Actor-dancer Jhong Hilario walked out on the noontime show It's Showtime during the That's My Tomboy segment on Tuesday, January 28. Click here to watch the video.
That's My Tomboy is currently having a week-long presentation of the 39 grand finalists. Jhong is one of the hurados in the said segment along with comedy queen Ai Ai Delas Alas and Brapanese model Daniel Matsunaga.
In the segment, the That's My Tomboy grand finalists will present a privilege speech to the madlang pipol. One of the finalists in the first batch of 8 finalists for the day talked about losing a friend who always believed in her.
When it was Jhong's time to comment, he lauded the strength showed by the contestants, specially the one who gave the speech about her friend who died. He later became emotional, thinking of what happend to his friend Vhong Navarro, who was recently mauled by a group of men and currently recuperating in the hospital.
"Kasi kapag pinag-uusapan ang kaibigan..." an emotional Jhong said. "Hindi ho madali ang ginagawa namin dito sa Showtime," he continued while grabbing his forehead and starting to cry.
The It's Showtime co-hosts Karylle, Billy Crawford, Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis also became emotional until Jhong Hilario walked out of his seat, apologizing to the director. The other co-hosts then regained their composure before the commercial cue.
Jhong Hilario was replaced by the tandem of Jugs and Teddy, who were seated as judges to give comments on the second batch of 8 finalists for the day. [WATCH THE VIDEO HERE]
It's Showtime That's My Tomboy will culminate in a grand finals on Saturday (February 1) with the announcement of winner who will take home P300,000 in cash.
