Welcome back to Real Talk with BELLA! I’m your host, Vanessa Coppes, and after a little pause, your favorite BELLA mic is officially back on.
Now let me just say—life has been lifing! Between running BELLA Media + Co., raising my amazing family, and producing some of our biggest magazine issues yet… we hit pause. But sometimes, you need to step back to breathe, to realign, and to come back even bolder—and that’s exactly what we’re doing today.

On our relaunch episode, we’re celebrating PRIDE—with none other than our incredible cover star: the one, the only, Sherri Dindal, aka @therealslimsherri.
Sherri is not only a proud voice in the LGBTQ+ community, she’s also a fearless advocate for inclusion, a powerhouse entrepreneur, and someone who always keeps it real.

So sit back, turn up the volume, and let’s get into it…