WHEN Alden Richards was not acknowledged in an “Eat Bulaga!” (EB) segment on Oct. 26, fans took to social media to express their anger at the oversight.
The GMA-7 actor was a presenter for
the winners of the Miss Millennial 2019 segment on the noontime show.
Alden was tasked to present the second runner-up of the contest, along with
SKAL International chairman Robert Lim Joseph Jr.
However, EB host Pia
Guanio did not acknowledge Alden and only
introduced Joseph Jr.
Leysam Sanciangco, Alden’s
handler, noticed the gaffe and wrote on his Twitter account: “Di man lang binanggit haha! Parang pahabol na lang ah?”
After Pia failed to introduce Alden, co-host Paolo
Ballesteros mentioned Alden
after second runner-up Annabelle McDonell was
awarded.
“Congratulations! Thank you din, Alden,” said Paolo.
Pia used Instagram to address the
issue the following day. She made an appeal to Alden by writing: “Please tell
your fans not to get mad na! Wag na mag-away! God bless you all!”
Subsequently, Pia edited her Instagram post, which now has the caption: “So
proud to be part of a segment that aims to show how beautiful our country is.”
The hashtag #LabyuALDEN became a top trending topic on Twitter as fans
commented on the blunder. (Cosmo)
