Bella Thorne

Background

Annabella Avery Thorne, popularly known as Bella Thorne, is a versatile American artist known widely as an actress, singer, executive producer, and writer. She gained initial recognition for her recurring role in "Dirty Sexy Money" (2007–2008) and "My Own Worst Enemy" (2009), earning a Young Artist Award. Bella Thorne became popular with her portrayal of CeCe Jones on Disney's "Shake It Up" (2010–2013), resulting in awards like the Imagen Award.

Bella Thorne has since appeared in several feature films including "Blended" (2014), "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" (2015), and "The Babysitter" series (2017–2020), "The DUFF" (2015), "Amityville: The Awakening" (2017), and "Infamous" (2020). She also starred in the drama series "Famous in Love" (2017–2018), garnering Teen Choice Award nominations.

Beyond acting, Thorne pursued music, releasing her debut single "Watch Me" in 2011, peaking at 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100. EPs "Made in Japan" (2012) and "Jersey" (2014) followed. In 2019, she directed "Her & Him," an adult film that received mixed reactions but earned her a Pornhub Visionary Award.

Early Life

Bella Thorne was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on October 8, 1997. She is the daughter of Tamara Thorne and Delancey Reinaldo "Rey" Thorne. Her father was of Cuban descent, and she also has Italian, along with English, German, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. At six weeks old, Bella shot her first pictorial, for "Parents Magazine". She has continued to grace the covers of many national and international magazines and catalogs ever since. She has three siblings who are also actors - Dani Thorne, Remy Thorne, and Kaili Thorne.

Bella Thorne's father died in a traffic accident in April 2007. After her fathers tragic passing Bella has been said to say that she started acting to help support her mother with raising all four children.

She spoke Spanish as her first language, and that she was bullied while growing up because she was dyslexic. She was diagnosed with dyslexia while in first grade. Bella Thorne was home-schooled after previously attending a public school, where she had been bullied. She improved in her learning after attending a Sylvan Learning center and began reading and writing a grade ahead. In April 2010, Bella Thorne shared to American Cheerleader magazine that she had overcome dyslexia by rigorously reading everything she could find, including cereal box labels.

In January 2018, Bella Thorne wrote on Instagram that she had been physically and sexually abused as a child, "from the day I can remember till I was 14". In 2019, she told ABC News' Juju Chang that the abuse began when she was six years old. She did not name her alleged abuser, but said that he was "someone I was raised with".

Career

Rise to Stardom

Bella Thorne kicked off her entertainment journey with commercials and modeling. She then stepped onto TV and movie screens as an actress. She even created her own music, and her unique style won over fans. Bella Thorne dedicated herself and improved her acting skills.

Bella Thorne appeared for the first time in a movie where she had a small part as a fan on the sidelines in the 2003 film Stuck on You, an uncredited role. After that, Bella Thorne appeared in movies and TV shows like Entourage and The O.C. In The O.C., she played a younger version of Taylor Townsend.

In 2007, Bella Thorne starred in a bigger role in the show Dirty Sexy Money during its second season. The show is about a lawyer named Nick George, who becomes the lawyer for the Darling family after his dad dies in a plane crash. He tries to find out who killed his dad.

In 2008, Bella Thorne appeared in a TV show called My Own Worst Enemy with Christian Slater and Taylor Lautner, but the show didn't last long. She won a Young Artist Award for her role as Ruthy Spivey. She said this was a big deal for her career because it was her first regular role on a show. That same year, she was in one of the last episodes of October Road as Angela Ferilli. Angela was a crush for the main characters when they were kids. Her older brother Remy Thorne was also in the same episode.

In 2009, she acted in a web series called Little Monk. It showed characters from the Monk series, and she played a classmate of Adrian Monk named Wendy. You can only watch these webisodes on the "Best of Monk" DVD. Also in 2009, she was the bad person in a horror movie called Forget Me Not. She also had a smaller part in a family drama movie called Raspberry Magic. This movie was shown at the Cinequest Film Festival and the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in 2010.

Breakthrough with Disney and music

Disney Success

In 2010, Bella Thorne took over the role of Tancy "Teenie" Henrickson, the younger daughter of Bill and Barb Henrickson, in the fourth season of HBO's Big Love. Bella Thorne also starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up, which was initially called Dance, Dance Chicago. In the show, Bella Thorne played CeCe Jones, a dancer with dreams of fame despite having dyslexia. The show is a buddy comedy centered around a teen dance show and features Thorne and Zendaya. The series was shot with multiple cameras and began filming in Hollywood, California, in July 2010. It premiered on November 7, 2010, on Disney Channel. Although Thorne had experience in television and movies, she had no background in professional dancing before landing the role. After joining the show in October 2009, she started taking three dance classes each evening.

