TikTok star Bella Poarchhas experienced a meteoric rise to fame.
Her story demonstrates that anyone can make it big, and it may not take long at all.
But much of her past remains a mystery to fans.
This is what most people don’t know about her.
That is certainly not the typical childhood for most rising stars.
Despite any unfairness, she said that the treatment made her and her brother even closer.
Poarch seems to think the farm was the cause of most of her troubles.
She said, “The abuse didn’t start when they adopted me.
It was good, for like, up until I was 6.
When I was 7, that’s when it started.
When, like, we got all the animals and the farm, basically.”
Sounds like it must have been a difficult childhood.
So yeah, I decided to join the Navy.
At first I was scared, but I was like, this is like the only way.
This is my only way out, and I have to do it."
“Things got better once she began her work as a service member.
She said she had a lot of fun and that the experience gave her “freedom.”
When asked byVogue Indiawhy she joined the military, Poarch explained, “I wanted to be free.
I wanted to be independent.
As weird as it sounds, the Navy allowed me to feel that way.”
So I was always jealous.”
That wasn’t the only lesson she picked up while in the military though.
Poarch handled the situation well, taking toTwitterwith an apology and a promise to have it promptly removed.
just forgive me."
When asked by a fan, “Why do you have so many tattoos?”
Poarch responded with aTikTokvideo claiming that the tattoos she has are actually to cover up scars from her youth.
In the video, she lifted her hoodie to show several of the tattoos up close.
She captioned the video with this explanation: “I had a rough childhood.
My scars from abuse made me insecure.
And so I had to cover up my scars with tattoos.”
Thanks to all of her body art, she graced the cover ofInked Magfor their July 2021 issue.
It’s shocking to think that all of this has happened for her since the beginning of 2020.
Thoughsome have criticized herfor the video content she produces, she is certainly seeing big results.
At the end of 2020, Poarch said onTwitterthat she wanted to thank TikTok for changing her life.
She’s released hit singles
In 2021, Bella Poarch signed a record deal withWarner Records.
It seems we’ll have to wait a while to see Bella Poarch perform live.
It means the world to me."
She also toldElleabout the song, “It has a really strong message about self-acceptance and loving yourself.”
This catharsis wasn’t limited just to her first song, though.
Her single “Inferno” also has a powerful message.
It’s very hard for me to talk about.
But I’m ready now.
It’s a fantasy I wish was true."
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Her outfits have been increasingly extravagant these days compared to the early videos she posted online.
On a visit to Paris in October 2021, she strutted around in someintimidating thigh-high spiked boots.
Poarch isn’t just attending fashion shows, though.
The publication alsonotedthat she was styled by fellow Filipino Nikko Panti.
The reveal of this new talent seems to qualify her as a crossover star!
Dancing, singing, modeling what can’t she do?
Her fluffy friends crop up all over her social media, including on herInstagram.
Sometimes she’s playing video games while hugging an alpaca stuffed animal.
Gaimer reports that Poarch also gifted a stuffed alpaca to fellow gamerPokimanefor her birthday.
You could say that alpacas have become something of a signature for Bella Poarch.
If you checked her most-used emojis, the alpaca would definitely be up there.
As for why, Poarch hasn’t revealed what it is about them that she likes so much.
Just in May of 2021, abillboard in Times Squaredisplayed her venture as a curator for Pandora.
She’ll be operating as a brand ambassador and spokesperson, according toBusinessWire.
In the future, Bella Poarch will be entering the blockchain universe.
According toCultr, TikTok is exploring new ways to use NFTs (non-fungible tokens).
Hopefully she stays on that trajectory so that we can follow her success for years to come.
Someone with her talent, who has been through her struggles, certainly deserves a break.
