Bella Cuomo: Chris Cuomo's TikToker daughter rose to fame posting funny clips with dad
On Saturday, December 4, CNN announced that anchor Chris Cuomo has been "terminated" by the network, "effective immediately". This development comes amid an investigation into his involvement with helping defend brother Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, against allegations of sexual misconduct. "We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately," a statement posted to CNN's official communications Twitter account said.
While Chris Cuomo himself is yet to divulge his future plans, netizens are busy assuming what's next for the 51-year-old CNN anchor. Many are assuming that he might retire from journalism and retreat into family life. Cuomo is married to Cristina Greeven Cuomo for over two decades and shares three children with her: daughters Bella and Carolina and son Mario. His eldest daughter Bella Cuomo is well-recognized in the social media circuit as a prominent TikTok influencer, known for her lipsync videos and funny videos with her father.
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Who is Bella Cuomo?
The 18-year-old TikToker graduated high school in May 2021, when her mother Cristina shared an emotional post on Instagram. "My Bella... So proud of your 18 years of seeing the truth, speaking the truth, and being true to yourself. You are beyond your years, my theatre kid, jester, designated driver, puzzle-solver, ever-loyal, Bella, who leaned into moments of discomfort and evolved into the most beautiful human being, living up to your name," she wrote.
Bella rose to prominence in the past couple of years, with videos featuring her father in awkward and hilarious situations. Within a short time, she has garnered over 300,000 followers on the social media platform, alongside 17,700 followers on her Instagram. Chris Cuomo has made surprise appearances in several of her videos, including one where the father-daughter duo broke into an impromptu dance session. Viewers were particularly gripped to see this unknown side of Cuomo Sr, known for his critical journalism on screen.
One of Bella's viral videos happened to be a clip from 2020, where she abruptly walks in on her parents' nighttime ritual of flossing and brushing together. Chris Cuomo appeared shirtless in the video and flaunted his quarantine bod, which left quite a few of his fans gasping. In a recent interview, Bella even addressed the awkwardness she feels whenever someone calls her father 'hot' in comments to her videos.
None of Chris Cuomo's family members has made any comments on his termination from CNN and the raging controversy around it. However, he himself said in a statement on December 3, "This is not how I want my time at CNN to end but I have already told you why and how I helped my brother. So let me now say as disappointing as this is, I could not be more proud of the team at Cuomo Prime Time and the work we did as CNN's #1 show in the most competitive time slot. I owe them all and will miss that group of special people who did really important work."