PUTRAJAYA: Actress Sophia Albarakbah has dismissed claims of being mocked by Bella Astillah during an awards ceremony, calling the moment simply a matter of delivery.
The actress, 32, was asked about the incident that occurred while receiving the Selebriti Feminin Terhangat award from Bella and her co-presenter, Syed Saddiq, at Anugerah Melodi Terhangat 2025 last night.
“I don’t feel like I was being mocked. Maybe it’s just her way of saying it because she does know me. It’s her delivery, that’s all,” Sophia said.
She added that she didn’t take to heart the comments from netizens who believed they saw ‘tension’ between the two women on stage.
According to Sophia, she didn’t notice anything amiss and was focused on receiving her award.
“It’s okay because I’m in the same industry. For me, I’m still in the process of understanding why I won. I’m still surprised, actually,” she said.
Anugerah Melodi Terhangat 2025 took place at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) and was broadcast live on TV3 and streamed exclusively on Tonton.
Bella, who was supposed to be interviewed after winning the Selebriti Couple Goals Terhangat award with Syed Saddiq, chose not to enter the designated interview room.
This forced media representatives to chase her and Syed Saddiq as they left, further fuelling speculation of a rift between the two celebrities.
This speculation is rooted in past events. Sophia’s name was previously in the headlines after Bella alleged that Sophia was the third party in her marriage to Aliff Aziz around January 2023.
Bella had also uploaded a screenshot showing Sophia apologising and wanting to rectify the situation regarding the allegations of interfering in the couple’s marriage.
Bella and Aliff first married in 2016 and officially divorced for the second time on June 13, 2024.
They have two children, Ayden Adrian and Ara Adreanna.
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