Netizens took Vice Ganda’s cryptic comment on how Gutierrez dressed up for It’ Showtime SexyBabe, as a swipe at the actress and former beauty queen’s rumored love affair with a politician and her upcoming role as a dictator’s wife in a movie.
Viewers of the noontime show, It’s Showtime, and the ‘Mariteses’ of social media, did not have a hard time cracking Vice Ganda’s seemingly cryptic comment on Ruffa Gutierrez, during the SexyBabe segment of the show’s June 6 episode.
“Iba ang aura n’ya today. Mukha siyang asawa ng katatapos lang mag-oath taking na isang corrupt na pulitiko (she looks life a wife of a politician who recently just got sworn into office)” Vice Ganda said as he commented on Gutierrez’s attire and look for the show.
The comment generated laughter on the set, but Gutierrez promptly responded with “Grabe naman!”
Vice Ganda did not further expound on her statement, which may be just a joke, and he proceeded to compliment the actress’s simple look.
“Hindi…pero maganda ka ngayon, mukha kang responsableng maybahay. Mukha kang kagalang-galang pero hindi ka marunong magsampay (Nope…but you look very beautiful today. You look like a responsible housewife.You look like very respectable, who can’t propery dry clothes)” he jokingly said.
On Twitter, netizens responded to the comedian-host’s comment with their guesses and witty comments.
“Nakakaloka ka meme! (You’re crazy meme!)” said @OfficialKPEx which shared a clip of the show featuring Vice Ganda’s comment, in a tweet.
NKKLK ka Meme bwhwhwhwhw#ShowtimePasample pic.twitter.com/qeLjN7oprh
— KPEx Official (@OfficialKpex) June 6, 2022
A lot of netizens linked Vice Ganda’s words to Ruffa Gutierrez’s role as Imelda Marcos, the wife of the ousted dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, in an upcoming film to be directed by Darryl Yap. The said film reportedly will tackle the aftermath of the Marcoses’ fleeing from the Malacañang, following the collapse of the Marcos regime.
“Sana hindi makapagpromote dyan nung gagawin nyang movie (I wish she will get barred from promoting her movie on the show),” said @juanderpet_
Twitter @LivDunhab83, meanwhile, acknowledged the comedian’s right in criticizing the government.
“Susko may right si Vice bumanat laki ng tax nya noh… e ung tiwaling politiko tax evader (Vice Ganda has every right to say things like that, unlike the corrupt politician who is a tax evader),” she said in a tweet.
“Where’s the lie?” captioned @thesilverorb to a photo tweet which shows a screenshot from Darryl Yap’s post about his upcoming film about the Marcoses.
https://twitter.com/thesilverorb/status/1533829356950536192
Other netizens, meanwhile, suggested that Vice Ganda’s comment may be about Gutierrez’s rumored affair with the former Quezon City Mayor and defeated 2022 senatoriable, Herbert Bautista.
“Yan, basura kasi jinowa (that’s what you get for having a trash boyfriend),” commented @mina_kaii.
yan basura kasi jinowa https://t.co/W7kQAM3ywG
— kaii (@mina_kaii) June 6, 2022
“Meme, lagot ka kay Anabelle (Beware of Anabelle, meme)!” @ARxxx94,jokingly warned the comedian-host.
Ruffa Gutierrez is currently the permanent Showtime SexyBabe judge, who does not get replaced every week.
