Specific details of Bela Shah’s date of birth and parents are not publicly available, though she has spoken about her father in interviews, describing how they bonded over football, cricket, and athletics, and how she used to watch Transfer Deadline Day coverage with him growing up.

She originally trained and worked as a lawyer, qualifying as a solicitor and working in the legal department at ITV Sport, combining her interests in law and sport. Encouraged by her parents and partner, she left law to retrain, completing a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

She gained experience freelancing at commercial radio stations, worked at the BBC (including BBC Radio 1) producing TV packages, and moved into live reporting at Channel 5 News.

She then approached Sky Sports News, undertaking shadow shifts and a screen test before being offered freelance bulletin shifts. She officially joined Sky Sports News at the end of 2018, with her first shift airing on New Year’s Eve. She has become a regular presenter on the channel, particularly known for Transfer Deadline Day coverage, and has also covered events such as Wimbledon.