Bella Thorne is the daughter of Tamara Thorne and Delancey Reinaldo. Her father was of Cuban descent, and she also has Italian, along with English, German, Irish and Welsh ancestry.

Bella’s father died in a traffic accident in April 2007. She said that she was raised by a mother who was supporting four children that they were very poor and that she originally began working as a child actress to help support the family.

Thorne rose to fame for her role as Cece Jones on the Disney Channel series, Shake It Up, for which she received several awards and nominations, including winning on Imagen Awards.

Outside of acting, Thorne ventured into music; she released her debut single, Watch Me in 2011, which charted 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100. She has since released the EP Made in Japan in 2012 and the EP Jersey in 2014. She made her directorial debut in 2019.