Kris Aquino and Miley Cyrus. Screengrab and AFP FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Appearing on the post-Lenten week episode of her late-night talk show with Boy Abunda, the “Queen of All Media” Kris Aquino on Monday surprised everyone with her short hairstyle.
“Bimby calls me Miley Cyrus,” Aquino told Abunda. Bimby is her son with ex-husband, cager James Yap.
Aquino’s new hairdo has bangs, which stylists use to make a person look younger.
Abunda asked her if she’s going through tough times, like a romantic break-up, noting it’s common reaction for people to have a major haircut in such dire situation.
Aquino answered in the negative and flashed a wide-eyed smile.
Some netizens were happy and compared her to Anne Hathaway.
Anchors of a rival station gave mixed reactions.
In their morning news magazine show on Tuesday, Martin Andanar of TV5 asked co-anchor Lourd de Veyra if Aquino looked like her mother, the late President Corazon Aquino.
De Veyra took a second look at her photo and said she reminded him of Cynthia Luster (real name Yukari Oshima), a famous Japanese movie star and martial arts expert in the 1980s to 1990s who also acted in action films in the Philippines.
Recently, Aquino has been linked to Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, a famous comedian in those decades.
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