In her interview with ’24 Oras,’ main ‘It’s Showtime’ host Vice Ganda shared about their transfer to GTV.
Ganda shared that she is thankful for the Kapuso channel’s opportunity after TVJ officially became part of TV5.
“Masayang masaya, oo, nu’ng binalita sa amin, syempre emosyonal kaming lahat kase nasa kalagitnaan kami ng lungkot, diba? ‘yung parang nawalan ka ng tirahan tapos biglang may kukupkop na naman sa iyo. We feel so special and we are very grateful to GTV,” she said.
The comedian also revealed that there is more to expect from ‘It’s Showtime’ on GTV as they prepared a lot of surprises.
“Eh kailangang maganda, nakakahiya naman sa GTV, diba? syempre di namin sasayangin ‘yung pagkakataong ibinibigay sa amin ng GTV at yung suporta, yung pagpapahiram nila sa amin ng matitirhan. Sobra kaming nagpapasalamat do’n at di namin saasayangin,” Ganda added.
The A-lister clarified that they do not hold any negative feelings towards TVJ.
“We don’t feel bad sa TVJ, wala kaming anong ganon hah. Syempre napaka-hipokrito ‘pag sinabi mong hindi ka nalungkot…nu’ng sinabi sa amin na…nu’ng una pa lang, baka ‘di na kami eera sa TV5, syempre nalungkot din kami kase syempre hindi namin alam kung sa’n kami pupunta, ‘ano na mangyayari?’ naawa na ako du’n sa mga tao, sa mga staff namin kase sobra na silang naguguluhan pero ngayon naman, malinaw na sa lahat at tsaka masaya kami na, diba? may nagsarang pinto, may bumukas namang pinto.”
Recently, Vice Ganda posted on Instagram an ‘open letter’ to the show’s viewers encouraging them during their time of confusion. She posted her letter with the caption “Para sa mahal kong Pamilya.”
In the letter, Ganda acknowledged the mixed feelings of their audience with the sudden announcements. However, she assured them that they will continue to brave the challenges like they always did.
“Nakakabigla man ang mga nangyayari, sabi ng ang linya ko sa kanta natin, “Basta’t kasama Kapamilya, kahit ano pa ‘yan kayang-kaya!’ Sa dami ng mga pinagdaanan natin, kering keri na natin ‘to,” she wrote.
The host further remarked that the love of their loyal viewers kept them alive. She emphasized, “Ang puso ng Madlang People ang TOTOONG TAHANAN natin.”
Ganda continued that they will pursue giving entertainment to the people. The host then ended her letter with these words: “Itutuloy natin ang saya. Dito at doon. Damhin mo ang mahigpit kong yakap. Mahal na mahal kita!”
In the interview, Ganda also thanked the Kapuso stars and Kapuso viewers for their overwhelming support.
“Win-Win to sa audience sobrang panalo ang mga Pilipino rito,” Ganda concluded.
The agreement of ‘It’s Showtime’ with TV5 ends on June 30. The upcoming TVJ show on the channel will take the noontime slot beginning July 1.
An alternative contract renewal was offered to ‘It’s Showtime’ with an afternoon slot, 4:30-6:30 PM on TV5. However, the show refused the offer and chose to transfer to GTV which provided them a noontime slot. ‘It’s Showtime’ will be seen on GTV also on July 1.
