Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards were mentioned on ABS-CBN's It's Showtime earlier today, March 7.
It's Showtime is the rival program of Eat Bulaga, where Maine and Alden's AlDub love team was conceived.
This happened during the "Taga Saan Ka" segment, where hosts choose members from the studio audience to perform the "Taga Saan Ka" dance for a cash prize.
Vhong Navarro and Billy Crawford were tasked to find contestants for the segment.
Billy found a contestant whose name is Maine. He told Vhong, "Eksakto, Kuys [short for Kuya]! May bumisita sa atin, si Maine!"
Vice Ganda shouted in response, "Welcome to Showtime, Maine!"
Amy Perez then laughed out loud and exclaimed, "Ang cute naman!"
When it was contestant Maine's turn to dance, she was welcomed by Karylle who quipped, "O, ito na, first time niya sa Showtime!"
Billy then asked, "First time mo, Maine? O, Maine, welcome!"
Vhong told Billy, "O, kamustahin mo naman si Alden!"
Audiences laughed out loud because of Vhong's punchline.
Billy then told him, "Hindi, ibang Maine 'yon!"
Billy: “Maine...”
— ? (@menggalurks) March 7, 2018
Vhong: “Kamustahin mo naman si Alden.”
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© mtyu30#ALDUBLangOKna pic.twitter.com/zLQczPJszv
This is not the first time that the AlDub love team was mentioned on the Kapamilya program.
Last March 2, during the "Tawag ng Tanghalan" segment, Vice was lamenting about his love life.
Vhong believed that "may tamang panahon" for the man of his dreams.
Vice responded by asking, "Tamang panahon, parang AlDub lang?"
Eto pa oh haha ang kulit pic.twitter.com/huZSbBUZk3
— nina de mesa (@ndemesa90) March 7, 2018
Netizens, including AlDub fans, shared their reactions about these two instances.
Here are some posts of netizens on Twitter:
Nega minds: "Sa showtime pinagkakatuwaan nlng ang AlDub kasi laos na"
— pickelse seys (@pickelseys24) March 7, 2018
Positive minds: "Showtime recognized that Maine and Alden is for real"
Sa akin naman #ALDUBLangOKna natural na kilos lang nila coz together khit di magpasweet naguumapaw naman sa mata palang ng dalawa ???????? https://t.co/EptxVIjOog
Hehehe! mga kanesyen! may ALDUB na sa Showtime! kinilig akooooo! Waaaaaahahahahha! #ALDUBLangOKna https://t.co/i7mkBWTutA
— peter06 (@Peter0660) March 7, 2018
Showtime na lang kaya panoorin ko. Mas madalas mabanggit AlDub dun eh. Masakit na rin sa pusong manood ng @EatBulaga. #ALDUBLangOKna
— ????Sheilabs??MaiChard???? (@Sheilabs_AM) March 7, 2018
HAHAHAHAHA TAMANG PANAHON! parang copyright ng ALDUB. ???????? hay! Nahahatak na ng showtime ang interest ko. ???? https://t.co/aVxUbtI7Nt
— P. ? (@alonislayp) March 7, 2018
Uy!...Ano nangyari bakit nasa Showtime ang ALDUB?
— MataliaSuyao (@matalia_suyao13) March 7, 2018
Konting sandali na lang...mukhang mas okay panuorin ang show na YAN mukhang may pagpapahalaga sa ALDUB.#ALDUBLangOKna
Mabuti pa ang showtime nababanggit lagi ang AlDub ko ????????????
— ???????? (@SeptemberJuan1) March 7, 2018
Buti pa sa Showtime puede ang ALDUB!@EatBulaga #ALDUBLangOKna
— Bay Lau ???? (@baylau16) March 7, 2018
Thank you, Vice! @vicegandako for mentioning aldub on showtime..I love you! it means a lot for me ????
— Stoney_aldub03 (@akosijannah16) March 3, 2018
Isa ako sa sampu #NicomaineAt23
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— mengchy (@bibimeng03) March 3, 2018
Vhong to vice: alam mo darating din tayo jan sa tamang pananahon.
Vice: tamang panahon? ALDUB lang?#NicomaineA23
Showtime
— Rimaine De Leon (@rimaine17) March 3, 2018
Vhong - sa tamang panahon
Vice - aldub yon sa tamang panahon . ? Buti pa showtime alam nila may ALDUB parin na LT . #NicomaineAt23
Kaaliw ito @EatBulaga buti pa sa showtime Aldub, pine pair si Maine ke Alden ????#ALDUBLangOKna
— PrettyMissusMe (@GoxxN) March 7, 2018