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Fourteen exciting teen housemates were introduced last Sunday night in "PBB Teens Plus." We'll write about them in the order that they were presented to the public:
E-jay, 18: He came up on stage clad like Tarzan, showing off his hunky body. He's 18 and hails from Mindoro. He's mestizo but his dad looks like a sun-drenched farmer and much shorter than him. His mom has abandoned them. Before he came to Manila, he didn't even know how to ride in an elevator and how to use a cellphone. He prefers to live in the province.
Kevin, 18: He's billed as the "Spanish stallion" from Madrid. He grew up in Spain, has an Irish mom and a Pinoy dad and is an expert horseback rider so he competes in equestrian sports. It's his first time in the Philippines and doesn't speak Tagalog. He was also introduced on stage shirtless, like E-jay.
Nicole, 17: A Fil-Chinese mestiza, her dad is a Chinese businessman disowned by his parents for marrying her mom, a Pinay flight attendant. She just finished high school and lives a sheltered life so she now wants to spread her wings.
Linda, 16: Called the Bikini Babe from Iriga, she has joined bikini contests to augment their family's income. She comes from a broken home as her Swedish dad left them so she now helps her mom send her siblings to school. She's tall and statuesque and, for us, has the most arresting looks among the girls. A definite beauty queen potential.
Nan, 17: He's the token comedian in the group (they usually have one like him in each batch like Ruben who's also Visayan like him and won in PBB Celebrity Edition). He's called the Junior Kengkoy ng Davao and was presented on stage dressed like a pirate from the Caribbean.
Alex, 18: He's dubbed the Italian Valentino from Milan. His Italian dad is jobless while his mom is a domestic helper. A soccer player, he was born flat-footed so he had to be operated on. He doesn't speak Ta-galog but has a Pinay girlfriend, Me-lanie.
Rona Marie, 16: She's billed as the Prisoner's Daughter from Dumaguete as her dad was jailed four years ago and her family visits him regularly. The youngest of four sisters, she's an achiever in school and in beauty contests, making her a combination of beauty and brains.
Jieriel, 16: She's tagged the Bubbly Girl from Davao. She used to be chubby and had to lose weight before the PBB started. Her dad left them but she now has a very caring stepdad.
Jolas, 18: He's a basketball player and the tallest guy at 6'3." Called the Gentle Giant from Bulacan, he's a certified ladies man and can make a girl go steady with him after only a week of courtship. He once had a conflict with his dad and now wants to regain his father's trust.
Beauty, 16: She's called the Rebellious Beauty of Dumaguete because she can be a bratinella. She comes from a well-to-do family and is used to being a señorita. She kept on screaming while on stage.
Valerie, 18: She stands 5'9" and is called the Dazzling Doll from Germany. She was born and raised in Germany but came to Manila with her Pinay mom after her German dad died four years ago. His death crushed her as she was a papa's girl. She now wants to find an older brother who's been missing for 11 years. She speaks Tagalog but with a pronounced accent.
Priscilla, 16: She's known as the Deaf Dreamer from Davao as she's hearing-impaired. She was two years old when she underwent surgery and totally lost her hearing when she was 11. Her dad was murdered when she was 6. Despite these setbacks, she's a fighter and was named Miss Teen Davao last year, ending up as 1st runner up in the Miss Teen Philippines Pageant. She can read lips but when Kuya is talking to them without her seeing him, this can be quite a problem for her.
The two additional housemates are teen boys from rival schools: Robi from Ateneo and Josef from La Salle. Robi, 18, has parents who are both doctors. He has wholesome good looks and is a very obedient son who has yet to have a girlfriend. In contrast, Josef, 16, is a chick magnet. He's the more "pasaway" between them and has naughty-boy, matinee-idol good looks that remind you of Jericho Rosales.
There will be four winners in the pageants, all of them getting a kitchen showcase and laptops. The 4th placer will get P200,000 cash, the 3rd will get P300,000, the 2nd will get P500,000 and the big winner will get P1 million cash, all from Nature's Harvest. The big winner will also get a P1.5 million business package from Crystal Clear and a condo unit from Globe Asiatique.
We're glad the introduction was fast paced this time and without the boring gimmicks of PBB Season 2 where the housemates were even handcuffed. Kuya's house also has a new design that young people will find very appealing. Host Luis Manzano revealed that there are other rooms for men and women housemates in the house and these are obviously meant for "Pinoy Dream Academy" scholars who will also be introduced later.
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