BB Gandanghari is the elder sibling of Robin Padilla and the younger sibling of Royette and Rommel Padilla, all of whom are actors.
18 Facts About BB Gandanghari
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BB Gandanghari returned to prominence in 2006 when she joined the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition where she came out as a gay male after 44 days.
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BB Gandanghari entered show business as a matinee idol and later as an action star.
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BB Gandanghari was the presenter of Philippine franchise for Wheel of Fortune on ABC.
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BB Gandanghari appeared in the film adaptation of the comic book Zsazsa Zaturnnah as the gay salon owner Ada, the alter ego of Zsazsa Zaturnnah.
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BB Gandanghari appeared in the television series La Vendetta on GMA and the Happy Hearts, later appearing on the ABS-CBN teleserye, Eva Fonda.
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In 2006, BB Gandanghari became one of the 14 housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition.
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On day 45 of the competition, BB Gandanghari opted to voluntarily leave the house.
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In 2009, BB Gandanghari hosted the National Kidlat Awards on the resort island of Boracay in Malay, Aklan.
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BB Gandanghari appeared again in SRO Cinema Serye: Rowena Joy.
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In September 2017, BB Gandanghari signed with the Brogan Agency in Venice, California.
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Binibini BB Gandanghari was born Rustom Carino Padilla in Quezon City to Casimiro Bustamante Padilla, a film director and Lolita Eva who was an actress.
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BB Gandanghari has seven siblings: three brothers and four sisters.
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In January 2009, BB Gandanghari came out as a transgender woman and chose to undergo gender confirmation surgery.
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BB Gandanghari later altered this name which is derived from the Filipino words:.
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BB Gandanghari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Saint Louis University in Baguio, Philippines and studied filmmaking at University of California Los Angeles in 2010.
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BB Gandanghari previously worked as a bookkeeper for a debt collection agency.
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In 2017, BB Gandanghari reportedly obtained employment as a driver for Uber and later as a caregiver for elderly in the United States.