Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" and Isabella "Belle" Brady are fictional characters on the American soap opera, Days of Our Lives.

They are often referred to as the portmanteau "Shelle" (for Shawn and Belle) by fans on internet message boards and in magazines.

As the children of two of Salem's supercouples, high school sweethearts Shawn-Douglas Brady (the son of Bo Brady and Hope Williams) and Belle Black (the daughter of John Black and Marlena Evans) find love at a young age.

Unfortunately, the young couple was separated when Shawn claimed to have fathered classmate Jan Spears' baby, actually conceived by a rape while on a school trip to Puerto Rico.

Shawn could not forgive Belle for covering for her mother and left town (it was later discovered that Marlena and all of the "victims" of the Salem Stalker were alive and taken captive by Andre DiMera).

While trapped, Shawn was subjected to Jan's brainwashing by telling him that Belle had moved on with Philip and showing him video of the friends spending time together.

When Shawn finally escaped from Jan's clutches, he had a motorcycle accident and lost part of his memory.

Belle still planned to marry Philip and a hurt Shawn crashed his motorcycle through the church window at the wedding.

However, in the war, Philip lost part of his leg and Belle, unable to cause her husband any more distress, decided to remain married to him.

Things became worse for the young mother when it was discovered that baby Claire needed a liver transplant to live.

Claire finally received the transplant from Shawn's little brother, Zack Brady, when he was hit by a car and died.

On her mother's advice, a guilt-ridden Mimi decided to keep the truth from Shawn for fear of losing him to Belle.

However, Shawn was tired of chasing Belle and asked Mimi to marry him and the couple made it down the aisle.

Since Mimi was unable to conceive a child due to a previous abortion, the couple decided to try in vitro fertilization with a surrogate.

After he left Mimi, Shawn met a girl named Willow who he told his troubles and admitted he was still in love with Belle.

Shawn then learned that Victor knew he was Claire's father and ran a race car through a wall in the Kiriakis mansion.

While Belle was still in the hospital recovering from the loss of her baby, her missing mother returned with her father to Salem.

She called her husband and asked him to bring Claire to the penthouse where the couple decided to end their marriage.

Just as the destined pair were making progress, Belle was trying to explain why she ended her marriage with Philip by telling Shawn about her conversation with Carrie.

Shawn, remembering what he thought he heard, became hurt and angry and left Belle stunned and confused.

Shawn obliged and went out to find a job and get a decent place to live so that he could spend time with his daughter.

Shawn quit his dirty job with EJ and tried to get his life together for the sake of Claire and Belle.

Meanwhile, Max and Mimi continued to try to track down Philip, but Victor had them locked up in a church basement before they got too close.

Beverly concluded that Shawn and Belle were unfit parents, and had a court order which allowed her to take Claire away from them.

Marlena, Bo, Hope, Max, and Mimi were shocked when a bandaged Philip was wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair.

The judge awards temporary custody to Philip, and tells Shawn and Belle that they need to go to counseling sessions.

After Steve helps them over the Canada–US border, Shawn, Belle, and Claire take refuge in a room in an alley.

On the way home from Ireland, Belle and Shawn's plane crashes, and they were saved by John and Steve Johnson.

Thankful to be alive and Claire being safe, they were able to work out their differences and decided to give their marriage another chance.

The couple left town to sail around the world on the Fancy Face IV, taking Claire with them in March 2008.