“It’s Showtime” family and the madlang people gave host Vhong Navarro a rousing welcome upon his return to the popular noontime variety show on Monday. The actor-host was moved to tears as his fellow hosts performed Moffats’ “I’ll Be There For You.”
“Ang sarap ng pagtanggap niyo sa akin. Hindi ko alam paano kayo pasasalamatan sa mga taong nagdasal, nagtiwala, at hindi ako iniwan,” said Vhong. “Pagpasok ko dito sa ABS, sinabi ko ayaw ko umiyak. Ayoko ko umiyak kasi ito yung pangalawang bahay ko. Dito kung ano man ang pinagdaanan ko sa buhay ko, tanggap ka rito. Nandito ung mga kapatid at kapamilya ko pati na ang madlang pipol, extension kayo ng pamilya ko.”
Vhong revealed that it took him some time to return to the show as he had to attend to important matters.
“Paglabas ko hindi ko pala kaya magbalik agad kasi may mga proseso pang kailangan gawin. Pero mabait yung Panginoon hindi niya ako pinabayaan kaya andito na ako. Maraming salamat sa ABS-CBN kasi may trabaho ako ulit. Nandito rin yung pamilya ko,” he added.
Meanwhile, Vice Ganda shared that Vhong was unsure as to whether he would receive the same enthusiastic reception from the madlang people.
“Paulit-ulit ko na lang na pinaalala sa kanya na kung makakagaan sa dibdib niya na mas nararamdaman namin kung gaano ka nila kamahal. I don’t usually read comments pero kung tungkol sa iyo binabasa ko. More than 95% ng comments tungkol sa pagmamahal at suporta sa iyo. Kaya hindi magiging mahirap ang pagbabalik mo kasi inaantay lang nila ang pagbabalik mo para mayakap, mahalin, at suportahan ka,” the Unkabogable star said.
Their fellow hosts Anne Curtis, Ogie Alcasid, Kim Chiu, Karylle, Amy Perez, Ryan Bang, Teddy Corpuz, Jugs Jugueta, Ion Perez, Cianne Dominguez, and MC Muah also expressed their happiness at Vhong’s comeback.
“Alam mo palaging sinasabi ko sa chatroom na I know you need the time as well to be with the people who really missed you. But I just wanted to see that we are really happy to have you back and welcome home,”said Anne.
“Alam mo noong wala ka, nagdadasal kami na may milagro na bumalik ka. Ikaw pala yung milagro, “said Ogie.
Karylle emotionally shared, “Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko kasi nawalan talaga ako ng pag-asa. Sorry na naubos ung pag-asa ko pero minsan may darating na madlang people na sasabihin na ‘one day mangyayari ito’ and ito nga nandito ka na. I’m just so grateful.”
Teddy, Ryan, and Ion stated how they prayed to be with their brother Vhong again.
Don’t miss the excitement and fun on “It’s Showtime,” 12:45PM on A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, TV5, Kapamilya Online Live, ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel, and Facebook page, iWantTFC, and TFC IPTV.