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 ''

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''. For a little less than a year, she got her

Studio 23 Studio 23 (officially Studio 23, Inc. and stylized in all uppercase as STUDIO 23) was a Tagalog television network owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. The network was named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV and carried on UHF chan ...

stint as a tadjock for ''

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''. She also co-hosted ''MTV U-Break''. In 2001, she hosted Studio 23's Gameplan then transferred to

's Review Night with

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. She also became part of a Studio 23 morning show, ''

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'' and later moved to the mother network to co-host ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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 ''

Y Speak ''Y Speak'' is a youth-oriented debate show that discussed Philippine issues. The flagship show of Studio 23, it was hosted by Bianca Gonzalez which aired every Saturday. To date, it is one of Studio 23's most awarded local shows. Aside from the ...

'', she also landed a hosting job for '' Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition UpLate'' and as the resident campus VJ for

Pinoy Dream Academy ''Pinoy Dream Academy'' (also known as PDA) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Originally hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Nikki Gil, Sam Milby, Bianca Gonzalez and Roxanne Barcelo. it aired on the network's weeken ...

'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 ''

Entertainment Live ''Entertainment Live'' (also known as ''E-Live'') is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Originally hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Mariel Rodriguez and Bianca Gonzalez, it aired on the network's Yes Weekend line up from August 4, ...

'', 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 ''

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''. She hosts ''Cinema News Alert: Weekend Edition'' and a Cinema Jock features movie of the day on

. 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 February 11, 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 December 10, 2013, her continuous support for

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survivors landed her the 6th spot in

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Personal life

She is the 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 played for four teams during his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is married to television host and ...

, whom she married on December 4, 2014, in

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. In April 2015, television host

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announced on his program '' Aquino & Abunda Tonight'' 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–present) as herself/host/Housemate

Film

Awards

References

External links

Bianca Gonzalez's blog
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