Bella Thorne shocked fans this week when she revealed she is Cuban as she marked Hispanic Heritage month.
The 27-year-old actress’ late father Delancey Reinaldo ‘Rey’ Thorne was of Cuban and Italian descent while her mom Tamara Thorne has Irish, English, German, and Welsh ancestry.
Bella posted a busty snap to Instagram showing off her curves in a leopard swimsuit and wrote: ‘today marks the end of hispanic heritage month, but I’m always celebrating because i’ll always be that cuban girl from FL!! keeping u alive daddy every day.’
The former Disney star’s dad died in a motorcycle accident aged 44 in 2007, when she was only nine years old.
Fans quickly took to the comment section to express their shock at the star’s heritage, writing: ‘Wow Cece i didn’t know you were Cuban’ with Bella responding: ‘a lot of people don’t know but I’m so proud of it!’
Bella Thorne shocked fans this week when she revealed she is Cuban as she marked Hispanic Heritage month
Another wrote: ‘You’re cuban, i didn’t know!’ with Bella writing back: ‘So happy I could share that with you.’
Others penned: ‘Oh snap I was today years old when I found out Bella Thorne is Cuban’
In February 2020 the star spoke about her heritage and how she wished she ‘looked more Latin’ to feel closer to her father.
She wrote: ‘Being Cuban/Latin in most people’s eyes means having dark eyes, dark hair, and dark skin.
‘I’m naturally blonde I have hazel brown eyes and I try not to go in the sun because skin cancer runs in my family.
‘I put an effect on this video, and looking at it I like me looking tan with darker hair.
‘Honestly I wish I looked more Latin so I could feel more Latin so I could feel closer to my father and be prouder of my heritage…to wear my heritage on my skin.
The 27-year-old actress’ late father Delancey Reinaldo ‘Rey’ Thorne was of Cuban and Italian descent while her mom Tamara Thorne has Irish, English, German, and Welsh ancestry
The former Disney star’s dad died in a motorcycle accident aged 44 in 2007, when she was only nine years old
Fans quickly took to the comment section to express their shock at the star’s heritage, writing: ‘Wow Cece i didn’t know you were Cuban’ with Bella responding: ‘a lot of people don’t know but I’m so proud of it!’
In February 2020 the star spoke about her heritage and how she wished she ‘looked more Latin’ to feel closer to her father
Bella is engaged to businessman Mark Emms, 45. The pair met in 2022 at Cara Delevingne’s birthday party on a beach in Ibiza, and one year later – on Mother’s Day last year – he proposed – pictured May 2024
‘it’s just hard sometimes when no one thinks u are who u are…and everyone wants u to be something else :/ I LOVE MY CUBAN HERITAGE.’
Bella is engaged to businessman Mark Emms, 45. The pair met in 2022 at Cara Delevingne’s birthday party on a beach in Ibiza, and one year later – on Mother’s Day last year – he proposed.
Bella recently revealed that Mark in fact presented her with five engagement rings so that she could try each one on for two weeks apiece before selecting one.
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