Bella Thorne is an American star of TV series and youth films. She became famous for her leading role in the sitcom "Dance Fever", which aired on the Disney Channel. In addition to cinema, she is quite successfully building a modeling and singing career.
Biography: childhood and family
Bella Thorne is of Italian and Cuban descent and is the youngest of four children. Two sisters and a brother also linked their lives with the acting profession. At birth, she received the name Anabella Avery, which she only slightly abbreviated for a sonorous pseudonym. The future celebrity was born on October 8, 1997 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Bella's mom was a professional photographer, and thanks to her efforts, her daughter first appeared on the cover of a popular magazine as an infant.
In 2007, trouble came to the family, they lost their beloved father and husband. Reinaldo Thorne crashed to death on a motorcycle. Bella took this tragedy very hard. Until now, she still has a fear of cars and a persistent reluctance to learn to drive.
At school, the future star had a hard time, she suffered from dyslexia. This disorder is expressed in difficulties in reading or writing. Having experienced the bullying of her classmates, in adulthood she actively fights this problem, acts as the ambassador of an organization to combat bullying (bullying).
Bella really liked to draw, she even thought of becoming an artist, but show business won.
Career and creativity
The young actress made her film debut at the age of six. She got a tiny role in the comedy "Stuck in You". A little later there were episodes in the series "Handsome", "Lonely Hearts", "Dirty Wet Money", "The Road to Autumn". In 2008, Bella played one of the main roles in the TV series My Personal Enemy. Her partners on the set were Christian Slater and Taylor Lautner. For this work, she received an award from the Young Actor Foundation.
Bella Thorne's modeling career developed in parallel. She has collaborated with brands and brands:
- LaSenza Girl;
- JLo by Jennifer Lopez;
- Tommy Hilfiger;
- Guess;
- ALDO K! DS;
- Ralph Lauren;
- Barbie;
- Kaiya Eve Couture;
- Target and Justice;
- Digital Light Processing.
To further develop her acting career in 2010 Bella moved to Hollywood. And very soon she got the main role in the TV series "Dance Fever". Its plot is about two girlfriends who participate in a dance show for teenagers. The series shows their teenage problems, relationships with friends and family, the first steps towards a dream career.
Bella Thorne very responsibly prepared for her first big role. In order to dance well in the frame, she spent several hours studying with the choreographer, honing her movements and bringing them to perfection. For the sake of the young actress, changes were made to the script, her heroine was also attributed to dyslexic disorders. A whole series has been devoted to this problem, since it is especially relevant for a teenage audience.
The second starring role in Dance Fever was played by Zendaya Coleman. The girls became friends easily, and in 2012 they recorded the soundtrack "Made in Japan" for the series. Bella continued her singing career in 2014, releasing the rather successful album Jersey and the single Call it Whatever.
In January 2012, the Disney Channel premiered the movie Sworn Friends, based on the book by Alexa Young. Bella Thorne and Zendaya once again played two faithful girlfriends.
This was followed by a series of comedic roles in the films "Mixed" (2014), "Alexander and a terrible, nightmarish, bad, very bad day" (2014), "Simpleton" (2015).
Bella has always enjoyed experimenting. In 2015, she enthusiastically took on a role in the TV series Scream, based on the horror film series. And although she was offered one of the main roles, the girl wanted to play a minor character, more interesting from her point of view. The dark theme clearly appealed to the actress. She continued to act in horror films, in just a couple of years four films were released:
- Madea's Halloween (2016);
- Hacking (2017);
- The Amitville Horror: The Awakening (2017);
- Nanny (2017).
Bella Thorne's next success was the TV series Popular and in Love, based on the novel of the same name by Rebecca Searle. The heroine of the story, Paige Townsen, is yesterday's inconspicuous student who was cast in the lead role in a Hollywood blockbuster. Very soon the whole world will find out about her, and a difficult period of testing with fame begins in the girl's life. Despite a good start, Popular and in Love was canceled after two seasons.
In 2018, the romantic drama Midnight Sun was released, starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The film is about a girl who cannot stand sunlight. She only goes out at night. Having met a guy named Charlie, Bella's heroine realizes that true love can illuminate and color her life.
In another 2018 drama, The Death and Life of John F. Donavan, the actress worked with Natalie Portman, Keith Harrington and the talented Canadian director Xavier Dolan. Sadly, Bella Thorne's character was cut from the final cut of the film.
One of the new works of the mystical genre is the role of high school student Veronica in the thriller Remnant: I Still See You.
The actress also takes part in animation projects. Characters from the Frog Princess, Superteam, The Snow Queen 2, Alvin and the Chipmunks 4, Ratchet & Clank: Galactic Rangers, speak in her voice.
Personal life
Bella had her first boyfriend at the age of 15. It was her peer Tristan Clear. After ending this relationship, in 2014, she began dating actor Gregg Salkin. Young people broke up in 2016, and soon Bella Thorne made a loud statement about her bisexuality.
Then there was a short relationship with actor Tyler Posey and rapper Gustav Ahr, who performed under the pseudonym Lil Peep. Gustav died from a drug overdose on November 15, 2017. Bella was very upset about the death of her former lover and even turned to psychologists for help. Her current boyfriend is musician Derek Smith, better known as Mod Sun. Together they opened a record company.
The actress loves animals. She has six cats, a dog, a frog and a turtle at home. She is involved in charity work, supports an organization that provides assistance to African children.
Bella Thorne spends her free time dancing, swimming, drawing, reading books. In ordinary life, this cute girl with an angelic face has a rather provocative image. She loves shocking, dyes her hair in bright colors, demonstrates piercings, tattoos and wears revealing outfits.
