On January 14, alcohol brand White Castle Whisky posted their newest Calendar Girl for 2022, the influencer and content creator, Sassa Gurl.
As a result, celebrities showed their support to Sassa Gurl via different social media platforms.
Ginebra Calendar girl Chie Filomeno invited Sassa Gurl to a “drinking session,” alluding to their Calendar Girl status.
Tara nom na tayo sizzums? @Itssassagurl 🥃
— Chienna Filomeno (@ChieFilomeno) January 14, 2022
Filomeno also had a similar post to Sassa Gurl’s Facebook page, to which the influencer responded by including Madam Inutz Daisy Lopez in the invite.
Barbie Imperial also showed her support through Sassa Gurl’s photo with the comment, “IBA,” with a fire emoji.
Kapuso actor Ruru Madrid also reacted via Instagram, “Haneppp,” with multiple fire emojis.
Comedian and host Vice Ganda reacted to Sassa Gurl’s Calendar Girl photo, praising the content creator.
https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/1481974625911586819
Other celebrities such as Drag Queen Manila Luzon, Benedix Ramos, Roxanne Montealegre, Angela Alarcon, Nicole Cordoves, and Enzo Almario also commented on the influencer’s Calendar Girl photo on Instagram.
Host Bianca Gonzales, Director Fifth Solomon, BL actor/content creator Kyo Quijano, and Miss TransGlobal 2020 Mela Habijan also voiced their support to Sassa Gurl via Twitter, with most noting the progress for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Game changer 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @Itssassagurl https://t.co/sRXrg6N412
— Bianca Gonzalez (@iamsuperbianca) January 14, 2022
yaaaas queen! shot na! https://t.co/1MxooypVi9
— Fifth Solomon (@FifthSolomon) January 14, 2022
@Itssassagurl BREAKING BARRIERS! YASSSSSSS, MIMA! 🏳️⚧️💖🏳️🌈 https://t.co/NHDM0rJ2Dk
— Miss Mela Habijan (@missmelahabijan) January 14, 2022
This is powerful! ❤️🏳️🌈
It's about time naman talaga na magka baklang endorser ang alak no! Majority ng sales are from lgbt char not char.
Kudos White Castle Whisky! ✨ https://t.co/7zaKGTHkap— KYO (@kyoquijano) January 14, 2022
In 2021, White Castle Whisky first broke its long-standing tradition of having women in swimwear pose for their calendar photos. Instead, they went with chef and Youtuber Ryan Morales Reyes (Ninong Ry) as their model.
As for Sassa Gurl, she has been one of the most notable influencers and content creators in the country to date.