Big Brother took everyone by surprise when he "declared"
Mariel Rodriguez a celebrity housemate through a letter that was
read by Uber co-host Bianca Gonzalez yesterday, October 17.
No one was more shocked than the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2
host herself, who thought she was just accompanying newly arrived housemate Jon
Avila inside the confession room. Mariel was doing her usual hosting routine
for PBB Celebrity Uber when Big Brother informed her that she would be
staying inside his house for a while. This was totally unexpected, and probably
scary for her, especially since she has always been outspoken about her greatest
fear—being locked up inside the house as a housemate.
Apparently, this twist had been planned out well by Big Brother, with the
host's manager, Boy Abunda, in the know. A pre-taped VTR of his message was
shown to Mariel and the housemates, telling her not to blame Kuya but himself. Boy said he believed she would be a better person when her time inside the Big
Brother house was up.
Mariel told the housemates that there had been hints and signs that she would
be tricked into something like this—her schedule was blocked off for the next two
weeks—but she didn't really give it serious thought. On the part of Big
Brother, this was the only way he could get Mariel. He had been trying to convince
her since PBB Celebrity Season 1 but she was always adamant in remaining outside the house's confines.
Now that Mariel is not just the "Kapitbahay ni Kuya" but a certified
housemate, would there be some connivance between her and Big Brother,
like a special personal task of snooping around the housemates?
Joining Mariel and the other housemates are Jon Avila, who entered the house
during Uber Live, wearing only board shorts that displayed his killer
abs, and Ethel Booba, who gave the housemates a show during Primetime live. The
three complete the roster of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 housemates.
THE ULTIMATE PASAWAY. After endless speculation on whether Ethel
Booba would be "in" or "out," the controversial sexy comedienne
is now officially a celebrity housemate.
Tagged
by Big Brother as "The Ultimate Pasaway," Ethel recently made news
again after she backed out from PBB Celebrity Edition 2. She reasoned out that she could not bear to leave her boyfriend Janvier
Daily, who reportedly was against her entering Kuya's House.
A day
after the PBB Celebrity kick-off, however, her manager Chino Sarenas
announced that Ethel expressed renewed interest in joining Kuya's
housemates. Chino also expressed hope that PBB would
give his talent a second chance. Kuya just stayed mum on whether or not to reconsider. It turned out that Kuya not only did that, he
probably took it as an opportunity to teach the "pasaway" a lesson or
two.
THE
ENGLISH OUTCAST. Another interesting addition is Jon Avila (a.k.a. Jon
Mullaly), the Bench Body billboard hunk, who made his red- carpet entrance
during PBB Celebrity Uber yesterday, hours before Ethel showed up during
the primetime edition.
Behind
those well-toned abs and Fil-Irish looks, however, is a sympathetic soul who
has been through a lot. Called the "The English Outcast" by Big
Brother, Jon claims to have suffered bullying and discrimination while growing
up in the United Kingdom because of his Asian origin. The Fil-Irish model is a bit vulnerable
right now because his family is in the U.K. He's only just starting to settle here. Falling in
love with any of his fellow housemates is not farfetched.
The story of his life will unfold, like everyone else's, every night on Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity 2 Primetime Edition at 10:30 p.m. and PBB Celebrity 2 Uber at 5:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.