Like any normal teenage girl, Pauleen is waging a battle against weight. She used to be teased for being on the heavy side, though she now appears more comfortable with her current size.

“Ang hirap-hirap mag-control sa food, especially pag may parties, or, like—okay, one example na lang sa Eat Bulaga. In Eat Bulaga, we stay in one dressing room, and it’s like na our house there. Kasi, doon, may sofa, may ref, may everything, ’tapos may buffet every day doon, different kinds of food, dessert, everything. So, doon pa lang, ang hirap-hirap na mag-control, like everyone is eating and you’re not.”

(YES! February 2007 issue)