Bela Padilla is a Filipino-British actress, film producer, screenwriter, occasional host, and model. She first attended a Montessori education-style international school in Forbes Park, Makati, before attending the foreigners class of Colegio San Agustin, Makati. She took up journalism as an elective in senior high school. Her maternal grandmother is the sister of Eva Cariño-Padilla, wife of actor-director and former Camarines Norte governor Roy Padilla Sr.

She was discovered by ABS-CBN talent scout Jet Valle after they saw her on one of her field trips and introduced her to ABS-CBN via Star Magic Batch 15 and adopted the stage name Krista Valle. The same year she got her first TV role in the drama Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2. She later changed her stage name to her real name Krista Sullivan when she started working as a freelance actress.

In 2010, she left Star Magic, replaced her manager, and moved to GMA-7. Along with the move, she also finally changed her stage name to Bela Padilla.

In 2011, she was awarded the Miss Friendship and the Media's Darling awards in the Asian Super Model Contest.

In March 2012, she was at the center of a controversy when her FHM Philippines magazine cover was withdrawn due to accusations of racism.

In 2015, Padilla returned to ABS-CBN after signing an exclusive contract with Dreamscape Entertainment Television, one of ABS-CBN's famous TV assets.

On November 24, 2021, Bela revealed that she relocated to the UK.

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