They do say television adds 10 pounds.
But with Matteo Guidicelli’s tight abs and toned arms visible on TV show “Bagani,” it seems a stretch to call him overweight.
The actor and triathlete was then caught off-guard by an encounter with a stranger yesterday.
He shared on Twitter: “Story that started my day at work… a random dude comes up to me and says ‘Sir pinapanood kita sa ‘Bagani’, ang taba mo doon. Pero hindi ka pala mataba sa personal!’”
(Sir I watch you in “Bagani,” you’re fat there. But you’re not fat in person!)
“Then I took at him in the eyes. What should I tell him?” he wondered.
Image: Twitter/@mateoguidicelli
Ambassador of the Philippines to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin Jr. sympathized with his own anecdote of being called “sobrang taba (very fat).”
Locsin also pondered, “What is it with Filipinos and calling their friends taba as a term of endearment?”
“I know. Especially to the ladies,” Guidicelli noted.
Image: Twitter/@mateoguidicelli
Perhaps the “random dude” should take a peek at the actor’s Instagram page, where his perennial beach body is on display.
Image: Instagram/@mateoguidicelli
Image: Instagram/@mateoguidicelli
In the end, Guidicelli claimed he “just smiled and showed my abs”—hopefully, this silenced the too-candid stranger.
Image: Twitter/@mateoguidicelli
But TV host Luis Manzano had a more straightforward proposal. “Tuhurin mo yung tonsils (knee his tonsils).” /ra
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