Herlene Budol, aka ‘Hipon Girl’ admitted that she would stay as a Kapuso despite offers from other networks.
Hipon Girl came into prominence after she became a host in the variety game show Wowowin.
She recently starred in a Magpakailanman (MPK) episode where she portrayed her own life story.
In her recent Facebook live video, she showed her gratitude to the GMA Network for giving her a project. She said she would stay with the network even if she did not have an official contract yet.
“I’m so proud of being (a Kapuso) hindi pa naman totally pero I’m feeling (I feel) very special with Kapuso kasi siyempre sa tagal ng panahon na hindi na ulit ako lumabas. Simula nang mag-pandemic hindi ako lumabas akala ko hindi na ako kilala ng mga tao, pero binigyan ako ng chance ng GMA para mag-hello ulit sa mga fans. Kaya sobrang proud ako na Kapuso ako, hindi ako lilipat.
“May chika ako sa inyo kinukuha ako nung keme (kabilang istasyon) pero hindi ako pumupunta roon kasi nga I believe Kapuso is Kapuso,” she said.
The 22-year old comedienne then expressed her gratitude to the GMA network and Kuya Wil (Willie Revillame), who discovered her back when she was still a guest in Wowowin.
“Siguro GMA pa rin ang pipiliin ko kasi sila ‘yung nag-open sa’kin ng opportunity para makapasok (sa showbiz). Siyempre marunong akong tumanaw ng utang na loob lalo na kay Kuya Wil, ayan Kuya Wil namimiss na kita sana naman namimiss mo rin ako,” said Hipon Girl.
In a previous press conference for Wish ko Lang‘s Winner September special in 2020, Budol expressed her gratitude towards the program for giving her a project amid the pandemic.
She portrayed the role of a mistress in the episode titled “Nasunog.”
Herlene Budol was only a contestant in Wowowin, but because of her bubbly personality and humor, her interview with host Willie Revillame went viral online with 35 million views.
She was later called to guest in the show, but since the viewers love to see her in the show, she eventually became one of the regular hosts of Wowowin.
