Baby Stella has crept into our hearts on the soapie Suidooster, and it really comes as no surprise because acting runs in her blood.
Phoenix Isabella Bennett, who plays little Stella on the popular Afrikaans soapie, is the only daughter of popular local actor Christian Bennett.
Christian currently plays the role of henchman Emile February in the telenovela Arendsvlei on the same channel,kykNET & Kie.
Christian jokes the worst part of his toddler daughter’s fame is when they walk in a mall and people stop to ask for a selfie with her, and not him.
Phoenix turns two in January and basically grew up on the set of Suidooster, landing the role of Stella when she was just two weeks old.
CO-STARS: Christian Bennett and Phoenix Isabella are on TV show Suidooster. Photo: SUPPLIED
She is the result of a one-night stand between characters Bianca and her boss Stefan.
Christian says Phoenix is quite the drama queen on set.
“Sometimes she just doesn’t want to shoot then she walks off set, grabs her bottle, has it in her dressing room and when she gets back, the magic that you see on the screen happens. Most of the time they are one-take wonders,” he says.
Phoenix lives with her mom, and Christian’s fiancée, Liezle Chambers, in Mitchells Plain and he says fans often stop them for a picture with his cute daughter.
PROUD: Christian with Liezle. Photo: SUPPLIED
“She is aware of the cameras by now so she knows when to put on a show,” he says.
He says his son Quade also inherited his artistic genes.
“Quade is brilliant doing accents, voices and art drawings, heck he is so good in drawing he once got into trouble at school for selling his drawings,” says Christian.
Watch Phoenix in action on Suidooster on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6.30 pm.