Bella Astillah performs Chinese song at music festival in China amid marriage controversy

Bella Astillah performs a Chinese number and 'Sumandak Sabah' at the music festival in China. Photos: Bella Astillah/Instagram

The show must go on.

Although facing challenges in her personal life, Bella Astillah is carrying on with her job.

The singer-actress represented Malaysia at the Wuhu Shenshan Music Festival 2024 in China recently.

Bella, whose full name is Dayang Ara Nabellah Awang Astillah, performed a Chinese song as well as Sumandak Sabah, originally sung by Velvet Aduk and Marsha Milan, at the festival.

The 30-year-old took to Instagram to share her experience by uploading photos and videos after her performance in China

In the caption, Bella expressed her gratitude saying she's proud to be a Sabahan and a Malaysian.

In the comments, many of her followers congratulated her energetic performance, despite her struggles in a domestic conflict with estranged husband, actor Aliff Aziz.

"Wow, while I'm watching someone being brought down, she's rising up on the big stage representing the country,” wrote one netizen..

"Ordinary in the eyes of in-laws but still extraordinary in the eyes of Bella's fans. Soar high Bella, so you can see the world that once looked down on you,” wrote another.

Even fellow artistes showed their support and offered good wishes to Bella, including Puteri Sarah Liyana, Nora Danish, Marsha Milan and Umie Aida.

On March 13, Bella decided to file for divorce from Aliff following a report that the Singaporean actor and Malaysian actress Ruhainies were caught in close proximity by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) at a condominium in Kuala Lumpur.

However, Aliff refused to divorce Bella during the court proceeding on April 4.

Events turned dramatic when allegations arose that Bella had also cheated with a new actor, Muaz Zabir, after intimate photos of them together were leaked online.

Not denying the allegations, Bella explained that her relationship with Muaz was only to make Aliff jealous, and the matter has been resolved within both families.

The domestic conflict between Bella and Aliff is still ongoing.

Their issues became more complicated when a woman, Sarah Yasmine, claiming to be Aliff's girlfriend, revealed various WhatsApp screenshots believed to be between Aliff and an individual named 'NRF' who Sarah indicated to be Ruhainies.

On April 26, Ruhainies said she wanted to meet Sarah and Bella to “clear the air”, but both of them refused to meet her in person.