Bella
Poarch

Bella Poarch was born on February 9, 1997, in San Fabian, Pangasinan, in the Philippines. Wikipedia lists her legal name as Denarie Bautista Taylor and says she was born Belinda Marie Macadengdeng Batumbakal before she was adopted. She was raised by her grandmother until about the age of three, in a very poor neighborhood, and was then adopted by a US military veteran and his Filipino wife. According to Rolling Stone, she joined two sisters and a brother, who were also adopted.

Bella Poarch Family: Adoption and a Move to America

When she was 13, her family, apart from her sisters who stayed in the Philippines, moved to San Francisco to stay with an aunt for several months. They then settled in Texas because her father needed bypass surgery. She has spoken openly about a hard childhood, including on the H3 Podcast in 2021, and has said she was bullied as a child, which later inspired her first single.

Why "Poarch"? And is it Bella Porches?

Poarch is pronounced like the word "porch", which is why many people search for Bella Porches, Bella Porch or just Poarch. It is not the surname she was born with. Her married name came from her ex-husband, Tyler Poarch, and she kept it as her professional name.

Bella Poarch created her TikTok account in January 2020 and began posting regularly in April 2020, mostly gaming and cosplay content. Her big moment came in August 2020, and within about a year she was one of the most-followed people on the app.

Bella on TikTok: the "M to the B" video

On August 17, 2020, she posted a close-up lip-sync to "M to the B" by British rapper Millie B. In the clip she bounces her head to the beat, with a blank stare and sharp expressions. It became the most-liked video on TikTok, and TikTok named it the biggest viral video of 2020. This one tik tok Bella Poarch posted is still the clip most people mean when they search for her.

Bella Poarch TikTok today

As of 2026 she has roughly 92 million followers on TikTok (@bellapoarch). Wikipedia describes her as one of the most-followed individuals on the platform and the most-followed person from the Philippines. She posts music teasers, cosplay and fashion more than lip-syncs now. Fans often search for her as "Bella on Tik Tok", "Bella Poarch Tik Tok" or "Tik Tok Bella Poarch", but the app is officially spelled TikTok.

Gaming, merch and the alpaca

In December 2020 she was reported to have drawn interest from the esports organizations 100 Thieves and FaZe Clan, as she also streamed on Twitch. Her alpaca stuffed toy, "Paca", became part of her image, and in 2020 she released a limited RIPNDIP x Paca clothing collection.

Before TikTok, Bella Poarch served in the United States Navy. Wikipedia says she enlisted in 2017 as an aviation ordnanceman and served for three years, with postings in Japan and Hawaii. Some outlets give an earlier enlistment year and four years of service, and her label bio says she worked on helicopters and jets across the US, so the exact dates vary by source.

From Bella Poarch Navy to creator

She left the service in 2020 and started TikTok in January that year. Her Navy past is a big part of her story, and people often ask whether Bella Poarch really was in the military. The answer is yes, and she has spoken about it in interviews, including a Rolling Stone cover story in 2022 that framed her as someone who "conquered" her past, the Navy and TikTok.

Bella Poarch's career runs from viral video to pop music. After signing with Warner Records in 2021 she built a dark-pop sound, and in 2026 she went independent with her own label.

Music: from "Build a Bitch" to Picnic at the Cemetery

Her first single, made with producer Sub Urban and a video featuring Valkyrae, Mia Khalifa, Bretman Rock and ZHC, was about bullying and confidence. Rolling Stone praised the dark-pop tone of the Dolls EP. Picnic at the Cemetery is a cinematic coming-of-age album about reclaiming memory and healing after trauma, told through her hand-drawn characters called The Bigheads. She co-produced it, and she says the title comes from a Filipino tradition of gathering in the cemetery on November 1.

Awards

She won a Streamy Award for Breakout Creator in 2021, the iHeartRadio Social Star Award in 2022 and the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Social Music Star in 2023 and 2024. "Build a Bitch" earned an MTV VMA nomination for Best Visual Effects.

