Billy Crawford, Coleen Garcia planned to leave country after ABS-CBN shutdown
Billy Crawford opened up on the impact that the ABS-CBN shutdown had on him, admitting that he had to consider other plans because of the loss of jobs.
“It was a lot of depressing moments,” he told Luchi Cruz-Valdes on “Usapang Real Life” last Saturday, Dec. 12, appearing alongside his wife, Coleen Garcia.
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“I’m not gonna lie, there are a lot of nights that I cried. There are a lot of nights that I called most of my friends at ABS,” he recalled.
The network was denied a franchise renewal by Congress last July. Crawford described it as a “dark period for everyone at ABS-CBN.” At the time, he and Garcia were expecting their first child, who was born in September.
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“I’m planning to sell everything and gonna move out of this country,” he admitted.
Article continues after this advertisement“Wala, e (There was nothing), I didn’t have a job,” he reasoned. “And if I did, it wasn’t really sustainable. I couldn’t sustain my family.”
Article continues after this advertisementLike other Kapamilya artists, Crawford made the move to TV5. By September, it was announced that he would host “The Masked Singer.” He also co-hosts the variety show “Lunch Out Loud.”
Despite the opportunities he got in a competing network, he says he remains friends with his Kapamilya co-stars. In fact, he and Vice Ganda had a heart-to-heart and shared their love for each other before Crawford’s new shows began airing. Niña V. Guno /ra
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