Amid the throng of supportive comments on her Instagram post, one message struck showbiz personality Kris Aquino — and other social media users.
The “Queen of All Media” on Friday, October 27 shared pictures of her reunion with her “other brother,” former talk show co-host Boy Abunda, who visited her in the United States where she is seeking treatment for her autoimmune conditions.
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Kris and Boy have been associated with each other for the longest time, both appearing on entertainment talk shows together, such as “Startalk,” “Boy and Kris,” “Aquino and Abunda Tonight,” “SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon” and the most famous, “The Buzz.”
Rumors of a falling out between the two friends swirled after Kris left ABS-CBN in 2016.
Two years later, Boy admitted in his talk show “The Bottomline” that he missed working with her as a co-host, saying that “she will always remain one of the best.”
In 2019, Kris answered an Instagram query about her friendship with Boy. She said that while she believed they’ll “always care about each other,” they were “no longer active participants in each other’s lives.”
Three years later, Boy said that he and Kris were “okay.”
“The friendship is not perfect (pero) wala kaming problema ni Kris,” he said to “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” in December 2022.
“Nabawasan lang ay ‘yung pagkikita naming personal. May mga debate kami tungkol sa mga bagay-bagay, but walang nabago,” Boy added.
Fast forward several months later, Kris shared that she and Boy had a “heartwarming reunion” when he visited her in the US.
“Boy never asked for anything, pero sa laki ng utang na loob namin sa kanya, (the entire time he managed me for my endorsements as long as it was with my sons, his commission was only from my 50%, buong buo for my [two] ‘yung talent fee — lugi nga ako kasi ‘yung 32-35% na tax, sagot ko, bilin ‘yun ng mom) binigay ko [nang] buong buo ‘yung medyo naputol [nang] ilang beses na footage,” she wrote.
Kris also greeted him on his birthday, calling him an “other brother” and “the keeper” of all of her secrets.
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Several personalities left supportive comments in her post like KC Concepcion, Anne Curtis, Carmina Villaroel, Neri Miranda and Bianca Gonzalez.
There were also other Instagram users who wished her well, including a fan account.
“Your unwavering courage and strength [inspire] a lot of people, including me. Laban lang po, Madam. You deserve all the love, concern, and prayers. We love, love, love you! @krisaquino,” an Instagram user who allegedly had the user name @kris.aquino14 wrote with a heart emoji.
The user also had a profile picture that featured Kris.
The former TV host noticed the Instagram account’s username and profile picture which carried her own name and face.
“@kris.aquino14, may I ask that you please change your user name to something super not like mine? Suggestions names I really like [are] Lilac, Amethyst, Lavender, and Pink. Bailey’s also good,” Kris commented to the fan account.
Her comment has earned 132 likes.
The Instagram user later changed the username to @kris.amethyst14. However, the picture of Kris stays as its current profile picture.
“@krisaquino Sure, Madam and Thank you. Your suggestions are very much appreciated,” the account responded to Kris with emojis of a heart and finger heart.
The account has the following as its bio: “Fan Account for @krisaquino. Supporting and loving her makes me happy.”
The initial interaction caught a Pinoy’s attention, who posted a screengrab of it on the X (formerly Twitter) platform.
“My queen,” the X user wrote, referring to Kris.
my queen pic.twitter.com/teGgAMMcq8
— miggy (@miguelkamay) October 30, 2023
The post has earned a whopping number of 18,000 likes and 1,800 retweets, with other X users sharing their amusement in the replies thread and in the quotes.
“I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, OH MY GOD HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH,” an X user wrote.
“Kris Aquino forever mothering,” commented another user.
“Oh, how I love her talaga. My maldita goal in life,” wrote a different user.
Back when she was still active in showbiz, Kris was known for being extremely frank and opinionated.
She is also known for her extra way of hosting TV shows, especially game shows and talk shows.
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