QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Presidential sister and self-proclaimed Queen Of All Media Kris Aquino is hanging up the gloves. After almost 20 years with her home network, ABS-CBN, Aquino is leaving show business.
In a series of Instagram posts, Aquino said she hoped that her fans will miss her.
She explained that her decision to stay away from the limelight was prompted by what she seemed to refer to as “heart problems.”
She emphasized that her health and that of her family are more important than fame and fortune. She has decided to focus on a more healthy lifestyle — of Chinese food, burgers, barbecue, potato chips and nachos.
This was what she posted on her Instagram account:
LOS ANGELES, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Speaking to reporters while vacationing in Los Angeles, Filipina megastar Sharon Cuneta revealed plans to leave the Philippines for good and spend her retirement years in America.
Cuneta, who just made a recent comeback on the ABS-CBN television network, blamed the scary and unstable conditions in the Philippines which she said won’t be good for her family’s future.
Not to be outdone, presidential sister and TV host Kris Aquino followed suit, announcing that she, too, would like to permanently leave her showbiz life in the Philippines and retire in Massachusetts, her family’s home state during the self-imposed exile of her dad, the late Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.
“I’m just sick and tired of being the butt of jokes in the Philippines,” Aquino said, and I am looking forward to a quiet life of retirement in Boston, far from the madding crowd and the glaring spotlight of show business.”
‘I realize that I will not be the Philippines’ queen of all media forever, and I know — especially when my brother is no longer president — that my legions of fans will eventually diminish,” she said.
It seems quite ironic that Aquino made the announcement just days after one of her long-running shows, ‘The Buzz,’ was cancelled by the ABS-CBN network. She indicated to reporters that she has strong feelings that the next show to get the ax is her mainstay show, “Abunda and Aquino Tonight.”
Asked about how she wants to spend her retirement in America, Aquino said, “I’d like to establish several Chowking franchises in the U.S. East Coast,” referring to the Chinese-style Filipino fast food restaurant that’s gaining popularity in America. She already owns one such franchise in Manila.
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