Victoria’s Secret fashion show returns with Gigi Hadid, Tyra Banks, Kate Moss, Adriana Lima and Cher

The Victoria’s Secret fashion show has returned after a six-year hiatus, giving the world a star-studded event filled with the brand’s signature lingerie and angel wings.

Supermodels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Bella and Gigi Hadid, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Ashley Graham and Carla Bruni strutted the catwalk in the highly anticipated return.

However it was Kate Moss’ surprise appearance that stole the show.

The iconic annual fashion show was cancelled in 2019 as the company battled allegations of being a toxic workplace and the world grappled with the startling reality of the #MeToo movement.

The lingerie brand changed to a “body positivity” approach in the years following, a move that led to a slump in sales.

Now under the management of new chief executive Hilary Super, the brand has returned to its roots, reviving the annual event that was streamed live on Prime Video hosted by Tyra Banks.

Singer Lisa, formally of K-pop band Blackpink started the show with an electric performance of her hit Rockstar.

The singer posed on a motorbike suspended off the ground, before breaking into an all-out dance routine with lines of backup dancers in stylised lingerie.

Mother Gigi Hadid was given the responsibility of being the first model to step onto the catwalk, which was at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn, New York,

Wearing an enormous set of pink feather wings, Hadid stepped out in gladiator heels and a pink silky costume with silver embellishments.

As she walked further down the catwalk, the iconic wings lifted further into the air as Hadid struck a pose.

Hadid sunk into the floor, taken away by a hydraulic lift built into the catwalk and the rest of the show commenced.

Hadid returned to the stage later in a daring see-through ensemble, styled with a large red boa-like shawl.

Moss made her modelling debut for the label at age 50, donning a see-through slip-dress and the classic angel wings for the first time, following her daughter Lila onto the stage.

Angel Adriana Lima returned from retirement to deliver her signature strut on the cat, blowing kisses to the camera as she returned to the spotlight in a sparkled body suit and strappy lingerie.

Cher took to the stage as the headline music performer for the event, singing Strong Enough and Believe.

Tyra Banks with given the role of closing the show, walking out to a cheering crowd as confetti fell from the ceiling and fireworks exploded over the Hudson River.

The event featured an all-female music line-up and included songs from current pop sensations Chappell Roan and Charli XCX.