Bella Poarch's viral 'posing face' tutorial on TikTok leaves Internet divided: 'That is definitely not mewing'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bella Poarch, the renowned TikTok sensation and acclaimed singer, recently shared a tutorial on crafting the 'mewing' face with her vast following of 93.4 million on the platform.
In a highly circulated Instagram post, she also opened up about the challenges she faced during her childhood and expressed her thoughts on body scars, revealing her body tattoos in the process.
Bella Porch teaches how to pose
In her most recent TikTok post, Porch casually inquired of her friend, "Have you given mewing a shot?" From the driver's seat of a car, Porch took a moment to school her TikTok followers about the art of crafting the perfect "posing face."
Curious, Porch's friend questioned, "Why do you consistently make that expression whenever you see something?" To which she responded, "It's my posing face. It's like, I'm always ready."
Continuing with her tutorial, she enthusiastically added, "Want to know how it's done? Just do this..."
Demonstrating by rolling her tongue and providing a visual guide, she explained, "Suck in a bit of your cheek fat." Striking the pose, she confidently declared, "There you go, now we're all set."
@bellapoarch Strike a pose✨last episode this Wednesday at 4pm PT #crownpartner ♬ original sound - Bella Poarch
Dressed in a stylish pink denim romper and sporting her signature twin ponytails, the TikTok sensation showcased her tattoos in the viral video.
The post garnered an impressive 126.2K likes on the platform.
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As fans engaged with the content, some expressed their opinions, with one user disputing that what Poarch demonstrated wasn't truly "mewing," commenting, "That is definitely not mewing."
Meanwhile, another fan humorously chimed in, stating, "I think this is the best posing face ever before driving."
Showering Poarch with praise, one user commented, "How isn't she in movies yet I think she be a great actress." While another said, "It’s so beautiful like from heaven."
Bella Porch talks about her scars after assault
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In her latest post on social media, Bella Poarch shared a nude photo of herself, accompanied by a statement reflecting her "love and hate relationship" with her body after sexual assault.
In the caption, she explained the motivation behind getting tattoos on her body.
She wrote, "I’ve always had a love and hate relationship with my body since childhood. I’ve felt insecure about parts of myself, have hid my scars with tattoos, and have fallen into the pressure of looking a certain way. I have had moments of feeling good in my skin and other moments of hating myself."
She further added, "After my sexual assault, I felt like I couldn’t look at myself in mirrors worse of all I felt like a stranger in my body."
Bella concluded with, "Now, I’m regaining a sense of myself that I lost, I’m rediscovering myself, and reclaiming my body."