James Franco to Pia Wurtzbach: I love the Philippines!

I ❤️ the Philippines!!! ❤️ 2 @missuniverse!!!

A photo posted by James Franco (@jamesfrancotv) on Jan 8, 2016 at 10:32am PST

“I love the Philippines,” was how Hollywood star James Franco responded after Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach admitted that the actor is one of her celebrity crushes.

In an Instagram post on Saturday (Philippine time), Franco posted a side by side photo of him and Wurtzbach, waving after winning the Miss Universe crown in Las Vegas. “I [love] the Philippines! [Love] 2 @missuniverse!” his caption on Instagram read.

The photo has received more than 83, 000 likes as of posting time. Wurtzbach has “regrammed” the photo which has received around 40,000 likes.

“I LOVE YOU MORE!!!” Wurtzbach’s post said.

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During an interview on Entertainment Tonight, Wurtzbach mentioned that Franco was one of his Hollywood crushes along with Seth Rogen and Channing Tatum.

The 26-year-old beauty queen is expected to arrive in the Philippines on January 23 for a series of events including a grand parade. NC

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