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Bella Parker is an all-around character introduced in 2020. She is a student at Rainbow High that focuses in Art Direction with a special focus on Set Design.
Character Description
Bella has big dreams and the vision to make them come true. She's the overachiever at Rainbow High with a timeless style that's as polished as she is. Bella was made for art direction, because it combines two of her greatest strengths - creativity and perfectionism. Bella is also a natural leader at Rainbow High, because she knows how to bring out the best in all her friends. But Bella's focus and determination sometimes go too far and occasionally push her to break the rules.
Looks
Physical Appearance[]
Bella is a girl with a medium build and a fair, rosy skin tone. She has knee-length, wavy, light pink hair that is parted down the right wise of her head, and light purple eyes. Her makeup consists of rose pink eyeshadow with gold glitter highlight and white liner and rose pink lipstick. Her preferred style is described as being very chic and polished, with details such as pearls and tweed.
Outfits[]
Bella's primary outfit consists of a two-piece pink tweed blazer and miniskirt set with black sequin accents decorating the edges, waistband, breast pockets, and also running down the right side of the skirt. Underneath, she wears a pink crop top with a logo spelling "California Dream" inside a yellow circle on the front. She also wears white thigh-high socks and a black Alice band decorated with a large black bow and a string of pearls. Her shoes are pink and white open-toe sandals with chunky high heels and pearls running across the straps.
Bella's secondary outfit consists of a sleeveless, pink tweed mini-dress with a white peter pan collar and a black ribbon bow. Headband Over it, she wears a cropped, pastel pink, leather moto jacket with quilted stitching and shiny pearls decorating the sleeves. She also wears pink knit tights with an "RH" pattern stitched into the fabric. Her shoes are black chunky heeled sandals with pink ribbon straps.
When dressing more casually, Bella wears a white t-shirt under a pink vinyl bustier top and pink high-waisted skinny jeans. She also wears gold heels with pink straps. For accessories, she wears a gold bracelet and a necklace made of pink and gold beads. When video-calling Jade in "Going Viral", Bella is wearing a pink hoodie with white polka dots and has the word "Sparkle" embroidered on the chest from Avery's Fashion Closet.
For her Pacific Coast outfit, she wears a black and pink one-piece bathing suit with "Rainbow" and "Paris" printed on the suit. She also wears a gold chain belt attached to the bathing suit. Her hat is pink with a black bow tied on the top. Bella holds black and pink sunglasses and a pink bag with a gold chain. Her footwear are pink sandals with a pink and gold strap and "Rainbow" written on the front of them.
In Junior High, Bella wears a white blouse with a black ribbon tie, and a pink tweed pinafore dress with black buttons. She also wears a pair of white over-the-knee socks and pink shoes with a pearl strap. Her hair is styled into a high ponytail, accessorised with a pink ribbon
Personality
Like the other girls in her group, Bella is extremely talented and artistic, having won a few awards in her chosen field. Though she has no qualms about boasting her achievements, she's also a friendly and outgoing person who easily befriended her roommates and hypes them up when they need it. She's also easily excitable and somewhat impulsive, but overall a team player who works well under pressure.
Much more of her personality is seen when she has an opportunity. Seen in the episode "Bella's Night Out", an internship with Ramona Barnes, with her stopping at nothing to get it, even risking her friendships and school admission. When this did happen she was heartbroken but still determined, and was determined enough to get back into Rainbow High.
Relationships
Family[]
Blush Parker[]
Blush is Bella's younger sister.
Pet[]
Bella's Pet[]
Both Bella and her pet are shown to be friendly and affectionate towards each other, though not much complexity has been shown as of yet.
Friends[]
Ruby Anderson[]
Ruby and Bella were fairly close friends before Bella's initial expulsion from Rainbow High. Along with Jade, Ruby was one of the ones most effected by Bella's leaving. Once Violet posted Bella's expulsion online and it went viral Ruby helped Jade come up with a plan to get revenge. Ruby was happy to see Bella return to Rainbow High, with Bella happily accompanying the other girls to surprise Ruby after her first shift at the Rainbow Union.
Poppy Rowan[]
Bella and Poppy are good friends, bonding over their love of artistic expression. In particular they enjoyed working on their runway project, with Poppy being heartbroken to see Bella being expelled.
Sunny Madison[]
Sunny and Bella are good friends. When Bella was expelled from Rainbow High, Sunny was upset, reminding Bella of how much she was going to miss her. Sunny cares deeply for all of her friends. Upon Bella's arrival back to Rainbow High, Sunny was excited and very happy that she returned.