Bella Poarch is known for a doll-like, anime-inspired look and for cosplay, including Nezuko and Makima. She has worked with fashion brands, though she has had fewer brand deals since moving to music.

Fashion work

She appeared in a SKIMS swim campaign with Paris Jackson and Madison Bailey in July 2022, released a capsule collection with HUGO (her first with a brand) and promoted eyewear with Miu Miu. In 2025 she was the subject of a Vogue Philippines cover story, and in 2026 she did a cover interview with PAPER.

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Bella Poarch keeps her love life private. Her best-known relationship was her marriage to Tyler Poarch, and as of October 2026 she has not confirmed a new partner.

Tyler Poarch

She married Tyler Poarch in 2019, and the marriage stayed secret until reports in November 2022 that she had filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized in October 2023. On the Call Her Daddy podcast she said the split was mutual, that she and Tyler remained close and that her rise to fame strained the relationship. She also said that rumors of cheating, including the Tyga story, were not the reason.

Is Bella Poarch dating anyone in 2026?

We found no confirmed relationship in 2026 and do not list a partner.

Speaking about Asian-American issues

In 2021 she spoke out about anti-Asian hate. She told Vogue that she was treated differently and attacked after moving to the US as a teenager.

The Bella Poarch Tyga story is the rumor that follows her most. Here is what is documented, and what is not.

The timeline

In September 2020 she appeared in TikTok videos with rapper Tyga, filmed at what looked like his Los Angeles home, and fans began to guess they were dating. In October 2020 an alleged intimate video of two people spread on Twitter with their names attached. There was never any evidence that the people in it were Bella Poarch or Tyga, and neither addressed it at the time.

Her response

On January 15, 2021 she posted a "2 Truths and a Lie" TikTok. It listed that Griffin Johnson slid into her DMs, that she made a tape with Tyga and that she was adopted, and she marked the Tyga line as the lie. She later said she received death threats over the rumors and that they were not why her marriage ended.

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No verified Bella Poarch OnlyFans account exists. She has never announced one, and Capital FM has reported that she does not appear to have one. Her official content is on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch and music streaming services. Accounts and websites that use her name for adult content are fake or impersonation.

What about a Bella Poarch leak or OnlyFans leak?

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Bella Poarch has faced criticism since her first year of fame, but most of it has faded as her music career grew.

The tattoo apology

In September 2020 Korean social media users criticized her for a tattoo that resembled the Rising Sun Flag, a symbol linked to Japanese imperialism. She apologized, covered the tattoo and later had it removed.

Online hate and death threats

She has said the Tyga rumors brought a wave of hate and death threats, and she has spoken about how internet fame hurt her marriage. Some critics also called her "famous for nothing" in her early days, a view that has faded as her music was praised.

In a 2021 Vogue interview she talked about beauty standards, mental health and the value of therapy. On the H3 Podcast that year she described her childhood with her grandmother before she was adopted.

A 2022 Rolling Stone cover story followed her path from the Navy to TikTok and into pop music. On Call Her Daddy she opened up about her secret marriage and the rumors that followed.

In her 2026 PAPER cover interview she described the new album as a storybook and said, "It's a very personal album." She also explained that the title refers to the Filipino tradition of a family picnic at the cemetery on November 1.

There is no verified figure for Bella Poarch's net worth. Third-party estimates range from about $5 million to about $20 million in 2026, and many of these sites copy each other, so treat all numbers as rough estimates. She appeared on Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022.

How Bella Poarch makes money

Her income comes from music and streaming (her label says more than 4.5 billion career streams), brand deals, merchandise, social media posts and Twitch. Her own label, M TO THE BEE, now gives her control of her music.

Her 2026 so far

She left Warner and signed a licensing deal with Last Gang Records and MNRK Music Group. She released "Ribcage" on May 1, "My Boy" on June 26 and the debut album Picnic at the Cemetery on September 18. The album is her most personal work to date.