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Bella Thorne shocked fans when she revealed she is Cuban this week as she marked Hispanic Heritage Month.
The 27-year-old actress' late father, Delancey Renaldo 'Ray' Thorne, is of Cuban and Italian descent, while her mother, Tamara Thorne, is of Irish, English, German and Welsh descent.
Bella posted a snap on Instagram showing off her curves in a leopard print swimsuit and wrote: 'Today marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month but I will always be a Cuban girl from FL because I always celebrate!! I make you live every day, father.'
The former Disney star's father died in a motorcycle accident in 2007 at the age of 44, when she was nine.
Fans quickly took to the comments section to express their shock at the star's heritage: 'Wow sis I didn't know you were Cuban', to which Bella replied: 'A lot of people don't know but I'm so proud. That!'
Bella Thorne shocked fans this week when she revealed she's Cuban to mark Hispanic Heritage Month.
Another wrote: 'You're Cuban, I don't know!' Bella wrote back: 'So happy to share it with you.'
Others wrote: 'Oh snap, when I found out Bella Thorne was Cuban, I was that old.'
In February 2020, the star spoke about her heritage and wanting to be 'more Latino-looking' to be closer to her father.
He wrote: 'In most people's eyes being Cuban/Latino means having dark eyes, dark hair and dark skin.
'I'm naturally blonde, I have brown eyes and I try to stay out of the sun because skin cancer runs in my family.
'I put an effect on this video and when I look at it I like that I'm brown with dark hair.
'Honestly, I want to be more Latino, so I can feel more Latino, so I can feel closer to my father and be proud of my heritage… I want to wear my heritage on my skin.
The 27-year-old actress' late father, Delancey Renaldo 'Ray' Thorne, was of Cuban and Italian descent, while her mother, Tamara Thorne, was of Irish, English, German and Welsh descent.
The former Disney star's father died in a motorcycle accident in 2007 at the age of 44, when she was nine.
Fans quickly took to the comments section to express their shock at the star's heritage: 'Wow sis I didn't know you were Cuban', to which Bella replied: 'A lot of people don't know but I'm so proud. That!'
In February 2020, the star spoke about her heritage and wanting to be 'more Latino-looking' to be closer to her father.
Bella is engaged to businessman Mark Emms, 45. The pair met at Cara Delevingne's birthday party on the beach in Ibiza in 2022, and he proposed a year later – on Mother's Day last year – in May 2024.
'Sometimes it's hard when no one thinks you are who you are… and everyone wants you to be something else :/ I love my Cuban heritage.'
Bella is engaged to businessman Mark Emms, 45. The pair met on the beach in Ibiza at Cara Delevingne's birthday party in 2022, and a year later – on Mother's Day last year – he proposed.
Bella revealed that she recently gifted him with five engagement rings.
