What Bella Poarch Was Doing Before Getting Famous On TikTok

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Bella Poarch's fame has carried with it an air of mystery, despite being one of the internet's biggest curiosities. That's not to say Poarch's life story is entirely unknown. The 25-year-old star revealed that she used to live with her grandmother in the slums until she was adopted when she was young — according to Seventeen, she was born in Pangasinan, Philippines. Regardless, the TikTok star called Texas home for much of her youth, after moving there at 13 years old.

Poarch's relationship with her adoptive father was fraught with abuse. Before relocating to Texas, her father tasked her with waking up early in the morning to tend to the animals on their farm in the Philippines. "It was very hard actually because I had to wake up at 4 a.m. sometimes; I have to wake up at 3 a.m. if I want to get to school on time," she revealed during an appearance on the "H3" podcast. Poarch explained that in addition to grueling labor as a child, she was also hit by her father. In Texas, the abuse would continue, but Poarch found a surprising way out.

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