Jade Hunter[]
Having very opposing personalities and style, Jade is her closest in her friend group. With Jade advising, helping and defending her when ever the opportunity arises. When Bella wanted to risk her spot at Rainbow High for a competition to have a summer internship with Ramona Barnes, Jade talks her out of it. The following night when Bella can't sleep Jade keeps her distracted by taking her around the school. However Bella betrays Jade's trust and enters the competition anyways. Once Ms. Wright announces Bella's expulsion during class Jade is crushed. After class ends Jade runs to find Bella so she can say a tearful and heartfelt goodbye, Reminding Bella that no matter what happens she'll always be a part of their group. When Violet posts a video of Bella getting expelled and it goes viral, Bella talks to Jade in tears. Jade promises to make things right, and confronts Violet about the situation. Jade is initially very excited for Bella's return to Rainbow High, her face lighting up the second she lays eyes on her. However their relationship has changed once Bella returned. Jade believes Bella is upset with her because they haven't hung out or talked much since Bella's return. When Bella is leaving to the Sparkle Sister's Ski Lodge for winter break, Jade is the only one who doesn't say goodbye to her, instead shying away with an upset look on her face. During Radiant Week however they seem to have a big fight but they make up and talk a little afterwords. They seem to be on good terms once again for now.
Skyler Bradshaw[]
Both having softer personalities, she and Skyler get along rather well. The best example of this is when Bella's expulsion was posted on the internet by Violet, causing Bella embarrassment. Skyler defends Bella, letting Violet know that she should respect her privacy and wishes.
Violet Willow[]
While starting out typical, Bella and Violet's relationship changed forever when Violet posted Bella's expulsion onto the internet, unintentionally humiliation Bella. She then calls Jade, demanding that she tell Violet to take the video off the internet. Once confronted, Violet denies taking the video down, not fully grasping how hurt Bella truly is. After Jade and Ruby gives her a taste of her own medicine, Violet removes the video and apologizes to Bella, mending their relationship. They are still good friends.
Amaya Raine[]
Despite barely even knowing each other, Amaya and Bella have a rather complicated relationship. Amaya first learns of her after meeting her runway group, learning that she is in fact her replacement. Amaya feels guilty about this, however Bella appears rather bitter towards her. They were later seen talking in "The Eclipse - Phase One, Part Two", suggesting that they have become friends. They were seen later interacting more in "The Big Day Off".
Emi Vanda[]
Throughout season two, episode 6, we see the two conversing whilst assisting with stage props -e.g- 'the real fake ice'. They both seem to have no problems with this, and appear to be enjoying themselves whilst helping, together.
Stella Monroe[]
Being one of Bella's new roommates, Stella gladly accepts Bella as her new roommate as it's not their first time to have a new roommate already. Stella tries to ask Bella on how she got back into Rainbow High but Bella refuses to answer. At the start of season 3, during the start of episode 1, the two watch 'Pacific Coast' on television together. Both Bella and Stella appear to be relatively happy with this, suggesting that the two could potentially have become good friends, and Stella said Bella is like a sister to Stella.
Daria Roselyn[]
Being also one of Bella's new roommates, Initially, Daria gets confused when she finds Bella in their room. However, their bond has strengthened overtime; this is showcased in websiodes, where they can be seen conversing. But, they both get along very well overall.
Sheryl Meyer[]
Like with Daria and Stella, she is one of Bella's new roommates. She gets along fast with her when Sheryl spills the tea on her new runway group. Sheryl later offered for Bella to join her and Gabriella's Radiant Week team which Bella accepted, together they won and got the opportunity to spend some time at Pacific Coast High. They're later seen cheering in the crowd along with Gabriella and Finn in "Rainbow Vision Finale: Part 2" and "Rainbow Vision Finale: Part 3".
Gabriella Icely[]
Bella and Gabriella became friends when they teamed up for Radiant Week, which they won and got the opportunity to spend some time at Pacific Coast High. They're later seen cheering in the crowd along with Sheryl and Finn in "Rainbow Vision Finale: Part 2" and "Rainbow Vision Finale: Part 3".
Avery Styles[]
Bella and Avery became close friends when they bonded about feeling unsure of their friendships, with Avery opening up about Ainsley shutting her out. To mend their feelings, Avery takes Bella out on a joy ride in her car, bonding them and cheering them both up.
Krystal Bailey[]
While being not as close as her other friends, Krystal asks Bella if she can be featured on The SCENE so she can tell how she got un-expelled in Rainbow High.
Karma Nichols[]
While not interacting much, Karma is shown to appreciate Bella, wanting her to come on her show and tell about her reentry to Rainbow High. Bella is shown to be quite flattered, and she mentions that she is a huge fan of Kontent With Karma. The two seem to converse regularly after this.
Finn Rosado[]
The two are seen cheering in the crowd along with Sheryl and Gabriella in "Rainbow Vision Finale: Part 2" and "Rainbow Vision Finale: Part 3", so we can assume they are friends.
Enemies[]
Colin[]
After Colin cheated on both Ruby and Skyler, Bella has an understandably bad opinion of Colin. This is especially seen when Kia tries to pair her up with him, which she responds to in disgust; Colin hurt Skyler. Bella wants nothing to do with him.
