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People Thought The Weeknd Sent Gigi Hadid Birthday Flowers, But It Was All a Misunderstanding

It’s no secret that Gigi Hadid had a fantastic birthday. From what we saw on Snapchat, the supermodel celebrated with presents, balloons and time with her family, friends and boyfriend Zayn Malik. Of course, the day wasn’t without internet drama.

Gigi shared a photo of a bouquet of flowers on her Instagram story and included “Abel” in her thank you list of people who gave her gifts. Thinking that Abel was referring to her sister Bella Hadid’s ex-boyfriend Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd), people lost their minds.

It turns out the flowers weren’t from The Weeknd, though. They were from some of Gigi’s Tommy x Gigi collection co-workers at Tommy Hilfiger, including an individual named Abdel. See? This is why spelling matters!

This whole situation proves you should never jump to conclusions. Everyone surrounding The Weeknd and Bella’s one-time relationship seems to have moved on, so we probably should too.

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Catherine is an ambitious twenty-something woman living in Rock Hill, South Carolina where she attends Winthrop University as a mass communication major. She is the President and Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Winthrop, which she co-founded in November 2014. She has also been a member of the Winthrop chapter of the Association for Women in Communications, and is currently the President of the Society of Professional Journalists chapter at Winthrop. Since being involved with Her Campus, Catherine received an internship at Her Campus Media in Boston, MA. She also currently works as a Chapter Advisor for the company and writes about Grey's Anatomy each week for the site. Because of Her Campus, she has also received writing positions at many publications throughout her 3 years at Winthrop. Outside of her busy lifestyle, Catherine enjoys relaxing with her friends on the weekends and having Sex and the City marathons. She can't live without her dog, family, Cosmopolitan, friends, Starbucks, Instagram, The Bachelor, Grey's Anatomy and of course Chick-fil-A. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter: @cathclowe!