Renowned OPM singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid recounted that he was supposed to host the local version of the hit US talent show ‘Little Big Shots’ instead of Billy Crawford.
“I’m just thankful to ABS-CBN that they even considered, that I was given the opportunity to do the mock shoot,” Ogie said, sharing his appreciation to ABS-CBN for being very supportive and very honest of him.
“..And I’m so happy that it went to Billy. I’m very proud of him. Obviously he deserves it more than I do,” the singer continued.
Ogie also revealed that he texted Billy to congratulate him for being the chosen host of the talent show and that it was the franchise owner’s decision to assign Billy as host and not the Kapamilya network.
“I think siguro because bago ako dito. They know Billy obviously because he’s an international star and they’ve seen him, dami na niyang hinost. Na-feel noong may-ari ng franchise na si Billy talaga. Eh sila ang may-ari eh sila, ang masusunod,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Ogie’s wife Regine Velasquez-Alcasid felt sad of what happened. Ogie said that Regine is a big fan of the show on NBC.
“Siguro nagdamdam si Regine for me dahil gusto niya sa akin ‘yon. But like I always say mayroong nababagay sa iyo, mayroong hindi. And thinking now sa schedule ko parang ‘di ko din yata magagawa,” the singer said about his wife during an interview.
Despite of what happened, Ogie and Billy are in good terms.
Billy Crawford was revealed to host the upcoming talent show last week in a teaser. Little Big Shots originated in America and was hosted by Steve Harvey. The show features talented kids from ages 2 to 12 years old where The Voice Kids Season2 winner Elha Nympha was een performing.
