Yellowstone Viewers were surprised by an unexpected guest appearance in the latest episode of the hit series.

The Paramount series about ranch owners in Montana is coming to an end with a final slate of episodes that’s causing excitement due to the sheer volume of characters it kills off.

In the latest installment, however, it wasn’t the departure of a character, but rather an appearance that stunned fans, as showrunner Taylor Sheridan reprized his role as the overly arrogant Travis Wheatley.

*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*

In Sheridan’s scenes, which he wrote for himself, he showed off both his muscles and his riding skills – and to top it all off, the TV writer and producer cast a supermodel as his girlfriend.

That’s right – in the latest episode of the show’s final season, Bella Hadid appears for an interaction with Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton, who mistakes Hadid’s character for an employee of Travis.

“You seem like a moderately intelligent woman,” Beth says to Hadid’s character, asking, “How can you work for this shit?”

Hadid’s character replies, “I would never work as a horse trainer; “Travis is my friend,” to which Beth says, “I’ll take the smart part back.”

Later in the episode, Beth calls Travis “the most arrogant man I’ve ever met” and says he’s “such an asshole it’s almost attractive” – ​​but when she sees his admirable riding skills, she says, “OK, yes I understand.”

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Fans chimed in on social media as events unfolded, with one calling it “objectively hilarious” that Sheridan cast Hadid as his girlfriend.

Others were simply surprised to see Hadid, with one viewer writing on X/Twitter: “Seeing Bella Hadid on an episode of #YellowstoneTV was definitely not on my bingo card for 2024.”

Another fan said: “……why the hell is Bella Hadid in Yellowstone?” and another added: “The gasp I got when I saw Bella Hadid in the new one Yellowstone Consequence.”

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The final chapter of season five began with the death of John Dutton, the main character played by Kevin Costner, whose departure from the series is well-documented and mired in controversy.

After his character’s death was broadcast, the Oscar winner said: “I didn’t see it. I’ll be completely honest. I didn’t know it actually aired last night. I didn’t know it was yesterday.”

Yellowstone airs weekly on Sundays on Paramount and is available to stream on Paramount+ in the UK.