Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez-Intal (born March 11, 1983) is a

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television host and model.

Hosting career

Gonzalez first hosted ''GameChannel Extreme'' with

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, Chase Tinio and Aaron Mempin. Her first ever on-cam career in

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network however was for the now defunct show, ''Review Night'' which she hosted with Ryan Agoncillo in '' Cinema One''. For a little less than a year, she got her

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stint as a tadjock for ''

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''. She also co-hosted ''MTV U-Break''. In 2001, she hosted

's Gameplan then transferred to Cinema One's Review Night with

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. She also became part of a

morning show, '' Breakfast'' and later moved to the mother network to co-host ''

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'' and '' StarDance'', the director of which was Lino Cayetano. Her career was boosted after an invitation to join ''

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: Celebrity Edition'' where she landed at 3rd place garnering 245,594 votes or 19% of the total votes and got major breaks afterwards. Aside from hosting ''

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'', she also landed a hosting job for '' Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition UpLate'' and as the resident campus VJ for Pinoy Dream Academy's Update and UpLate shows. She also hosted

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show ''TFC Connect'', where she discusses Filipino issues abroad. Currently, she continues to host and produce ''

''. She also hosted the now defunct showbiz-oriented news show ''Blog: Barkada Log'', and the showbiz show ''

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'', but ended on January 28, 2012, and together with her co-hosts in ''

'',

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and

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. She reprised her role as one of the hosts of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2'' in a brand new "spin-off" show called '' Über''. She hosts ''Cinema News Alert: Weekend Edition'' and a Cinema Jock features movie of the day on Cinema One. On Tuesday nights, she takes us on a journey of discovering the "Ninoys" of the new generation, I Am Ninoy, founded on the popular campaign that is now developed for TV. The show started airing November 25, marking the would-have-been 76th birthday of Ninoy Aquino, and formerly aired on TV5. Last December 14, 2011 Gonzalez signed a 2-year Contract with

. Present during Gonzalez' contract signing were

executives including president Charo Santos Concio. She is currently hosting a morning show, ''

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'' and a reality show ''Pinoy Big Brother''.

Advocacies and issues

On 11 February 2010, Bianca Gonzalez was appointed a

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Child Rights Supporter. She has supported UNICEF in a personal capacity since 2007, including fundraising for education activities. In December 2007, she raised PHP 36,000 through her blog website for UNICEF's 100-book library program. On 10 December 2013, her continuous support for Typhoon Haiyan survivors landed her the 6th spot in

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6 Celebrities Who Remind Us to Not Forget Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Too Soon alongside other international celebrities such as Victoria and David Beckham, Pau Gasol, Rihanna, Vanessa Hudgens and Justin Bieber.

Personal life

Bianca Gonzalez is the cousin of actors,

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, Arthur Solinap and

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. She is sister of TV host JC Gonzalez. In March 2014, she was engaged to PBA player

JC Intal John Christopher Antonio "JC" Intal (born November 18, 1983) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is married to television ...

, whom she married on December 4, 2014 in El Nido,

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. In April 2015, television host Boy Abunda announced on his program ''

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'' that Gonzalez and her husband Intal were expecting their first child. The child, a daughter, Lucia Martine was born on October 23, 2015.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (

, 2006–2022) as Herself/Host/Housemate

Film

Awards

References

External links

Bianca Gonzalez's blog
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