Bianca Gonzalez-Intal
Born
Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez

(1983-03-11) March 11, 1983
Manila, Philippines
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Children2
Modeling information
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown

Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez-Intal (Tagalog pronunciation: [gɔnˈsalɛs ˈintɐl]; born March 11, 1983) is a Filipina television host[1][2] and model.

Hosting career

Gonzalez first hosted GameChannel Extreme with Iya Villania, Chase Tinio and Aaron Mempin. Her first ever on-cam career in ABS-CBN network however was for the now defunct show, Review Night which she hosted with Ryan Agoncillo in Cinema One. For a little less than a year, she got her Studio 23 stint as a tadjock for Wazzup Wazzup. She also co-hosted MTV U-Break.

In 2001, she hosted Studio 23's Gameplan then transferred to Cinema One's Review Night with Ryan Agoncillo. She also became part of a Studio 23 morning show, Breakfast and later moved to the mother network to co-host Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas and StarDance, the director of which was Lino Cayetano.

Her career was boosted after an invitation to join Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition where she landed at 3rd place garnering 245,594 votes or 19% of the total votes and got major breaks afterwards. Aside from hosting Y Speak, she also landed a hosting job for Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition UpLate and as the resident campus VJ for Pinoy Dream Academy's Update and UpLate shows.

She also hosted The Filipino Channel show TFC Connect, where she discusses Filipino issues abroad.

Currently, she continues to host and produce Y Speak. She also hosted the now defunct showbiz-oriented news show Blog: Barkada Log, and the showbiz show Entertainment Live, but ended on January 28, 2012, and together with her co-hosts in Pinoy Big Brother, Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez. She reprised her role as one of the hosts of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 in a brand new "spin-off" show called Über. She hosts Cinema News Alert: Weekend Edition and a Cinema Jock features movie of the day on Cinema One.

On Tuesday nights, she takes us on a journey of discovering the "Ninoys" of the new generation, I Am Ninoy, founded on the popular campaign that is now developed for TV. The show started airing November 25, marking the would-have-been 76th birthday of Ninoy Aquino, and formerly aired on TV5.

Last December 14, 2011, Gonzalez signed a 2-year Contract with ABS-CBN. Present during Gonzalez' contract signing were ABS-CBN executives including president Charo Santos Concio. She is currently hosting a morning show, Umagang Kay Ganda and a reality show Pinoy Big Brother.

Advocacies and issues

On February 11, 2010, Bianca Gonzalez was appointed a UNICEF Philippines Child Rights Supporter. She has supported UNICEF in a personal capacity since 2007, including fundraising for education activities. In December 2007, she raised PHP 36,000 through her blog website for UNICEF's 100-book library program.

On December 10, 2013, her continuous support for Typhoon Haiyan survivors landed her the 6th spot in The Huffington Post[3] 6 Celebrities Who Remind Us to Not Forget Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Too Soon alongside other international celebrities such as Victoria and David Beckham, Pau Gasol, Rihanna, Vanessa Hudgens and Justin Bieber.

Personal life

She is the sister of TV host JC Gonzalez. In March 2014, she was engaged to PBA player JC Intal,[4] whom she married on December 4, 2014, in El Nido, Palawan.[5] In April 2015, television host Boy Abunda announced on his program Aquino & Abunda Tonight that Gonzalez and her husband Intal were expecting their first child.[6] The child, a daughter, Lucia Martine was born on October 23, 2015.[7]

Filmography

Television

Film

Year Title Role Production/distribution compan(ies)
1999 Di Pwedeng Hindi Puwede Orphan Star Cinema

FLT Films International RCP Productions

2009 Squalor TV News Reporter Cinemalaya Productions
OMG (Oh, My Girl!) Bianca Gonzalez Regal Films

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2008 Meg Teen Choice Awards Favorite Female Host Won
UP Gandingan Best Panel Discussion Host Y Speak Won
2010 24th PMPC Star Awards Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host E-Live Won

References

  1. Camposano, Jerni May H. "Bianca Gonzalez: On higher ground". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. Buan-Deveza, Reyma (March 4, 2003). "PBB host Bianca Gonzalez open to being reunited with Lino Cayetano". ABS-CBN. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  3. "6 Celebrities Who Remind Us to Not Forget Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Too Soon". Huffington Post. December 10, 2013.
  4. Badua, Snow (March 20, 2014). "Find out how PBA player Intal executed perfect game plan for his slam-dunk proposal to TV host Bianca Gonzalez". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. "Bianca Gonzalez and JC Intal wed in Palawan". Rappler. December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. "Bianca Gonzalez, JC Intal expecting first baby". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. ABS-CBN Corporation. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. "Bianca Gonzalez gives birth to baby girl". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. ABS-CBN Corporation. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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