John Black and Marlena Evans pose with baby Belle in a cozy home setting, likely from late 1995 or 1996. Marlena wears her signature voluminous blonde hair and a blue top, while John sports a dark plaid shirt. Belle, dressed in a cream sweater with a navy bow and patterned skirt, sits between them, smiling sweetly. The warm family portrait contrasts with the couple’s famously chaotic soap opera lifestyle, often marked by kidnappings, possessions, and globe-trotting escapades.

John and Marlena with baby Belle, mid-'90s.

A rare moment when the kids saw their actual parents instead of the nanny or Shawn and Caroline.

Possession, kidnappings, jet-setting — Belle’s childhood was a fever dream.

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