Due to their fame, it’s definitely easy for celebrities to reap hundreds and thousands (and sometimes even millions) of “likes” whenever they post something on social media, especially when it’s a photo or video of themselves. Apparently, that’s also the case when it comes to the content being shared by fans or netizens who chanced upon them in public places or events.
And over the past years, several local stars gained extra attention as photos and videos of them spread on the internet like wildfire because of how strange, amusing, or surprising those were. In this episode of TWBA Toplist, let’s revisit the respective interviews of these six celebrities on Tonight With Boy Abunda, wherein they were able to react and shed light on their viral moments.
Let's start with returning Kapamilya artist James Reid, who discussed a dashcam footage that showed him casually crossing the street in the middle of the traffic. According to him, he had just left a meeting at that time and was heading to another one that was supposedly held across the street. While he’s willing to accommodate requests of fans to have pictures with him, James said that there are instances when he has to politely decline, which he does by flashing his swooning smile.
There was another video of James that went viral online, apparently showing him dragging fellow hottie Daniel Padilla to the dance floor at a party they both attended in Rome. Although they may be pitted against one another by others, the "Incognito" star stated that he never considered James as a rival but rather as a genuinely nice guy and colleague with whom he could be friends. In fact, there was even a moment in an ABS-CBN Christmas Special wherein James advised him to continue singing the standard way.
He may get us swooning with his charm and soulful voice, but Juan Karlos Labajo proved that he could also slay and mesmerize us if he was a lady. And photos of him all-dolled up and wearing a long blonde wig and a flower crown which went viral online were proofs! In his guesting on TWBA, JK revealed that it was his close friend Andrea Brillantes who was the one behind it as they had done it for one of her YouTube vlogs.
Before videos of him taking on various dance challenges on TikTok went viral, Joshua Garcia already trended online in 2018 when his dramatic performance in one of his scenes in the highly talked-about series “The Good Son” received acclaim from netizens. In his interview with the King of Talk, he revealed that he and his co-actors did that certain scene for only one take, which further astounded everyone.
From being that little, wide-eyed kid who charmed us many years ago as Santino in the iconic series “May Bukas Pa,” Zaijian Jaranilla wowed netizens when he posted photos of him shirtless showing his toned abs. He revealed that it was not a result of hitting the gym but probably of their strenuous physical training in “Bagani,” since the snap was taken a few months after they finished filming the series.
Last, but definitely not the least, is the only girl on this list, Miles Ocampo. In 2018, she surprised her followers on Instagram when she uploaded a photo of her wearing a two-piece bikini and showing her skin. Since she’s known to many as conservative and still perceived as a child star by people who got to witness her remarkable beginnings in “Goin’ Bulilit,” many were indeed astonished, including her mom and best friend Sharlene San Pedro.