New-look Charice thrilled at being named ‘hottest lesbian’ by award-winning US website

Marian Rivera may be the sexiest woman in the Philippines, but Charice is the hottest lesbian in the world — at least according to an alternative list released this week by autostraddle.com, an award-winning American website dedicated to “girl-on-girl culture”.


Another Filipina lesbian, “Pinoy Big Brother” alumna Divine Maitland Smith, also made the Top 10 at No. 9.

Sporting a new hairstyle, Charice said on Thursday that she could not believe that she topped the list of “105 Hotties You Will Like Who Also Like Girls”, besting other lesbian/bisexual musicians, athletes, models, and actresses.
“Hindi ko maisip e. Out of 105, di ba? Inisa-isa ko pa e akala ko nga medyo nasa dulo ako… Ang lupit nun! Ang lupit nun! Mabuhay ang mga shivoli… Mabuhay!” the recently outed singer rejoiced to News5.

Charice spoke during a break from a photo shoot for “Chapter 10″, her upcoming album under Star Records. Besides being hailed as “the hottest lesbian”, she was thrilled about her new hairdo.

So what’s the story behind her latest look, which should lay to rest all comparisons to Daniel Padilla’s hairstyle?

“Wala kaming pinagkopyahan na any artist. Kumbaga nakita lang namin. Just a random picture and I said ito ang gusto ko,” she explained.

“Para po sa album ko na ilalabas ko very very soon. And change is good.
There are a lot of reasons po. Para hindi na rin ma-compare sa ibang artists. Not intentionally, ito talaga gusto ko,” she added.

Charice also admitted that she’s putting on make-up again these days.

“Kumportable. ‘Yun na ‘yun. Nakikita ko na si Charice… Gusto ko ito… Astig. Bumabad bad bad … I love it. ‘Yung mga naging hairstyle ko before. Long hair, kung ano man ‘yun. Di ‘ko nire-regret ‘yun. I like that. It’s just this time I love this,” she said.

She was glad that all of her fans seem to approve of her latest makeover.

“Ito na talaga ‘yung masasabi kong gusto ko. Kasi finally parang nag-meet ‘yung ano. Finally, walang nag-disagree,” she noted.

Charice feels like her decision to come out, despite the misgivings of many, including her family members, has started to pay off.

“Sana ngayon sana makita nila ito sana makita nila ang hard work na ginagawa ko sa album dahil isa rin sila sa inspirayon ko,” she said.

Besides her new album, her fans can look forward to a major concert on September 28.

After Charice performed a “dream duet” of the song “Titanium” with Aiza Seguerra during Aiza’s recent concert with Noel Cabangon at Onstage in Greenbelt, the two lesbian artists will team up in an unprecedented concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

source: interaksyon.com

Charice knew she was a lesbian at age 5, says her mom knew, even Oprah and David Foster

The truth has set Charice free.

The morning after she came out on national television, the diminutive singer whom Oprah Winfrey famously called “the most talented girl in the world” was on cloud nine, no longer weighed down by years of hiding her true identity and months of negative speculation.

“Alam mo, para akong batang gusto ko agad lumabas tapos magtatalon tapos sige halika party party na tayo! As in bumalik ako sa pagkabata. As in malaya ako na walang problema,” the 21-year-old told News5 on Monday.

Charice was in such bliss that she treated the media who had come to interview her to a soulful rendition of her favorite song these days, “Perfect”, by American singer-songwriter Pink.

Earlier, she surprised students of her alma mater — an elementary school in Cabuyao, Laguna — with a surprise gift-giving visit on the first day of school.

Charice said it was her way of giving back to the school where her eyes were opened to her sexual preference.

“Maraming ala-ala. Mga naging crush ko,” she said with a laugh. “Chos!”

In fact, she said she had known very early that she was a lesbian.

“Five years old po ako nang ma-realize ko,” she said, breaking into another laugh.

What prompted her to finally confess on Sunday after months of being out of the public eye?

“May naririnig kasi ako sa ibang tao na ganon kaya siya? Shivoli bang bang kaya siya?” she said, laughing again.

“Kahit naririnig ko ‘yun na-feel ko na ok naman sa kanila. So sa mga reaksyon nila na di pa nila alam pero andun pagtanggap nila, it’s about time sabi ko,” she added.

Charice admitted that changes in her hairstyle and wardrobe, which started middle of last year, were a prelude to her coming out. She kept quiet as the doubters and haters had a field day in social media until she decided that she had had enough.

“Ang bigat sa feeling. Ang dami ko nakikitang negative comments. Nalilito sila. After nun naiyak ako after ginupitan ng buhok ko… Parang ‘yun kasi yung first step to freedom.”

Since her televised confession on “The Buzz” on Sunday, Charice said she has received an outpouring of support on the internet from everywhere.

“Talagang lahat po. ‘Yung iba taga-LA, Rhode Island. Lahat iba-iba. Nanuod sila, talagang sinabayan nila dito sa Philippines. Livestream kaya po nag-trending ako,” she said.

Charice said she did not hide her lesbianism to people in her inner circle — even to her mentors and godparents, TV host Oprah Winfrey and composer-producer David Foster who, she said, told her they were proud of her and remain supportive of her career to this day.

“Basta po ang lagi nilang sinasabi sa ‘kin, specially nung nag-come out po ako sa kanila. Na-touch lang po ako kasi talagang sabi lang nila sa ‘kin… We’re proud of you.”

However, she admitted that she and her mother, Raquel Pempengco, still do not see to eye — even though she had already come out to her in a phone conversation three years ago.

“Talagang cinonfirm ko po sa kanya nung 18 po ako. Sobrang hirap nun kasi nasa US ako, andito siya. Sobrang takot ko. Na-accept ko na na baka maybe years bago niya fully matanggap,” she said.

source: interaksyon.com