#SHOWBIZ: Aliff Aziz's mother 'likes' photo of Bella and Syed Saddiq
KUALA LUMPUR: Former actor Hairul Azreen's recent social media post, featuring "besties" Bella Astillah and Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, has been "liked" by a most unlikely person.
That person turned out to be Bella's former mother-in-law from Singapore, Siti Hafiza Basharahil, who is the mother of Singaporean singer and actor Aliff Aziz.
The Assistant star Hairul uploaded a photograph of himself with Syed Saddiq, Bella, singer-actor Tomok, and comedians Achey and Sharif Doli of Zero fame, and in the caption he said: "Dulang boys YB Syed Saddiq and Bella Astillah. Tomok is the singer while Achey and Sharif are the hosts. My show is simply magical!"
Interestingly, Hairul used legendary Singaporean singer Anita Sarawak's Selamat Pengantin Baru as the background music for his post.
Netizens remarked that it was "a most pleasant surprise" to see Aliff's mother "like" the post.
Many of them also hoped that Syed Saddiq and Bella would "take their relationship to the next level" and follow Hairul's cheeky hint for them to tie the knot.
Bella and Aliff have two children Ayden Adrean, 8, and Ara Adreanna, 5, from their marriage from 2016 to 2024.
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