“Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition” alum Shuvee Etrata made it clear she had no ill intentions in videos of her that resurfaced online, pointing out she is improving as a person.
The Kapuso artist sat down for an interview ABS-CBN entertainment reporter MJ Felipe regarding past videos of her circulating on social media.
“I was really against the shutdown of ABS-CBN kasi I was a fan. I even tweeted that ABS-CBN is a culture… and growing up I always watched,” Shuvee said, even echoing supportive words by GMA executive Annette Gozon for the network.
Annette recently released a statement backing Shuvee, saying she was being “unfairly attacked” and pointed out she “is not ‘die-hard’ for any politician.”
While no political names were mentioned, the latter portion is likely a reference to a viral video of Shuvee appearing to be in favor of the “war on drugs” by former President Rodrigo Duterte, whose supporters are called “Die-Hard Duterte Supporters” or “DDS” for short.
“Rather than spread hate and attack each other, we should unite against our common goals such as searching for the truth, and ending corruption,” Annette said. “Let’s join forces to cancel corruption, not people who work hard for their family.”
Shuvee also addressed a supposed riff with “It’s Showtime” host Vice Ganda, explaining that she enjoys sharing memes featuring the comedian.
She said such posts were taken out of context especially a “jojowain or totropahin” clip where Shuvee reacted “eww” to Vice, pointing out she and Vice are both attracted to men. MJ asked if Shuvee would return to “It’s Showtime” following the controversies, to which the Kapuso artist said it was only a matter of schedule availability.
“I really love ‘It’s Showtime,’ I’m really grateful for Meme for giving me that opportunity to be on the show, dati pinapanood ko lang,” Shuvee said.
Shuvee added that she sent Vice a message addressing posts involving the host-comedian, making it clear she was honest with Vice.
The two both star in the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Call Me Mother” headlined by Vice and actress-singer Nadine Lustre.
Shuvee confirmed that she temporarily deactivated her X account for mental health reasons.
“I always take constructive criticism, but if it’s really hate[ful]? ‘Yan ang di ko mage-gets,” Shuvee said. “Masakit kapag sobra sila nagju-judge at di ko nasasabi ‘yung saloobin ko, parang pinagtutulungan ako ng lahat.”
“Ano bang maling nagawa ko? May tinapakan ba akong tao, may ninakaw ba ako? May ginawa ba talaga akong kamuhi-muhi?” Shuvee added.
Shuvee ended by acknowledging past decisions but is now a better version of herself, “One who decides things for the betterment of others.”