Model and TV host
In the increasingly polarised culture of celebrity-obsessed Philippines, movie stars and television personalities are expected to stay out of sociopolitical conversations, as a matter of preserving their careers. But Bianca Gonzalez Intal is one of the best examples of how these expectations are, increasingly, being defied. Throughout the 2000s, Gonzalez Intal built a successful career as a television host at ABS-CBN, Studio 23, and MTV Philippines. She rose to fame as a housemate and then host of Pinoy Big Brother, which she continues to host today.
Gonzalez Intal has also built a following on social media as an advocate for progressive values and a motivational figure for young people and parents. In 2014, she published Paano Ba Ito?, a book that provides teenagers with advice and life lessons. On Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, Gonzalez Intal speaks up about relevant issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights, mental health, and press freedom. She has also reiterated Paano Ba Ito? as a talk show and web series, through which she speaks to fellow celebrities and advocates. Gonzalez Intal also co-founded She Talks, a platform for women’s issues.
Awards
2015
PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Reality Show Host
2014
PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Reality Show Host
2012
PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Morning Show Host
2010
PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Female Showbiz Oriented Talk Show Host
Did You Know?
Bianca Gonzalez Intal is married to former pro basketball player JC Intal, with whom she has two daughters, Lucia and Carmen.