Taylor Lautner reacts to Christopher Diwata’s ‘What hafen Vella’ trend

(From left) Taylor Lautner and Christopher Diwata. Images: Instagram/@taylorlautner, Screengrab from YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment

Taylor Lautner finally took notice of the viral “What hafen, Vella” trend, which was pointed out to him by a netizen on social media.

The “What hafen, Vella” trend stemmed from the “Kalookalike” stint of Christopher Diwata on “It’s Showtime” and resurfaced on social media 10 years later. In his skit, he was supposedly impersonating Lautner’s character Jacob Black in the then wildly popular “Twilight” saga, with the lines, “What hafen, Vella? (What happened, Bella).”

Since it reappeared on social media, Diwata has been receiving plenty of brand endorsements and several celebrities even jumped on the trend.

Lautner, it appeared, was not at all oblivious to the trend, as he was being tagged by his Filipino followers on his social media to take notice of Diwata. And at last, he acknowledged it, sort of.

In the comments of Lautner’s recent TikTok post where his wife joined him, one @tatsss told the Hollywood actor: “Bro noticing everything except the ‘What hafen Vela’ trend.”

Lautner responded with: “Yup, but it’s not [your] fault, it’s mine.”

Image: Screengrab from TikTok/@taylorlautner

Diwata has yet to comment on Lautner’s reaction, as of this writing.

Aside from brand endorsements, Diwata was also recently seen collaborating with various artists such as SB19 and Ben&Ben, as well as show appearances and interviews.

Among the celebrities who participated in the “What hafen, Vella” trend are Piolo Pascual, Iñigo Pascual, Bela Padilla, BINI Maloi, Mikha, and Aiah, Michael Sager, KZ Tandingan, and TJ Monterde. /edv