(From left) Anne Curtis, Vice Ganda. Images: Screengrab from YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment
Anne Curtis assured her fans that there’s “no need for such negative energy” after she was unwittingly led by “It’s Showtime” co-host Vice Ganda to say the tagline of a commercial advertisement that he was endorsing.
On the Jan. 20 episode of the noontime show, Vice Ganda playfully told Curtis to say, “Nice, Ganda.” The actress-host initially thought nothing of it, and repeated the phrase, until she soon realized that this was the tagline of the fast-food chain commercial that was directly in competition with the food brand she was patronizing.
“Ay, bad ‘yun sa’kin (Hey, that’s bad for me),” Curtis then said, still laughing at how she had been one-upped by Vice Ganda. “Sorry po, pasensya na po. Di ko sinasadya yon (So sorry, please excuse me. I didn’t meant that.”
Vice Ganda, and fellow hosts Jhong Hilario and Vhong Navarro were laughing in the background while Karylle hugged her, as captured by one @AltStarMagic on X (formerly Twitter). Vice Ganda can then be heard saying, “Bakit ka naman magsosorry? ‘Maganda’ lang naman yung sinabi, wala ka namang sinabing masama.”
NAPAKA-SMOOTH NG SEGUE PERO ANG GAGA MO KAY ANITA MEME 😭😭😭 #ShowtimeTNT7Pangarap pic.twitter.com/cRv98Oy0ol
— ALTStarMagic 💫 (@AltStarMagic) January 20, 2024
“Ikaw, kapag nawalan ako ng kontrata. Pasensya na po kayo. Hindi ko po sinasadya (You, if I lose my contract. I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean it). Lapse of judgement, sorry,” she said.
In response, Vice Ganda said in jest that the line was meant to be a compliment towards the contestants of the show’s “EXpecially For You” segment.
The next day, Curtis took to her X page to once say that having said the phrase was a lapse in judgment on both her and Vice Ganda’s side. She also urged their followers to stay calm and not blow up with “negative energy.”
“Guys, kalma. No need for such negative energy. Vice and I are fine. It was a lapse of judgment on both sides. At least we can move forward and be [careful],” she said.
“Ganyan ang biruan backstage, but syempre dapat iba pag on-air. Kaya kalma (That’s how we joke around backstage but we must be professional on air. So calm down). It’s a beautiful day,” she further added.
Morning everyone. Guys, kalma. No need for such negative energy. Vice and I are fine. It was a lapse of judgment on both sides. At least we can move forward and be keyrfuul. Ganyan ang biriun backstage but syempre dapat iba pag on air. Kaya kalma. It’s a beautiful day. Gawin na…
— Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith) January 21, 2024
The official X page of the fast food brand assured Curtis that they’re still “best friends,” which the actress-host accepted in glee in a separate post.
🫶🏽 you back 🐝 🥰 Thank you! https://t.co/1VYGlRvuKw
— Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith) January 21, 2024
Meanwhile, Vice Ganda admitted on X that there are moments when he doesn’t “think enough” and that he tends to go beyond his boundaries when it comes to making people laugh.
“At times I dont think enough. Sa kagustuhan kong magpatawa bira ako ng bira kaya minsan sablay (With my intention to make funny lines, I tend to make a mistake). Sometimes I hate myself,” he said.
“Pero ganun talaga sa comedy man o sa real life talagang hit and miss (But comedy is like that, even in real life, there’s always a hit or miss) And we’ll just have to try again,” he continued.
No. At times i dont think enough. Sa kagustuhan kong magpatawa bira ako ng bira kaya minsan sablay. Sometimes i hate myself. Pero ganun talaga sa comedy man o sa real life talagang hit and miss. And we’ll just have to try again. https://t.co/D2cdsWIX5o
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) January 21, 2024
The “Praybeyt Benjamin” star also apologized for putting Curtis “in an uncomfortable situation” in a series of follow-up posts.
I put Anne in an uncomfortable situation. Wrong. Sorry.
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) January 21, 2024
No. At times i dont think enough. Sa kagustuhan kong magpatawa bira ako ng bira kaya minsan sablay. Sometimes i hate myself. Pero ganun talaga sa comedy man o sa real life talagang hit and miss. And we’ll just have to try again. https://t.co/D2cdsWIX5o
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) January 21, 2024
“But yes, it was lapse of judgment. It was our usual ‘brandagulan’ moment na late nya narealize so nasabi nya ung tagline nang di nya namalayan. I apologized to her And pinagtawanan n lng namin. Our sisterhood will always be Nice Ganda,” he added.
(But yes, it was a lapse of judgment. It was our usual ‘brandagulan’ moment that she realized late, so she said the tagline without realizing it. I apologized to her and we laughed about it. Our sisterhood will always be Nice Ganda.)