Music Triumphs

Thorne's first single, "Watch Me," came out on June 21 and reached number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. It reached number 9 on the US Top Heatseekers charts and earned RIAA: Gold certification. On September 29, 2011, Disney Channel extended Shake It Up's second season to 26 episodes. A special 90-minute episode titled "Made In Japan" aired on August 17, 2012, serving as the season two finale. On June 4, 2012, Disney Channel announced the renewal of Shake It Up for a third season.

In 2012, Thorne was cast as Avalon Greene in the Disney Channel Original Movie Frenemies. Her song "TTYLXOX" was released on March 6 and reached number 97 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. On March 30, 2013, Hollywood Records confirmed via Twitter that Thorne had officially signed with the record label.

Disney Channel confirmed on July 25, 2013, that Shake It Up would end after its third season. On April 23, 2013, Thorne announced her debut album, which included eleven songs. She described the album as diverse and distinct from each other. Thorne mentioned that she didn't want to be known for just one genre. She cited Britney Spears, Kesha, and Destiny's Child as inspirations for the album.

Shake It

Shake It music video has garnered attention and controversy due to its inclusion of raunchy scenes featuring the porn star Abella Danger. Bella Thorne expresses her intention for the video to be a source of fun and enjoyment for people, especially after a challenging year filled with sadness. However, Bella Thorne acknowledges that it is impossible to please everyone.

Despite the potential for backlash and disagreement, Bella Thorne seems determined to stand by her creative choices.

Mainstream Film and Television

Movies

During 2014, Thorne had some interesting roles. She was in the comedy movie Blended, where she played the daughter of Adam Sandler's character. She also acted in other films like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) and The DUFF (2015), where she portrayed high school enemies. Thorne had a part in an episode of the TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's fifteenth season. This episode called "The Book of Shadows" aired on October 19, 2014. She was also in a sequel to Mostly Ghostly (2008) titled Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend (2014) as Cammy Cahill.

In October 2014, Thorne shared that her debut album was canceled because she wasn't happy with the music she was working on. Instead, she released an EP called Jersey on November 17. The EP included the single "Call It Whatever," which reached number ten on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

In the same year, she was in the thriller film Big Sky as Hazel. She also got a role in the MTV series Scream, based on the famous slasher film series. She chose to play the character "mean, terrible Nina" instead of the lead role.

Movie Acting Comeback

In 2020, Thorne joined the third season of The Masked Singer as "Swan". She was eliminated on her second appearance. Bella Thorne starred in the heist-thriller Infamous, released on June 12, 2020. Her performance got praise, with a critic noting her unique presence and powerful acting.

In November 2020, Thorne was in the thriller movie Girl, directed by Chad Faust. Critics thought this was her best performance so far. She also appeared in the action comedy film Chick Fight alongside Malin Akerman and directed by Paul Leyden.

In 2021, Bella Thorne played Lily in the first season of Amazon Prime Video's show Paradise City. She took on other projects too, such as Masquerade and Time Is Up. Bella Thorne also starred in and worked as an executive producer on the film Habit, directed by Janell Shirtcliff. Bella Thorne was also in Leave Not One Alive alongside Melissa Leo, directed by Jordan Galland, and The Trainer directed by Tony Kaye.

Voice Acting

Moving on to 2015, Thorne was part of the U.S. version of the animated film The Frog Kingdom, where she voiced the Frog Princess. She appeared in the AwesomenessTV film Shovel Buddies as Kate. She also acted as Jamie in the film Keep Watching. Additionally, she played the role of Ashley, a young and famous singer, in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip.

In 2016, Thorne was in Tyler Perry's movie Boo! A Madea Halloween as Rain. She returned to TV in 2017 with the drama series Famous in Love, playing the character Paige Townsen. She then joined the cast of the black comedy film Assassination Nation, which was released in 2018. Thorne starred in the Netflix film You Get Me and appeared on the single "Just Call" by Prince Fox. She also acted in the slasher comedy The Babysitter, released on Netflix, and reprised her role in the sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen.

Acting Projects and Directorial Debuts

Romantic Drama

Thorne took the lead in the romantic drama Midnight Sun, which came out on March 23, 2018. This movie is based on a 2006 Japanese film with the same name. She even contributed five songs to the movie's soundtrack, including the main single "Burn So Bright" and the well-liked "Walk With Me".

Music Labelx

The next month, during the Coachella festival, she introduced her own music label, Filthy Fangs. By August 2018, it was made known that her label was partnering with Epic/Sony, and she started working on her first studio album, titled What Do You See Now?

Director - Producer

In August 2019, a surprising announcement came from Pornhub. Bella Thorne would be directing a film for their network, titled Her & Him. This film was screened at the Oldenburg Film Festival in September 2019. She even won a Vision Award at the second PornHub Awards in Los Angeles for Her & Him in November 2019. During her speech, she talked about working with Pornhub to improve how they handle certain content.

