Most people remember Drake Bell as the good-looking, charismatic stepbrother on the hit Nickelodeon show Drake and Josh. Unlike his costar Josh Peck, who has stayed in the public eye by posting frequently on YouTube, Drake Bell seemed to disappear after his career at Nickelodeon. However, fans were shocked when Bell took to Twitter to reveal he would be pandering to his Latin American audience and be speaking solely in Spanish from now on.
This apparently began at the end of 2019 when Bell performed at the Telehit, which is similar to the MTV Music Awards. He received so much positive feedback and he realized that most American artists ignore their Latin American fans and don’t make a good enough effort to communicate with them. Drake Bell then changed his Twitter name to “Drake Campana” (“campana” translates to “bell”) and on Nov. 17, 2019, he tweeted, “mis redes sociales ahora solo estarán en español, no más inglés,” which translates to, “my social networks will now only be in Spanish, no more English.” Since then, Drake Bell has only created content and released music in Spanish.
Reddit users explained that this makes sense because Drake and Josh is still extremely popular in Latin America. Many Latin American fans still comment on Drake Bell and Josh Peck’s social media pages with references to the show that hasn’t been on the air in America in over 10 years. Users also pointed out that Drake Bell was touring mainly through Spanish-speaking countries in 2019, so speaking Spanish on social media is useful.
However, many American TikTok users are beginning to speculate that Bell did this because of allegations brought against him by his ex-girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt. Lingafelt took to TikTok to share her experiences while dating the actor when she was 16 and he was 20. She claimed that Bell was verbally and physically abusive during their two-year relationship and although he denies these allegations, he was still in a relationship with a minor when he was over the age of 18.
These allegations didn’t surface until August 2020, almost a year after Bell started creating content in Spanish so there is no solid evidence that the two are connected. Yet, American audiences are still skeptical of his actions. After he publicly confronted Josh Peck for not being invited to his wedding, fans are assuming Bell will do anything to stay relevant.
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