“I have a very happy childhood. I have a very normal childhood. Happiest moment would be when I am with my relatives on my mother’s side. Lahat, we’re together, we would have a gathering like when it’s Christmas. Lahat kami nasa isang bahay.”

Studio pictorial: one year old

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“What I don’t like about being famous is people have misconceptions about you. They say, kapag konting gano’n mo lang, they’d be, ‘Ang yabang naman n’yan.”

Blowing bubbles: around 3 years old

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“I really like someone who’s like my stepdad. Someone who values family.”

At a school program: 4 years old

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“Confidence didn’t come overnight. When I was young, I just do what people wanted me to do. But I decided to give myself to things I want to do, such as sports and dancing. For a couple of years, I was part of the IS [International School] dance group.”

Club Gymnastica, Manila Polo Club, 1989

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During the filming of Nakagapos na Puso, Batangas, 1986

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“If someone asked me if there’s one celebrity I would go out on a date with, that is Adam Sandler. Because he is intelligent and very funny.”

1993

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“I think that love is when you find someone whom you can really connect with. Not only having the same values, not only having the same ideas. Parang in romantic love is when you find someone that is kinda exactly like you.”

My Little Mermaid: around 6 or 7 years old, in Dasma.

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KC loved bubble baths when she was little! Around 3 or 4 years old: at our Twin Towers unit, Ayala Avenue, Makati, where we lived from 1987 to 1992.

“Best thing i like about myself is that I think I have a huge capacity to love. I don’t easily judge other people.”

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“I don’t believe in ligawan. I really don’t. I always like people who I know that they are friends, you know, friends lang talaga. I believe in friendship, where things just happen, and then you realize that, you know...”

Martha’s Vineyard, 1998

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“The hunkiest among the actors? I’m not more into their bodies or their faces. Ang sa akin is their personality ’tsaka ’yong voice. You guys, I always say that it’s Jay Durias’s [Southborder keyboardist] voice. I like the way he sings his ballads.”

Winter in Boston, 1997

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“My parents have reason for everything. They are very intelligent people. They allow me out, they understand why I have to go out, but I have a curfew. They are very fair.”

At our home in Boston, 1997 or 1998

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“My dad Gabby? We’re textmates. He texts me corny quotes like, ‘I hope you have a smile-filled day. Good pm.’ He makes an effort to communicate.”

Ice-skating competition in Massachusetts, 1997

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“Piolo [Pascual] and I went out on a couple of dates, but nothing serious came out of it. We’re friends. We call each other once in a while.”

13th birthday, at home in Boston

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“My greatest influence is probably my mom and my dad [Kiko]. My mom, because growing up, I have always looked up to her. My dad, because he is very vocal about things.”

Dec. 15, 2000, the night before Simone Francesca Emmanuelle was born, Makati Medical Center.

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“I love my sister. I love her, but I cannot communicate with her as much as I want to. Kasi pag umuwi ako minsan, tulog na siya or nagji-gym or school.”

With Simone at Mama’s show, 2001

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Living in Paris, KC says, has always been her dream. “The European experience... I don’t want to pass up the opportunity. I’m not crazy to pass up the chance. So, I have the chance, I got it… and now, I am on my way.”

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