Loisa Andalio has always been open about her life. From her days inside the Pinoy Big Brother house to her first years in showbiz, the actress has never run out of stories to tell.
In an interview with Kring Kim, Loisa looked back on what she went through as a housemate – an experience that once pushed her to ask Big Brother to let her go home.
The interview was part of her guesting on Think Talk Tea, which aired in November 2025. In the video, Loisa first recalled how she made it to the show. She said she went through the regular auditions, contrary to speculations that she had a backer who got her in.
Before joining PBB, she said she was part of a performing group called 3G.
"Pero dati po, meron kaming grupo 3G. So nagpe-perform kami sa mga fiesta, mga mall show, ganyan. Hindi pa po ako artista. Kami 'yung nagpe-perform muna bago dumating 'yung artista talaga. 'Yung mga pre-show, mga ganyan," she said.
She waited long hours for her turn on audition day.
"Sumalang ako doon mga 10 p.m. na. Nakauwi ako, madaling araw na ng kinabukasan," she said.
Loisa also remembered feeling out of place beside the other hopefuls.
"'Yung mga kasama ko pa talaga, ang gaganda. Talagang ayos na ayos. Parang mga model. Tapos ang itsura ko noon, naka-white T-shirt. As in, walang make-up. Hindi ako nag-ayos," she added.
She entered PBB All In, where she ended up as the last housemate evicted before the finale. Daniel Matsunaga was the Big Winner of that edition, while Maris Racal, Jane Oineza, and Vickie Rushton completed the Big 4.
"Na-hurt ako noon. Kasi nga, bukas na pala 'yung big night. Hindi pa ako umabot. Eh kasi noong nasa loob ako, uwing-uwi na rin ako. Parang gusto ko nang lumabas," she said.
Only 15 years old at the time, Loisa admitted she was blunt during her stay in the house.
"'Yung bibig ko siguro daw, ganyan, matalas, sobrang dere-dere-derecho, hindi nag-iisip. Kasi nga, bata," she said.
"Doon ko nga na-realize na parang porke't bata ka nag-umpisa, hindi ka na parang pwedeng magkamali. Ija-judge ka na nila. Kailangan perfect na sa 15 years old. Parang ini-expect ka nilang maging perfect," she added.
She then recalled the bashing she received back then, with people calling her names.
"Ang taba ko, biik daw ako, may mga ganyan," she said.
"Nagkaroon pa ako ng episode na nagka-kuto ako. Sobrang grabe 'yung mga bashing talaga. Eh di wow kayo na ang hindi kinuto, 'di ba?" she added.
Loisa clarified that she was not the only housemate who had lice at the time.
"Actually, kasi nga mga teens kami. Siyempre, mga bata kami. Mga teen ang nakasama ko doon. Kumbaga lahat kami meron, eh. Pero sa akin na-focus talaga," she said.
She said Kuya gave her anti-lice shampoo, but that did not stop her from asking for a voluntary exit.
"'Yung time na 'yun, kasi nga parang feeling ko nabu-bully ako sa loob. 'Yung parang may bulutong. Ganoon 'yung feeling, 'yung nakakahawang bulutong. Ganoon 'yung feeling niya," she said.
Kuya, however, gave her advice and asked her to think twice about leaving. So she stayed.
When she finally stepped out of the house, Loisa said she was shocked at how harsh people had been. She felt she was being judged as if she had done something criminal.
"Pero paglabas mo, parang grabe pala sila. Parang nakapatay ako ng tao. Parang ganoon sila manghusga talaga, na pati buong pamilya mo, idadamay na rin nila," she said.
She thanked Star Magic, her talent management arm, for guiding her through that period.
"Wala, parang siguro sa tulong din ng Star Magic kasi sila 'yung nag-handle sa akin. Sila 'yung nagmi-meeting na huwag n'yong pansinin, huwag muna mag-social media, ganyan," she said.
—By Paolo Lim