Social media personality Valentine Rosales apologized to Kapamilya young actress Belle Mariano.
On April 20, via an interview with Ogie Diaz, Rosales admitted he was wrong when he compared Mariano with Francine Diaz, and stated he did not say Mariano is not beautiful.
“If ever mapanood ito ni Belle (Mariano), if nao-offend ko siya, I want to apologize. You have your own beauty, may sarili kang kagandahan, mabait yung ugali mo… hindi lamang naman sa hitsura ng tao yung kagandahan, sa overall ‘yan…” Rosales said.
During a series of tweets on April 8, Rosales expressed his disapproval of Mariano’s beauty.
Ako lang ba di nakaka appreciate ng beauty ni Belle Mariano? Di ako nagagandahan sakanya eh, sorry pero mas gusto ko pa itchura ni Francine..
— Valentine Rosales (@valentinersls) April 7, 2023
“Ako lang ba di nakaka appreciate ng beauty ni Belle Mariano? Di ako nagagandahan sakanya eh, sorry pero mas gusto ko pa itchura ni Francine..”
Hindi ko sinabi na pangit siya ang sabi ko di ko lang na appreciate yung beauty niya, porket di nagagandahan assume niyo pangit agad? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder maaaring maganda sainyo sakin hindi sakto lang. Kanya kanya tayo ng taste!
— Valentine Rosales (@valentinersls) April 8, 2023
“Hindi ko sinabi na pangit siya ang sabi ko di ko lang na appreciate yung beauty niya, porket di nagagandahan assume niyo pangit agad? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder maaaring maganda sainyo sakin hindi sakto lang. Kanya kanya tayo ng taste!”
Twitter ko to, I tweet what’s on my mind. Wag niyo ko mandohan ng gagawin ko dahil wala naman kayo ambag sa buhay ko, wala nga ako pekelam sa opinion niyo about sakin kaya wag kayo mangelam. We are all entitled to our own opinion
— Valentine Rosales (@valentinersls) April 8, 2023
“Twitter ko to, I tweet what’s on my mind. Wag niyo ko mandohan ng gagawin ko dahil wala naman kayo ambag sa buhay ko, wala nga ako pekelam sa opinion niyo about sakin kaya wag kayo mangelam. We are all entitled to our own opinion.”
Rosales asserted everyone has a different definition of beauty and is entitled to his or her opinion. He has received hate comments and replies from netizens.
On April 10, Filipino comedian Jack Logan defended Mariano from someone who is ‘feeling perfect.’
“Maganda ka Belle Mariano, yan ay lagi mong tandaan. At wag mong intindihin yung feeling perfect na mukha namang inarmirol na kokomban. Labyu!” Logan captioned his post.
AND I TEYNKYU BAW. ❤️@bellemariano02 #DONBELLE pic.twitter.com/8gkO35wDeH
— Jack Logan (@jackloganshow) April 21, 2023
“AND I TEYNKYU BAW. ❤️” Logan posted.
