Erika Padilla (born November 22, 1986) is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and sideline reporter.

Early life

Padilla's father is General Ricardo Ilagan Padilla, a former regional director of Region 4

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and the incumbent Mayor of

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. Her mother is a businesswoman and a former dancer and singer.

Career

In 2008, Padilla joined the Miss Bikini Philippines pageant where she won the Miss Photogenic award. She and the other contestants of the pageant made a guest appearance on the TV show ''

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''. In the show, she met

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, who offered her to audition for

Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is a Philippine talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Founded in 1992, Star Magic ha ...

. Before signing up with Star Magic, and eventually launching as a member of Star Magic Batch 16, Padilla did several modelling stints. She was part of Metro magazine's top 10 models in the Philippines. Padilla appeared as a court side reporter for the PBA on TV5, her first project outside the Kapamilya network. She was the backstage host of ''Killer Karaoke: Pinoy Naman''. She also played supporting roles in some of the network's shows. She still appeared in

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shows like '' A Beautiful Affair'' and '' Maria Mercedes''. She is currently a freelance actress/television host signed to Vidanes Artist Management. In 2014, she joined

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for the first time and appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. After doing projects with GMA Network, she played Betty Mae Versales in the 2015 version of ''

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'' aired on ABS-CBN. The show ran from May 2015 to February 2016. During 2016, she returned to GMA Network as part of the

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series, ''

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''. As of 2017, Padilla is currently seen on ABS-CBN shows and programs.

Personal life

Padilla is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where she studied

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. Padilla is currently engaged to Alaska Aces coach and former

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player Jeff Cariaso. Padilla gave birth to her son on September 7, 2017.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padilla, Erika 1986 births Living people Star Magic Ateneo de Manila University alumni Philippine Basketball Association broadcasters Actors from Marikina Filipino beauty pageant winners Filipino television actresses Filipino film actresses