{"id":29829,"date":"2026-08-06T12:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29829"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:51:24","slug":"bella-thorne-struggled-mentally-amid-dynamic-with-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29829","title":{"rendered":"Bella Thorne Struggled Mentally Amid Dynamic With Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bella-thorne\/\"><strong>Bella Thorne<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about the mental health ramifications of her complicated childhood relationship with her mother, <strong>Tamara Thorne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think between everything with a lot of the the work and growing up and the way that I did, I struggled very badly with suicidal thoughts and depression,\u201d the actress, 28, said during the Wednesday, August 5, episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyGi3eCuxko37WB6uUr7LjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d<\/a> podcast. \u201cAnd I thought at one point like if I had hurt myself that maybe she would see how much pain I was in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bella, who was on the cusp of becoming a legal adult at the time, admitted that when she experienced those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/stars-whove-battled-mental-health-issues-2013136\/\">negative thoughts<\/a> she knew she had to \u201cleave\u201d her childhood home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was turning 18 soon and I could feel the erraticness coming there again,\u201d she reflected. \u201cNot having the space to be like let\u2019s actually talk about what happens when you turn 18. I think I was so scared and my mom was so scared. We were both so scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/bella-thorne-recalls-being-pitted-against-zendaya-on-disney-show\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=200&amp;h=113&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=800&amp;h=450&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=900&amp;h=506&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=563&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=1800&amp;h=1012&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TCDFREN_EC002.jpg?w=2400&amp;h=1350&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Bella Thorne Recalls Being Pitted Against Zendaya on Disney Show\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/bella-thorne-recalls-being-pitted-against-zendaya-on-disney-show\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bella Thorne Recalls Being Pitted Against Zendaya During Disney Days<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBella Thorne reflected on her dynamic with Zendaya during their time on Disney\u2019s Shake It Up. \u201cI remember at the mix and matches, I think I liked her immediately,\u201d Thorne, 28, said on the Wednesday, August 5, episode of the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast, recalling when she met Zendaya, also 28, at a screen test. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bella shared that her and Tamara\u2019s relationship was \u201cquite fractured\u201d in her youth, so she decided to move in with then-boyfriend <strong>Gregg Sulkin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI moved out that night um uh with my boyfriend at the time, Gregg,\u201d she recalled. \u201cIn a blink of an eye, I\u2019m this one person and in moments later I\u2019m a completely other person and I have no idea where to go or what to do or I don\u2019t have an ID. I don\u2019t have anything. I literally don\u2019t have anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bella shared that Sulkin, now 34, was the one who showed her \u201chow to be an adult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2019, Bella publicly shared an open letter to her mom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bella-thorne-posts-about-f-d-up-relationship-with-mom-tamara\/\">addressing their strained relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry for the words I have said. I needed to get them out from lingering underneath my skin. \u2026 I know your life hasn\u2019t been perfect and I know that that\u2019s why mine hasn\u2019t been either,\u201d she wrote via Instagram. \u201cEverything in life is a mystery but what\u2019s not, is this infinite undying love I have for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bella-thorne-talks-getting-close-with-zendaya-during-disney-days\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bella-Thorne-Talks-Getting-Close-With-Zendaya-During-Disney-Days-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Bella Thorne Talks Getting Close With Zendaya During Disney Days\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bella-thorne-talks-getting-close-with-zendaya-during-disney-days\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bella Thorne Talks Getting &#8216;Close&#8217; With Zendaya After 2 Hour Sit-Down<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBella Thorne is reminiscing about the early days of her acting career. During an interview to promote Passes, Thorne, 27, reflected on her time as a Disney Channel star. \u201cOne of my favorite memories is me and Zendaya getting really close on the Good Luck Charlie\u00a0\u2018Shake It Up\u2019 episode,\u201d the actress told Us. (Thorne and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bella added that she and her mom were working on making their dynamic better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur relationship is f\u2013ed up but I\u2019m glad we are here,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m grateful we have time to mend. I love you mommy \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Tamara, for her part, confirmed that she and Bella once had a strained relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love my family and unconditionally love Bella very much,\u201d Tamara said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/bella-thorne-shares-note-to-mom-about-their-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> at the time. \u201cMy family always comes first, and they are my number one priority. 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