1. Kim Chiu's breakthrough came following her pairing with Gerald Anderson and has appeared together in a number of projects, most notable being Sana Maulit Muli, I've Fallen for You and Tayong Dalawa.
42 Facts About Kim Chiu
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Kim Chiu has received numerous accolades for her work in film and television, including a Seoul International Drama Award, a FAMAS Award, eight Star Awards for Television, and eleven Box Office Entertainment Awards.
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Kim Chiu was picked by Disney Southeast Asia to model as Mulan in a special 2015 calendar shoot.
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Kim Chiu is the fourth of five children to William Chiu, a Chinese Filipino businessman from Mindoro and Louella, a Philippine Sangley native who migrated from Dinagat Islands to Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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Kim Chiu is fluent in Cebuano, Tagalog, and English, with her Waray, Hokkien, and Mandarin Chinese at a beginner level only.
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Since her parents' separation in 1998, Kim Chiu had a dysfunctional relationship with both of her parents.
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Kim Chiu gained prominence when she won the top prize in the reality series Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition.
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Kim Chiu was the only housemate who was never nominated for eviction.
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In 2007, Kim Chiu starred in the primetime TV series entitled Sana Maulit Muli alongside Anderson which was released to significant acclaim.
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In 2008, Kim Chiu was cast in the Philippine adaptation of the South Korean TV series My Girl.
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In 2009, Kim Chiu secured her name as a top actress in the highly acclaimed TV series entitled Tayong Dalawa.
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Kim Chiu garnered several acting awards for her portrayal of Audrey, a woman who is loved by two soldiers.
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Kim Chiu starred in the well-received primetime drama, Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo, the highest rating teleserye of 2010 in the Philippines.
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Kim Chiu top-billed in a weekly musical anthology series Your Song, as a sub-series for the 12th season called Your Song Presents: Kim.
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In 2011, Kim Chiu starred in the romantic-comedy television series My Binondo Girl alongside Xian Lim, Matteo Guidicelli, and Jolo Revilla.
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In 2012, Kim Chiu starred in a horror film with Vilma Santos entitled The Healing.
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Kim Chiu played a woman who is cured of glomerulonephritis through a healer but must suffer a curse.
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Kim Chiu returned to melodrama acting via Ina, Kapatid, Anak, alongside Xian Lim, Maja Salvador and Enchong Dee.
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Kim Chiu's portrayal earned her an award for Best TV Drama Actress.
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Kim Chiu's performance received positive feedback and critics praise in view of her first comedic role on the big screen.
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In January 2014, Kim Chiu cemented her commercial draw with the romantic-comedy movie entitled Bride for Rent.
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Kim Chiu plays Rocky, a poor woman who agrees to marry for money.
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Kim Chiu recorded the Cebuano songs "Duyog" and "Labyu Langga" for the film's soundtrack.
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Kim Chiu top-billed in the rom-com, All You Need Is Pag-Ibig, which is Star Cinema's official entry to the 2015 MMFF.
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Kim Chiu is accompanied by Matteo Guidicelli, Alice Dixson, Christian Bables and Cacai Bautista in this said movie project which was set to show on theatres on All Saints' Day.
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The movie became a critical and commercial success garnering over P100m, making Kim Chiu a certified horror Queen and The Horror Princess of Philippine movies.
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Kim Chiu received nomination on the 44th annual MMFF Awards for Best Actress.
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Kim Chiu won the Film Actress of the Year in the 50th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards for her performance in the film One Great Love.
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In 2023, Kim Chiu had leading roles in two drama series, Fit Check and Linlang, both released on Amazon Prime Video.
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Kim Chiu earned a Best Actress nomination for the series at the 2024 Asian Television Awards.
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Kim Chiu was named as the 2025 calendar girl for the liquor brand Tanduay.
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Kim Chiu dated former onscreen partner and fellow PBB housemate Gerald Anderson from 2006 to 2010.
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Kim Chiu previously had a relationship with leading man, Xian Lim since 2012.
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On March 4,2020, Kim Chiu was traveling along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City on her way to a taping of her series Love Thy Woman when two unidentified gunmen, riding-in-tandem on a motorcycle, fired six gunshots at her van.
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Kim Chiu later revealed on social media that, a day after the incident, a person claiming to have been the actual target called one of her bosses to apologize.
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In 2015, Kim Chiu passed the UPCAT and enrolled in University of the Philippines's UPOU program for business courses.
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Kim Chiu began partnership with GlaxoSmithKline for its yearly asthma awareness campaigns, Win Against Asthma, after battling asthma as a child.
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Kim Chiu has since participated in disaster relief organizations such as Philippine National Red Cross and Sagip Kapamilya.
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Kim Chiu joined the PETA campaign "Free Mali" along with Xian Lim.
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Kim Chiu made a video plea for Mali, asking that she be moved to a sanctuary for the sake of her well-being.
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Kim Chiu was heavily involved with relief efforts for Typhoon Yolanda via the Red Cross, which had affected parts of her hometown.
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In October 2022, Kim Chiu launched her bag business, House of Little Bunny Philippines.