[2][3] Banafe's family is of Malay, Arab Yemeni, Javanese, Spanish and Dutch descent.
[4] She became an actor despite opposition from her father and attended Universiti Teknologi Mara, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications - Public Relations (with honors), despite almost being expelled from University for being 'too active' in the film industry during her years of study.
Betty Banafe married Anglo-American businessman and technology consultant, Bruce Dargus on 12 December 2012.
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] She was divorced by her husband on 4 July 2019, by the utterance of one Talaq before two male Malaysian Muslim witnesses at Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque in Shah Alam, and again on 5 July 2019, before two male Malaysian Muslim witnesses in Ampang, by the utterance of a second Talaq.
Since her full-length album 'Ibtisam' was released, Betty has been making guest appearances at private events.