TRIVIA: Celebs who are proud to be raised by awesome single parents
Get to know more about these celebrities and their inspiring parents.
Janella Salvador
Janella Salvador is the daughter of singer/actress Jenine Desiderio and musician Juan Miguel Salvador.
Single Parent
The Kapamilya teen actress' parents separated in 2002, when she was just 3 years old. In an interview in 2007 with a newspaper, Jenine expressed her concern for Janella growing up in a broken family. She said, 'I hope our being incomplete does not have any negative effect on her as a person. I pray very hard that in spite of our situation, she reaches her fullest potential.'
Angel Locsin
Angel Locsin and her father, Angelo Colmenares, are seen here visiting the family of her ex-beau, Luis Manzano.
Angelo Colmenares
The separation of Angel's parents, Mr. Angelo Colmenares and Emma Colmenares is shrouded in mystery. But there is one thing is clear: Angel's unconditional love for her father is unending and their bond is strong.
Alden Richards
Alden Richards's mom died when he was just 16 years old. This event had a profound effect on Mr. Richard Faulkerson, Sr., who had to shoulder the role of both mom and dad to Alden and his two other siblings.
Read: Alden Richards claimed mom's faith in him and his faith in God brought miracles to his life
Richard Faulkerson, Sr.
Now, Mr. Faulkerson, a.k.a Daddy Bae is the number one supporter of the Pambansang Bae.
Read: MUST-READ: Daddy Bae tweets a heartfelt message for his late wife
Lydia Mercado
Ms. Lydia is the sister of Jen's biological mother, Ms. Jinkee Pineda. According to the Kapuso leading lady, she was physically abused by her stepfather and she draw strength from her Mommy Lydia who fought for her. She passed away on October 29, 2016.
Mikael Daez
Imagine running a house with nine kids. Well, Mikael's mom, Mrs. Monica Banzon Daez , is one super woman who was able to manage and provide a comfortable life to all of her children despite losing her husband more than a decade ago.
Big family
The Kapuso hunk and his sister Bea, a TV host/ athlete, are all praises for this gorgeous lady who made their life a wonderful one.
Andi Eigenmann
Actress Andi Eigenmann is the daughter of veteran actress Jaclyn Jose and Mark Gil, who passed away last September 2014.
Jaclyn Jose
Jaclyn is very vocal about the story of her life. She is proud that she was able to raise Andi as a single mom, but also admits that she wasn’t always there when her daughter was growing up. Ms. Jaclyn explained that as a single parent, she had to work and needed to sacrifice her time with Andi. Still, the award-winning actress has no regrets about the decisions she made. Jaclyn stressed, “Kasi, totoo naman na ako lang mag-isa ang nagpalaki sa kanya, at alam niya ‘yan. Alam niyo, kung papipiliin niyo ako kung trabaho o pamilya, ang pipiliin ko, trabaho. Ganoon ko kamahal ang pamilya ko.”
Bianca Umali
Kapuso teen actress Bianca Umali lost both her parents at a young age. In 2005, her mom died of cancer and two years later, her dad succumbed to a heart attack.
Lola Vicky
Bianca’s grandmother, Lola Vicky, was the one who raised her and made sure that despite losing her parents, she will still have a good life.
Marian Rivera
Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera lived in the house full of love. In spite of her parents parting ways when she was just two-years-old, she never felt sad about her situation.
Lola Francisca
Marian is very grateful to her Lola Francisca who raised her and made sure she was well taken cared of. Definitely, Marian is a proud lola’s girl.
Jennica Garcia
Jean Garcia is an inspiration to all single parents out there, raising two kids, Jennica and Kotaro, all by herself. Jennica is Jean's daughter with former 'That's Entertainment' star Jigo Garcia, while the father of her youngest, Kotaro, works as an advertising executive in Japan.
