Philippine Showbiz Today
December 22, 2017 - January 7, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
Pia recalls how her
family used to celebrate
Christmas
Pia Wurtzbach recalled that
there was a time in her life when
she and her family would treat
Christmas just like any ordinary
day.
Unlike other families who go
all out in preparing food during
the holiday season, Wurtzbach
said her family didn’t have that
luxury because they were not well
off.
“Noong naghiwalay ‘yung
parents ko tapos ako na ‘yung
breadwinner ng family, parang
hindi na namin kino-consider
as a holiday talaga ‘yung Pasko
kasi tight talaga ‘yung budget.
Parang normal na araw lang ‘yung
Christmas sa amin dati. Meron
akong memory na naririnig ko
nagsasaya ‘yung mga tao sa labas
tapos wala kaming handa at nasa
bed lang ako,” she said.
Wurtzbach also shared how
she celebrated Christmas and
New York in New York alone right
after she won the Miss Universe in
2015.
“Noong Christmas na nanalo
ako, December 21 ‘yun, nilipad
nila ako agad sa New York.
Siyempre ‘yung staff ng Miss
Universe, nagbakasyon. So mag-
isa lang ako sa Miss Universe
apartment ng Christmas at New
Year. Wala talaga akong kasama,”
she said.
The following year, she got to
pay her family a visit in London.
She intends to do the same this
year.
“Siyempre manonood muna
ako ng ‘The Revenger Squad.’
Kapag napanood ko na with my
friends and some of my family
here in Manila, lilipad na ako ng
London para makita ang aking
mommy,” she said.
Two years since she became
the third Filipina to win Miss
Universe, Wurtzbach was asked
what’s the biggest change that
happened in her life.
“Siguro ‘yung adjustment sa
bagong life. Finally, nakakapag-
ipon na ako. Iniisip ko na ngayon
‘yung future ko na. I can start
building for my own. I am very
thankful for that. It was years and
years po talaga, since I was 11,
of helping people. Now I realize
that it’s time for me to also help
myself,” she said.●
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