Bella is an orphaned Italian aristocrat, introduced as the wife of the fixer Cico Maldini. She is comfortable in the same overlapping worlds of inherited rank and organized crime that Eddie is learning to inhabit. Her relationship with Marco Moretti gives her access to a power structure that extends well beyond her marriage.[1][2][3][4]
Bella
Played by Benedetta Porcaroli
An orphaned Italian aristocrat whose ease around nobility and organized crime makes her an important connection in Eddie and Susie’s expanding operation.
Biography
The Gentlemen
Season 1
Season 2
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Bella arrives at Halstead with Cico, but becomes the operation’s Italian intermediary after his double-dealing is exposed and he is killed. She works to establish herself with Susie and increasingly draws close to Eddie. Her practical help includes recovering the missing falcon needed to settle Oscar Thorne’s predicament and secure political cooperation. After Eddie survives Bobby’s punishment, Bella tells him she loves him; he later proposes. Their marriage offers a strategic link between families, but both admit that the love is real. Hours after the wedding at Lake Maggiore, Bella takes a seaplane toward Switzerland and playfully races Eddie’s car. The aircraft explodes before his eyes. The finale traces the conspiracy to Gospel John and Freddy, rather than establishing that Bobby ordered her death.[1][2][3][4]
Personality
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Bella combines playfulness with practical intelligence. Her immediate connection with Eddie is not her only function: she takes over Cico’s liaison work, insists on being taken seriously, and helps solve the falcon problem. The costume designer calls the character mischievous and full of love; Bella’s direct confession of love and acceptance of Eddie’s proposal support that warmth without making her oblivious to criminal business.[1][2][6][3]
Physical Appearance
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Her wardrobe deliberately changes the audience’s reading of her. An all-red office look initially presents a warning sign; later, a soft silk blouse accompanies the developing romance. At the pre-wedding party she wears a sequined, calf-length, sheer cream dress over lingerie. These are documented costume choices, not statements about the actor’s body.[5][6]
Notes
References
- ↑The Gentlemen Season 2 Cast: Meet Eddie’s Growing Empire of Allies and Enemies — Netflix Tudum · primary
Retrieved current S2 source; plot claims are bounded to its text.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Season 2, Episode 8 Ending Explained — Netflix Tudum · primary
Retrieved current S2 source; plot claims are bounded to its text.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Series 2 Episode 4 Recap — Reel Mockery · secondary
Retrieved episode recap; plot only, with actor/name spellings checked against credit listings where available.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Series 2 Episode 6 Recap — Reel Mockery · secondary
Retrieved episode recap; plot only, with actor/name spellings checked against credit listings where available.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑The Gentlemen Season 2: Susie Glass, Bella, Lady Sabrina Costumes — The Set Set · primary-interview
Direct costume-designer comments and specific outfit descriptions for Bella, Sabrina, Aisha and Susie.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - ↑Loulou Bontemps On British Brands In The Gentlemen Season 2 — Country & Town House · primary-interview
Direct costume-designer interview: Hawthorne, Bella, Nanny, Sabrina, Eddie and Susie design details. Do not turn the designer’s imagined preparatory backstories into canon.
Source access recorded: 2026-10-24 - The Gentlemen (2024 TV series) — Wikipedia · tertiary
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