About Belle

Name: Isabella Black
Birthdate: October 21, 1993
Parents: John Black and Marlena Evans Black
Siblings: Carrie Brady Horton, Samantha Brady, Eric Brady, Brady Black

Kirsten Storms has had the role of Isabella [Belle] Black since 1999. Though the character was born in the year 1993, she was aged by the writers and is now 17 yrs old.

When she was first born, it was believed by all that her father was Roman Brady, Marlena's husband at that time. During their marriage, she slept with John Black. It was revealed that John was her father at her baptism. [I'm not exactly sure but I think it was because everyone thought John was really Roman. Any Days fans that have been watching and know more about this, could you let me know?]

In 2000, Belle was in a coma. While playing on train tracks with her brother Brady, Belle's foot got stuck and although Brady managed to get it out before they were hit by the train, she hit her head on the track.

In 2001, many of Salem's residents headed to Paris for Princess Greta Von Amberg's coronation. The event, unfortunately, ended badly. Greta and Mimi, Belle's best friend, were shot and Angela Walker was killed. John was also injured. (It's been a while so I'm not quite sure what else happened.)

The Last Blast Dance of 2001 started out as a great night for the teens of Salem. It was Shawn and Belle's first date and they won the dance contest. The LBD01 didn't end quite so well either after nude pictures of Chloe Lane were shown on the big screen. For the summer of 2001, the teens went on a school trip to Puerto Rico. The trip was voted the best adventure of the year. Their time there was spent mostly looking for Alice Horton's stolen ruby. They encountered the original thief, Paul Mendez, and he pretended to help them, while planning on stealing the jewels again. Belle, Shawn, and Philip were trapped on the island during a storm and had to be rescued by Brady, Mimi, and Chloe. They managed to return the ruby back to Alice when they arrived safely back in Salem. Another highlight of that summer was Shawn and Belle's first kiss. With Edwin McCain's "I'll Be" playing in the background, the two shared a dance in moonlit water and the first of many kisses on the trip.

Belle and Shawn-Douglas Brady are currently Salem's hottest teen couple. The pair recently captured NBC: Days Award for Couple of the Year, beating their parents. In January 2002, the two teens discovered that they shared a brother, JT Brady. They also found out that he might have been switched at birth. Shawn and Belle take it upon themselves to keep JT [the baby they believe to be JT] safe and they're on the run.

And so are the days of our lives... ;o)