Cora Waddell
Born
Coraleen Sarah Waddell[fn 1]

(1989-12-15) December 15, 1989
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Other namesCora
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
  • YouTuber
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Terence Lloyd
​
​
(m. 2018; ann. 2021)​
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Genre
Subscribers351,000[1]
(August 12, 2021)
Total views18 million[1]
(August 12, 2021)
100,000 subscribers2017

Coraleen Sarah Waddell[fn 1] (born December 15, 1989), popularly known as Cora Waddell (Tagalog: [ˈkɔɾa ˈwɐdɛl]), is an American-born Filipino actress, fashion model, and video blogger.

Early life

Coraleen Sarah Waddell was born in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, to Scott Waddell and Francy Roberto. Her family migrated to Orlando, Florida when she was eight. Her family's financial problems became worse when Cora's mother was involved in a vehicle accident, had to undergo emergency surgeries and was hospitalized for a month. The subsequent surgeries and long recovery depleted the family's finances and they were unable to pay the huge medical bills. Waddell was forced to quit college and moved to the Philippines to pursue modeling in 2010. Shortly thereafter, she clinched a modelling contract with Elite Manila Management and a five-year contract with Viva Entertainment. She then appeared in two Viva Films-produced movies Diary ng Panget: The Movie and Talk Back and You're Dead.[2][3] She made guest appearances on several episodes of TV5's remake of Bagets.

On October 29, 2016, Waddell was introduced as a regular housemate of the seventh regular season of Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7, and was dubbed “Dazzling Daughter ng Bulacan”.[4] She became the Seventh Big Placer.[5]

In August 2018, Waddell married businessman Terence Lloyd, with whom she has only one child.[6][7] The couple annulled in 2021. Her child with him was named Leila Celeste Waddell.[8]

YouTube career

Prior to creating her own channel, Waddell first appeared on Wil Dasovich's The Life of a Commercial Model (Metrobank Buddy Cora Waddell) vlog in September 2015. Ten months thereafter, she reunited with Wil and starred in the latter's "Baddest Model in the Philippines" vlog with Daniel Marsh, which went viral (10 million views). The Baddest viral video eventually prompted the creation of #VlogSquad.

On July 29, 2016, Waddell posted her first vlog, aptly titled "Vlogging around the Philippines (my first vlog)".

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2019 Tol Bridgette
2018 Alamat ng Ano Nila
Bagani Liwliwa
Ipaglaban Mo: Disgrasyada Lisa
2017 Wattpad Presents: Just the Strings Mary Imogen Suarez
Pusong Ligaw Kayla Benoit
2016–2017 Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 Herself
2011–2012 Bagets: Just Got Lucky Sachi

Film

Year Title Role
2018 Recipe For Love Valerie
2017 Woke Up Like This Kitty
2014 Talk Back and You're Dead Michie
Diary ng Panget: The Movie Riri

Music video appearance

Waddell starred in Jed Madela's Love Takes Time music video together with Tanner Mata. The music video peaked at #5 on Myx's Daily Top Ten. On June 22, 2017, Waddell announced a cameo in Vini Uehara's music video.

Awards and recognition

Year Award Result
2017 United Filipino Organization's Batang Pinoy, Batang Saipan Honoree
YouTube Play Button Silver Play Button (for surpassing 100,000 subscribers)
Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 7th Big Placer

Notes

  1. 1 2 Cora Waddell was born in the Northern Mariana Islands. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Roberto.

References

  1. 1 2 "About Coraleen Waddell". YouTube.
  2. ↑ "New Viva talent". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Everything falls into place for Coraleen Waddell". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. ↑ "Fil-Am beauty joins 'PBB: Lucky 7'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. ↑ "'PBB' season 7 runners-up announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ↑ "LOOK: Ex-'PBB' housemate Cora Waddell is now married". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Coraleen Waddell says she will raise her baby in the Philippines". Push. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  8. ↑ "Former PBB housemate Cora Waddell shares she gave birth on Valentine's Day". Push. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
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