31 Facts About Kris Aquino

Kris Aquino is the youngest daughter of the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.

Kris Aquino is widely known as a top celebrity product endorser and a philanthropist who advocates for lupus awareness, children's rights, LGBT rights, culture and art appreciation, freedom of expression, and democratic reforms.

Kris Aquino was born as Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino in Quezon City, Philippines, to Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr.

Kris Aquino is the cousin of actress and equestrienne Mikee Cojuangco, and the niece of former Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco, Jr.

Kris Aquino was featured on the front page of The New York Times and on the cover of Time Magazine.

Kris Aquino spent most of her elementary school days in the United States, where the Kris Aquino family was in exile.

Kris Aquino returned to the Philippines and attended rallies against the Marcos regime.

Kris Aquino made her film debut with actor-comedian Rene Requiestas in Pido Dida, which was a blockbuster hit.

Kris Aquino had a commercially steady career, and managed to score an acting nomination for The Fatima Buen Story.

Kris Aquino starred in a film based on a true-to-life murder, the Vizconde massacre.

Kris Aquino finished her elementary school education at the Poveda Learning Center in Quezon City.

Kris Aquino went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin-Makati, where she was batchmates with Pinky Webb and Karen Davila.

Kris Aquino later joined ABS-CBN as a contract artist and was launched in morning talk show Today with Kris Aquino.

Kris Aquino hosted the Philippine franchise of Deal or No Deal, which is part of ABS-CBN's primetime lineup, where she appeared on the US version as part of a Deal or No Deal "around the world" event which hosted by Howie Mandel in May 2008.

Kris Aquino began her film career with Regal Films, one of the oldest film companies in the Philippines, appearing in Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo, and its sequals with comedian Rene Requiestas.

Kris Aquino won her first supporting actress award in 2002 for Mano Po, for her portrayal of a weak-willed and submissive scion of a wealthy Filipino-Chinese clan.

Kris Aquino starred alongside Vice Ganda and Ai-Ai Delas Alas in Sisterakas, a 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival entry.

Kris Aquino was diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria in 2018 after undergoing tests in Singapore out of concern that she might be suffering from lupus.

In May 2022, Kris Aquino disclosed that she has a life-threatening condition but dispelled rumors that she was "dying" and confined in an intensive care unit.

Kris Aquino has stated to have autoimmune thyroiditis and vasculitis.

Kris Aquino had a live-in relationship with actor Phillip Salvador and had their first son in 1994.

In 2003, her relationship with comedian Joey Marquez was highly publicized after their breakup in which Kris Aquino exposed Marquez on contracting her with STD.

Kris Aquino was married to PBA professional player James Yap in a civil marriage ceremony on July 10,2005, and announced the following year that she was pregnant, following a controversy in 2006 on Yap's infidelity.

In 2010, Kris Aquino announced that she had separated from Yap, citing personal reasons, and stated she was seeking an annulment.

Kris Aquino was amidst another public scandal in 2018 making death verbal threats via telephone to her former business manager, Nicko Falcis as their business relationship gradually ended.

In October 2021, Kris Aquino announced her engagement to former politician Mel Senen Sarmiento.

Kris Aquino founded a boutique and agency in partnership with Abunda and other personalities including Nonon del Carmen and Agnes Maranan.

Kris Aquino owns numerous fast food store franchises such as Jollibee and Chowking and owns Nacho Bimby - a company that's under her youngest son's namesake.

In December 2009, Kris Aquino showcased her home collection called K Everyday.

Kris Aquino produced her son's debut movie, My Little Bossings, in 2013.

In 2015, Kris Aquino started producing vlogs on her own website, featuring specifically cooking and travel vlogs.