from politics, had previously shared photos of her dinner with Tyra on Instagram.
In the snapshots, Julie cozied up to the American star as they both showcased stylish outfits while enjoying a meal together at Nobu in Sydney.
‘The fabulous Tyra Banks,’ the ex-politician captioned her reel of photos.
Tyra found international fame as a model in the nineties. Last year in October she made her return to the Victoria’s Secret runway after nearly 20 years.