Writing Career

In 2013, news broke that Bella Thorne had signed a deal to write a series of books. In 2014, she penned Autumn Falls, the initial book in a trilogy of young adult novels. The other two books are Autumn's Kiss (2015) and Autumn's Wish (2016). These novels follow a teenage girl as she faces the challenges of growing up, aided by a diary that might have connections to the supernatural.

In July 2019, Rare Bird Books released The Life of a Wannabe Mogul: Mental Disarray Vol. 1, a collection of autobiographical poems written by Thorne.

OnlyFans

In August 2020, Bella Thorne brought another big move. She announced on this Instagram post that she will be launching her OnlyFans and astonishingly became the first person to earn $1 million within 24 hours and $2 million in under a week. Bella Thorne OnlyFans shares exclusive personal content, unreleased photos, and exclusive videos to all her paying subscribers. Her representative shared that Bella Thorne personally engages with and responds to every DM received from her OnlyFans subscribers.

However, her actions on the platform caused some controversy. She claimed her actions were for research, which caused some disruption among sex workers on the platform. Bella Thorne OnlyFans account is currently non existing due to these issues.

Bella Thorne OnlyFans Leaked

Bella Thorne made headlines in 2020 because of her OnlyFans account. Her account has caused controversy due to her decision to charge $200 for a nude photo, which many saw as exploiting her fans. Additionally, her OnlyFans content has been leaked to the public. She has been posting spicy photos including bare feet, slips and behind the scenes content.

Relationships

Bella Thorne has previously been associated with Brandon Lee, Tyler Posey, and Charlie Puth in the past. Prior to those relationships, she maintained a long-term romantic partnership with Gregg Sulkin, who currently stars in Hulu's "The Runaways," and Bella Thorne continues to consider him one of her closest friends.

In 2017, she briefly dated Scott Disick, and their relationship even included a trip to Cannes, although Bella Thorne insists it was not a romantic affair. She also had a brief relationship with the late Lil Peep during that time.

This year, Bella Thorne discovered a deep romantic connection with entrepreneur Mark Emms, who is not only the producer behind "Bad Vegan" but also co-owns the renowned New York City establishment, The Mulberry. Their love story began in the last year when they crossed paths on the shores of Ibiza during Cara Delevingne's birthday celebration. According to Bella Thorne, their connection was instantaneous, describing it as "love at first sight, as the sun rose."

Bella Thorne and Mark Emms are now engaged, and their love story continues to evolve as they plan their future together.

Trivia

- Bella Thorne was born on October 8, 1997, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States.

- She gained recognition for her roles in the TV series "Dirty Sexy Money" and "My Own Worst Enemy," which earned her a Young Artist Award.

- She runs her own cannabis brand called Forbidden Flowers.

- Thorne achieved prominence for her role as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series "Shake It Up," for which she won an Imagen Award.

- She has appeared in several feature films, including "Blended," "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip," and the "The Babysitter" film series.

In addition to acting, Thorne has pursued a music career and has released singles and EPs, including "Watch Me," which charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.

FAQs

Who is Bella Thorne?

Bella Thorne, born Annabella Avery Thorne on October 8, 1997, is an American actress, singer, and writer. She gained recognition for her roles in various TV series and movies, including "Shake It Up" and "The DUFF". Thorne has also ventured into music, releasing singles and EPs.

What are some notable roles played by Bella Thorne?

Bella Thorne has portrayed various characters in her acting career. Some of her notable roles include CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series "Shake It Up", Ruthy Spivey in the drama series "My Own Worst Enemy", and Margaux Darling in the series "Dirty Sexy Money". She has also appeared in films like "The DUFF" and the "Babysitter" series.

Has Bella Thorne won any awards?

Yes, Bella Thorne has received several awards and nominations throughout her career. She won a Young Artist Award for her role in "My Own Worst Enemy" and an Imagen Award for her performance in "Shake It Up". Additionally, she has been nominated for Teen Choice Awards for her work in "Famous in Love".

What music has Bella Thorne released?

In addition to acting, Bella Thorne has ventured into music. She released her debut single, "Watch Me", in 2011. She has also released two EPs, "Made in Japan" in 2012 and "Jersey" in 2014. Thorne's music has charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.

What is Bella Thorne's background and early life?

Bella Thorne was born on October 8, 1997, in Florida. Her father was of Cuban descent, and she has Italian, English, German, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Thorne revealed that she grew up in a suburban area, spoke Spanish as her first language, and was bullied due to her dyslexia. She was diagnosed with dyslexia during first grade but overcame it through reading and learning support.

Does Bella Thorne have any personal experiences or achievements worth noting?

Bella Thorne has had personal experiences that she has shared publicly. In a 2018 Instagram post, she revealed that she had been physically and sexually abused as a child. She has also made her directorial debut in 2019 with the adult film "Her & Him", for which she won a Pornhub Visionary Award. Additionally, Thorne has used her platform to raise awareness about various issues and has been involved in activism.