Bar Refaeli Instagram photos spotlighted in TMZ model guessing game
TMZ teased an Israeli model gallery with clues pointing to Bar Refaeli, including magazine work, X Factor Israel and Leonardo DiCaprio.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Bar Refaeli Instagram photos are back in the celebrity guessing-game lane, with TMZ teasing a summer gallery built around clues pointing to the Israeli model.
The entertainment outlet framed the post as a “guess who” challenge, asking readers to identify a famous Israeli model shown in warm-weather photos. TMZ’s own gallery label and tags identify the celebrity as Bar Refaeli.
The clue trail was short and very TMZ: an Israeli model, a history with major magazines, a TV-hosting credit and a famous former boyfriend. The outlet said the model had appeared in magazines including Maxim and Cosmopolitan.
TMZ also said she hosted “The X Factor Israel,” adding another clue for readers trying to solve the photo puzzle before clicking through to the gallery.
Who is the Israeli model in the TMZ gallery?
The model teased in the gallery is Bar Refaeli, according to TMZ’s gallery title and topic tags. The outlet promoted the reveal through a photo gallery tied to her Instagram pictures.
TMZ also pointed readers toward Refaeli’s past relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio, saying the pair dated on and off for about six years. The outlet included DiCaprio among the post’s related celebrity tags.
The gallery itself was presented as an Instagram-photo roundup, with TMZ using the “Guess Who” format it often applies to celebrity image posts. In this case, the clues centered on Refaeli’s modeling career, television work and link to DiCaprio.
What clues did TMZ give about Bar Refaeli?
- TMZ described the mystery celebrity as a famous Israeli model.
- The outlet said she had posed for magazines including Maxim and Cosmopolitan.
- TMZ said she hosted “The X Factor Israel.”
- The post said she dated Leonardo DiCaprio on and off for about six years.
- The gallery and tags named Bar Refaeli.
“The X Factor Israel” is the Israeli version of the music competition format. In TMZ’s tease, the hosting credit served as one of the clearest identifiers for readers following the clues.
The post sat inside TMZ’s celebrity-photo ecosystem, alongside other “Guess Who” and throwback-style items. For readers who were there for the reveal rather than the riddle, the answer was right there in the gallery branding: Bar Refaeli.
This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.