FIRST TIME ON TV: Vice Ganda removes his makeup and wig, says he’s still ‘beautiful’

In one of the most-watched segments of It’s Showtime, adVice Ganda, actor/comedian Vice Ganda shocked everyone when he removed his makeup and wig, appearing for the first time on TV without any cosmetic enhancements.

It all began when a 16-year-old audience member named Pamela Reyes asked Vice, who was in his Madam Bertud persona, for help since she was being bullied for being “ugly.”

Vice asked someone on the staff to wet wipes and started removing the makeup from his face.

“Pakikitaan kita kung pa’no maging mapagmalaki yung sarili. Hindi matakot, tanggapin yung sarili mo na hindi ka natatakot sa panghusga ng ibang tao. Sasampolan kita at baunin mo ito araw araw.”

(I will show you how to be proud of yourself. Don’t be afraid, accept without fear the judgement of other people. I’ll show you and you can bring this [encouragement] with you everyday.)

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Vice also removed his colored contact lenses, false eyelashes, and hair extensions.

“Ang kinis ko ‘di ba? Pero ang kapal ng makeup ko,” he confessed.

(My skin is smooth, right? But my makeup is thick.)

“Sa TV ang ganda ng mata ko ‘di ba? Kasi nakapilikmata ako,” the 39-year old host said while removing the falsies.

(My eyes look nice on TV, right? Because I’m wearing false eyelashes.”)

“‘Pag pinanuod mo ko nanlilisik mata ko, ang ganda, bilog na bilog anlaki. Kasi naka-contact lens ako,” he said and threw out the circle lens.

(If you watch my eyes, they are sharp and noticeable and they [the iris] are really round and big. Because I wear contact lenses.)

He removed his wig and encouraged everyone to take a picture of him, letting the entire world see the real him.

“Ito ako. Ito si Vice Ganda. Hindi makinis ang mukha ko sa paningin ng iba, mataas ang hairline ko. Ngayon picturan ninyo kong lahat, ikalat nyo sa internet. Pagtawanan ninyo ko, laitin nyo ko, sabihin niyo lahat ng gusto niyong sabihin. Wala akong pakialam.

“Dahil kahit magaspang ang mukha ko, mataas ang hairline ko, maganda ako. Para sa akin, maganda ako,” he said.

(This is me. This is Vice Ganda. In the eyes of other people, my skin is not smooth, my hairline is high. Now everyone take a photo of me and spread it on the Internet. Laugh at me, criticize me, say what you want to say. I don’t care.)

(Because even if my face/skin may be rough, my hairline is high, I am beautiful. For me, I am am beautiful.)

Vice’s courage to expose his flaws has received the praise of netizens.

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