Kris, Vhong bag TV Host of the Year honors at #YahooAwards 2014
Vhong Navarro and Kris Aquino bested the rest of the contenders in the TV Host of the Year category and emerged Male and Female TV Host of the Year at the Yahoo Celebrity 2014 awards at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, July 18.
Kris went on stage to accept her trophy for getting 258,076 votes – both from online and Kakao Talk votes.
Like Kris, Vhong went on stage to claim his award after earning 163,051 votes and showed his fans awesome dance moves.
2013 Male TV Host winner, Vic Sotto, with 91,520 votes in the Male TV Host of the Year cateogry, came in second, while two-time winner (2011 and 2012) Luis Manzano ranked 3rd with 75,830 votes.
Bossing’s “Eat Bulaga” co-host Jose Manalo and TV5 showbiz-oriented host Raymond Gutierrez placed 4th and 5th with 31,133 and 2,490 votes, respectively.
Kris’ fans, meanwhile, outvoted those of Toni Gonzaga, two-time winner (2011 and 2013) in the Fenale TV Host of the Year category, where she gathered 192,589 votes.
“Startalk” host Heart Evangelista (24,393 votes), “It’s Showtime” mainstay Karylle Tatlonghari (21,559 votes) and “Eat Bulaga” regular Pauleen Luna (19,262) placed 3rd, 4th and 5th, respectively.
Kris all-day, everyday
If her TV domination is to be considered, Kris gives “too much exposure” a good name.
Viewers see Kris from morning (Kris TV) to evening (Aquino & Abunda Tonight), Monday to Friday. She’s also a familiar face on Sundays via “The Buzz.”
Not yet factored in are her commercial exposures on TV, print, radio and out-of-home endorsements.
Kris is also a fixture in the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). She’s currently filming the sequel of horror blockbuster “Feng Shui,” one of the official MMFF entries this year.
Vhong is this year’s ‘newsmaker,’ too
Vhong is moving on from his biggest challenge when he got caught in a messy scandal early this year.
His legal battle with Deniece Cornejo, Cedric Lee and his cohorts remains talk of the town..
Despite two rape charges from Deniece Cornejo and Roxanne Cabanero, it seems most of the public sympathy is on the side of the "It's Showtime" host.
Yes, life goes on for Vhong. He’s back on regular programming in the ABS-CBN noontime show. Vhong recently starred in the comedy film “Da Possessed” starring Solenn Heussaff.
