Isabella "Belle" Brady Black Kiriakis is played by
Martha Madison in Days of Our Lives. Belle is known to be the daughter of Marlena and Roman, though in reality, she was the product of a one night affair between Marlena and John Black. Her older sister Sami was the one who kept the secret of her identity for several months. In high school, she had a relationship with Philip Kiriakis, but it did not last long. Soon Shawn-Douglas Brady became the object of her attention. Again, this was an ill-fated relationship because she was hurt after finding out that Shawn was the father of Jan's baby. This, however, was not true. Paul had raped her and she just wanted someone to cover up for what happened. Belle found out the whole truth in the Last Blast dance and she was then able to forgive Shawn. She had an off again on again relationship with Shawn since then, and had a daughter together even if Belle was married to Philip and that everyone thought the baby was Philip's child.
Another setback that the couple experience is when Shawn begins to drift away after a murder at a New Year’s Eve party. Shawn thinks he is responsible and breaks up with Belle so he can deal with it on its own. After a confession, however, the two are reunited. They break up eventually because of differences in life philosophies. Belle then joins a reality dating show and wins a date with a hunk which turned out to be Philip Kiriakis. She then faces a bunch of murders courtesy of a killer dubbed the Salem Stalker. She was sent to Europe on business.
Depressed at what is happening, Belle suc!@#!@bed to Philip’s offer of love and two get married and Belle gives birth to Claire, who is really Shawn’s.
Belle and Shawn eventually end up together and marry, although she and Philip have not stopped seeing each other. Shawn discovers this but the two reconcile ultimately and go on a sail around the world to strengthen their bond, along with their daughter, Claire.