1 hour ago1 hr Denarie Bautista Taylor (born Belinda Marie Macadengdeng Batumbakal, February 9, 1997), known professionally as Bella Poarch (/pɔːrtʃ/ PORCH), is an American social media personality and singer. She rose to fame after creating the most liked video on TikTok in August 2020.Poarch was born Belinda Marie Macadengdeng Batumbakal on February 9, 1997, in the Philippines. She was raised by her grandmother in slums until the age of three and was then adopted.[15] Her adoptive father is an American who had served in the United States military, and her adoptive mother is Filipina. Both parents met in Saudi Arabia where her adoptive father was stationed, before settling in the Philippines.In an interview, Poarch recounted that she and her adopted brother were heavily physically and emotionally abused throughout her entire childhood, up until her enlistment in the military. She lived on a farm with her adoptive parents and three (adopted) siblings, which include two older sisters and a brother. She had many responsibilities on the farm from as young as seven years old. Poarch has stated that her adoptive sisters did not receive the same treatment as her and her brother. Her father was verbally and physically abusive, while her mother did not get involved, but remained complicit.
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