Vice Ganda admits he once thought Enchong Dee was gay

Enchong-Dee. FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Openly gay comedian Vice Ganda admitted that he once doubted the true sexual preference of actor Enchong Dee.

“Ako personally, pinagdudahan ko rin ang pagkatao ni Enchong. Minsan sa buhay ko, sinabi ko, ‘bakla to si Enchong,’” said Vice Ganda, who pinch-hit for Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino on The Buzz Sunday.

(Personally, I also questioned Enchong’s identity. Once in my life, I said, ‘Enchong is gay.’)

“Bakit mo pinagdudahan (Why did you doubt him)?” Co-host Toni Gonzaga asked Vice Ganda.

“May lambot kumilos, effeminate. Pero di naman lahat ng malambot kumilos, bakla. At hindi naman lahat na matitigas na lalaki, e totoong lalaki,” Vice Ganda explained.

(He is quite soft, effeminate. But not all those who are effeminate are gay. And not all men who act tough are real men.)

Vice Ganda said he also once asked a person close to Dee regarding his true sexual preference.

“Tinanong ko, ‘bakla ba si Enchong?’ Hindi raw. O e di hindi. Tanggapin ko. Bakit ko ipipilit sa sarili kong bakla kung hindi? Wala naman magagawa sa buhay ko ‘yan,” Vice Ganda said.

(I asked him, ‘is Enchong gay?’ He said no. So, no. I should just accept it. Why would I insist that he is gay when he is not? That won’t do me any good.)

Vice Ganda was reacting to online rumors that Dee was just using his relationship with an unnamed woman to mask his true sexuality. Dee, himself, shrugged off the rumors, saying, “E di kung anong gusto nilang isipin, ganun naman talaga e. Basta ako, I am happy right now.”

(They can think whatever they want to think, that has always been the case. As for me, I am happy right now.)

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