Count Greggy Santos as among Q Channel 11's newest discoveries of QTV 11.
On its own, GMA-7's sister station Q 11 continues to discover its own talents to star in one of its lineup of shows. Some, like former Ka-Toque chef now Celebrity Duets 2 contender JL Cang, was able to move out of Q 11 to GMA-7. Others remain with Q 11 but were able to generate much interest and became homegrown superstars in Q 11, like chef Rob Pengson of Chef To Go.
A new addition is the newest member of the lifestyle show Living It Up, music correspondent Greggy Santos.
As a way of thanksgiving and introducing three more new shows, QTV 11 hosted a presscon overflowing with raffle prizes and loot bags last night, September 23, at Alfredo's restaurant on Tomas Morato, and among those present was Greggy.
The 21-year-old 5' 10" looker is a senior student of Ateneo de Manila, taking up Management Economics. A member of his school's golf team, Vincent Gregory used to have a band, which disbanded after he left for the States for a short vacation.
"When I returned, they decided to change genre. I'm more of a mellow guy and they wanted to play wild so we separated," Greggy explained to PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal).
His first taste of showbiz was when he auditioned—and won—an episode of another QTV 11 show Hired, for a new QTV 11 music video jock. His prize was his job in Living It Up as he now co-hosts with Raymond Gutierrez, Issa Litton, Sam Oh, and Tim Yap every Wednesday night at 7:15. Greggy handles the music segment.
What is an Atenista doing in showbiz?
"You know, people have a not-so-right impression about us who study in Ateneo. They think we're not showbiz, but most of us are, actually. Me, I watch local movies," said Greggy.
What was the last local movie he saw? The video jock said it was Star Cinema's For The First Time starring Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion.
Asked why he did not audition for StarStruck, Greggy said he actually just wanted to sing or host. But now, he's open to acting after he finishes his studies.
"I wanted a different path in joining showbiz then," he said.
Jokingly, we asked Greggy if he can do sexy pictorials and he said, "Yes, if the time comes."
Greggy lists music and sports high in his extra-curricular activities. Besides golf, he also plays badminton and basketball.
He is currently single and straight.
"Wala pa lang ulit akong mahanap," he answers when we asked why.
Greggy is being managed by Audie Gemora and Carlo Orosa of STAGES.