Naomi Storm[]
Bella, along with Lila and Nicole, took part in Naomi's Set Design Workshop. Bella appears to dislike her, especially when she says her best work is somewhere between basic and mediocre.
Others[]
Ms. Wright[]
While not being "sworn enemies", Ms. Wright is shown to somewhat be resentful and be disappointed in Bella for breaking the school rules, deciding to expel her for it. Bella reveals that she called Ms. Wright every day for a month begging her to reconsider her going back to Rainbow High. After considering it, Ms. Wright gave Bella adequate consequences by making her do community service for the whole term and polish the unicorn statue every week night horn to tail in order to get back into the school. However, she must believe that Bella is an efficient student, to have allowed her back in.
Timeline
- September 11th, 2020: Bella is first seen in the introductory episode of The Vi Life.
- October 2th, 2020: Bella made her official animated debut in "When the GLAM Hits The Fan".
- October 17th, 2020: An image of Bella's doll in the box was leaked online.
- October 26th, 2020: Stock photos of Bella's dolls are seen online in preparation of her official release.
- November 8th, 2020: Bella's doll is officially released.
- December 25th, 2020: Bella is expelled from Rainbow High in "Bella's Night Out".
- January 8th, 2021: Bella makes her last appearance as a member of the runway group in "Enter Amaya".
- June 11th, 2021: Bella returns to Rainbow High in "The Final Runway Show".
- November 15th, 2021: Bella's Pacific Coast doll is teased on the official Rainbow High Instagram.
- January 4th, 2022: Bella's Pacific Coast doll is officially released online and in stores.
- July 29th, 2022: An image of her Rainbow Junior High Series 2 doll is leaked.
- August 12th, 2022: Bella, Amaya, and Stella's Junior High artworks are leaked.
- August 15th, 2022: Her Junior High doll officially released to purchase along with the rest of Jr. High Series 2.
- August 23rd, 2022: Bella Parker's doll was found on Walmart with the other Costume Ball dolls and was available to pre-order.
- July 21st, 2024: Bella’s Winter Wonderland doll was officially released.
- January 1st, 2025: Bella’s Creative Crystals doll was officially released.
Trivia
- Her name was originally Bella Harper, but it was changed to Bella Parker for unknown reasons.
- Bella appears to be quite talented in her focus 'set design'. This is showcased specifically in "The Prize at the End of the Rainbow", when she mentions that she wins 'a lot of awards'.
- Her original quote "I don't follow trends. I set them." was changed to "Own it! I would!" the same line she said in "The Prize at the End of the Rainbow" for unknown reasons.
- She is the first known official student to have been expelled from Rainbow High; we learn from Stella that there are other students who were cut from the school for other reasons in "Welcome Back, Bella!".
- Although officially a part of Series 2, Bella was released a little earlier than the other characters. This may be because she was a part of the main cast of characters in the animated series.
- The bow on her headband is place on right side on her doll, but in her artwork and animated series the bow is place on the left side where her side part is.
- Her original quote, which was reused for Ruby, is still present on her Amazon quote for unknown reasons.
- Bella had a much duller, more rose gold color scheme within the first few episodes of the animated series. For an unknown reason, this was changed to a brighter, more pink color.
- As stated during the Vi Life, Bella went back to standard public high school for a while, due to her being expelled.
- In the animated series she wears 2 pearl bracelets on both arms. She's one of the few characters to wear accessories that the doll didn't include; like a necklace, bracelets or a ring.
- Some of the real-world inspirations for Bella's outfits include:
- Bella's T-shirt in her signature outfit has a very similar design to the logo of the California Dream Barbie line of dolls. This might be an intentional nod as Barbie is heavily associated with the color pink.
- Bella's blazer and skirt featured in her signature outfit and her dress in the second outfit are likely inspired by the signature style of Chanel's tweed suits.
- Bella's pacific coast sunglasses are a reference to Chanel round sunglasses.
- Bella's costume ball outfit is a reference to Haleia's long sleeve gingham mini dress.
- Bella's costume ball necklace is from Chanel CC logo short pearl necklace.
- Bella's runway show design made by Skyler in “Amaya's Discovery” is inspired by Ariana Grande wearing Giambattista Valli at the 2020 Grammys.
- At first, on the official website her name was her original name Bella Harper, but they fixed this later on.
- Her name is likely a reference to the paint color “Bella Pink”.
- Bella was originally meant to be a part of the Series 1 line up before being added to Series 2 for unknown reasons.
- Bella’s budget doll strongly resembles her Rainbow World outfit wether this was intentional or not.
- Her Mini Accessories Studio bag mistakenly uses her early last name “Harper” instead of Parker.
- Bella was meant to get a Runway Friend doll but this release ended up being canceled likely due to poor sales of the first Runway Friend doll.
- She lives next to a community center.
- She is likely a fan of Ramona Barnes.
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