| BB Gandanghari | |
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| Born | Rustom Cariño-Padilla September 4, 1967 Philippines |
| Occupation | Actor/model |
| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Spouse | Carmina Villaroel (m. 1998–2002) annulled |
| Parents | Carlos Roy Padilla and Eva Carino |
BB Gandanghari (born Rustom Cariño-Padilla on September 4, 1967)[1] is a Filipino transsexual actress, commercial model. She is the elder sibling to actors Rommel and Robin Padilla and younger sibling to Royette Padilla.
In January 2009, after returning from the United States, Padilla came out as a transsexual and changed her name to BB Gandanghari.[2][3]
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As Rustom Padilla, he hosted a franchised version of Wheel of Fortune on ABC 5. After her hosting stint, Rustom left the Philippines and studied filmmaking in the US.
Padilla appeared in the film version of the comic book Zsazsa Zaturnnah as the gay salon owner Ada (Adrian), alter ego of Zsazsa Zaturnnah, in TV series La Vendetta via GMA 7 and movie Happy Hearts. She was also a cast of ABS-CBN's Eva Fonda.
In 2009, Gandanghari hosted the National Kidlat Awards in Boracay, Philippines. She appeared again in SRO Cinema Serye: Rowena Joy.
Padilla was born to Carlos Roy Padilla and Eva Carino. She has 7 siblings, 3 brothers and 4 sisters[1] In 1994, Padilla married Carmina Villaroel who filed for annulment after several months. It was granted in June 2002.[4]
She became one of the 14 housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. On March 2, 2006, she came out of the closet on the show by telling fellow housemate Keanna Reeves that she is gay[5] On day 45 of the competition, Rustom opted to voluntarily leave the house.
In January 2009, Padilla came out as a transsexual. She plans to undergo sex reassignment operation.[6][7] Her brother, action star Robin Padilla, says he fully accepts his brother's new identity.[8]
"Importante masaya ang kapatid natin. May sarili na siyang pag-iisip. Ayoko naman ng meron nga tayong nagpapakalalaking kapatid, malungkot naman..."
(What is important is my brother to be happy. He's old enough to know what he wants. I wouldn't want my brother to lie to himself and act manly, when doing so makes him unhappy...)—Robin Padilla on BB Gandanghari[9]
Gandanghari holds a B.A. in Economics from St. Louis University, Baguio City and studied Filmmaking at UCLA.
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