39 Facts About Heart Evangelista

Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco-Escudero was born on February 14,1985 and known professionally as Heart Evangelista, is a Filipino actress.

Heart Evangelista is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network represented by Alice Talents Agency in Paris, France and Directions Groups INC.

Heart Evangelista is the second wife of the incumbent Senate President Francis Escudero.

Heart Evangelista was born Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco on February 14,1985, in Manila, to Reynaldo Evangelista Ongpauco, a Filipino businessman, and Maria Cecilia del Gallego Payawal.

Heart Evangelista's aunt is 1960s superstar Liberty Ilagan by marriage to her paternal uncle.

Heart Evangelista was born in the Philippines and moved to the US before returning to her homeland in her early teens.

Heart Evangelista started her career at age 13 as a model and TV actress.

Heart Evangelista is first cousin to Happy Ongpauco-Tiu, one of the daughters of Liberty Ilagan and the owner of the Filipino restaurant Barrio Fiesta.

Heart Evangelista won the Best New Female Personality awards from Star Awards for Movies and Star Awards for TV.

Heart Evangelista won Texter's and Listener's Choice at the Himig Handog Awards for her single "Love Has Come My Way".

Heart Evangelista released the single "Tell Me" in Australia where it peaked at number 18 on the charts.

Heart Evangelista finished a sineserye for the station, the remake of the movie Hiram na Mukha, and appeared briefly on Pangarap na Bituin.

Heart Evangelista starred in the reformatted version of Your Song under the title "Muntik Na Kitang Minahal".

Heart Evangelista played a role as one of the twins in the fantaserye Luna Mystika.

Heart Evangelista appeared on her first afternoon TV soap Sine Novela: Ngayon at Kailanman which aired its final episode in September 2009.

Heart Evangelista was a regular host of the now-defunct musical variety show on GMA, Party Pilipinas.

Heart Evangelista appeared in the Christmas reality show Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge on GMA Network, and she played a dwarf on Dwarfina.

Heart Evangelista was included in the afternoon drama Forever opposite co-star Geoff Eigennmann.

Heart Evangelista then started her next project on Luna Blanca Book 3 onwards till its finale.

Heart Evangelista starred in My Korean Jagiya, paired with former U-KISS member Alexander Lee.

Heart Evangelista has a passion for painting and previously held solo exhibitions showcasing her artworks, where she uses her real name, Love Marie as her artist name.

Heart Evangelista held her second solo exhibition in the same year at Galerie Joaquin through her Love Marie gallery.

Heart Evangelista's hand-painted bags were introduced in the same year at BMW BGC through her exhibition, Carry your heART.

Heart Evangelista's Follow Your Heart artwork was featured in the February 2019 US edition of Harper's Bazaar.

In 2021, Heart Evangelista collaborated with Incubus lead vocalist Brandon Boyd for Moonlight Arts Collective, an organization founded by Boyd himself showcasing art by various cultural icons that moonlight as visual artists.

In 2023, Heart Evangelista dropped her solo print debut of her artwork, Love's First Bloom, on Moonlight Arts Collective.

In 2021, Heart Evangelista was announced as the newest face of the French luxury bag brand Lancaster, alongside Barbara Palvin.

Heart Evangelista was one of the 25 worldwide personalities selected for Salvatore Ferragamo's Silk Your Style campaign.

Heart Evangelista has been featured on the covers of Harper's Bazaar Singapore, Harper's Bazaar Indonesia, Vogue Philippines, L'Officiel Philippines, Tatler Philippines, and ICON Singapore.

Heart Evangelista has dedicated features in Vogue Singapore, Vogue Thailand, Harper's Bazaar Taiwan, and Harper's Bazaar Singapore.

Heart Evangelista is the co-founder and co-CEO of Pure Living, a beauty and wellness company.

Heart Evangelista is a co-owner of Harlan Beach Resort in Boracay, Philippines.

Heart Evangelista's foundation has been active since its inception and has helped thousands of children with special needs.

In 2024, as her husband, senator Francis Escudero, was elected as the new Senate President, Heart Evangelista assumes the position as the head of Senate Spouses Foundation.

Heart Evangelista is an LGBT ally and a recipient of Lagablab Network's Equality Champion Award in the Philippines.

Heart Evangelista dated John Prats, Jericho Rosales, Daniel Matsunaga, and Sid Lucero.

Heart Evangelista assumed the role of first lady of Sorsogon on June 30,2019, until June 30,2022, when her husband was elected governor of Sorsogon province.

Chiz Escudero and Heart Evangelista renewed their vows, celebrating their 9th wedding anniversary on February 15,2024 at Balesin Royal Villa.

On 12 May 2024, Heart Evangelista disclosed that she had suffered a fourth miscarriage.