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Jervi Wrightson happy to use married name first time onscreen

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>It was a memorable moment for Jervi Wrightson, previously known as KaladKaren, as she finally used her married name onscreen.</p><p>On her social media pages, the television personality expressed her happiness at using her new name on national television.</p><p>“Ako po si Jervi Wrightson. 😭😭😭 As a trans woman in the Philippines, I have never imagined that one day, I’ll be able to use my married name on national TV, prime time newscast,” she said in a caption last October 1.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840958108522463563&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-10-03T07%3A26%3A46.349579%3Aa5cede26-884e-4736-aa7e-c54e5b293aa7%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b2e7bd7d7014ea4057a6ba9263307acfdce2094f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:657px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1840958108522463563"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Jervi also posted some snaps of the behind the scenes as one of the news anchors for TV5’s Frontline Pilipinas show.</p><p>“So happy I did the newscast today as Jervi Wrightson!!!😭😭😭 New name, new look! This is just the beginning! ❤️🌈,” she expressed.</p><p>Her husband, Luke Wrightson, showed how proud he is and quipped about how he should have a royalty from their surname.</p><p>“I need royalty from our surname 😝 Proud of you, my beautiful wife!” he said.</p><p>Jervi replied, “@lukewrightson it’s not included in the prenup 🤔😂.”</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAixQy_ynLE/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A656387.6999999881%2C%22ls%22%3A309123.7999999821%2C%22le%22%3A309137.6999999881%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Jervi just came back from her honeymoon break last September 30. She previously posted snaps of her flight to Manila before getting back on air.</p><p>“And just like that, Mrs Wrightson is going home… alone 😭😭😭 See you soon, Manila… PHILIPPINESSSSSSSS! ✈️🇵🇭,” she remarked.</p><p>Her husband then commented, “Stay with me, sweetheart 🥲 missing you already.”</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAdjiBWyf81/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A657151.3999999762%2C%22ls%22%3A309123.7999999821%2C%22le%22%3A309137.6999999881%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Fans and netizens couldn’t help but also express their happiness and support for Jervi.</p><p>“She keeps on winning, and I&#x27;m here for her future victories. Such a queen,” a fan said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>A netizen also expressed, “she’s truly the visibility we need for trans women in the philippines.”</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/28/kaladkaren-bids-goodbye-after-becoming-mrs-wrightson-637"><strong>READ: KaladKaren bids ‘goodbye’ after becoming Mrs. Wrightson<br/></strong></a></div><p>Jervi also previously made history as the second transgender actor to win an acting award in the local film industry for her film Here Comes the Groom, an official entry for the 2023 Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).</p><p>Last September 8, Jervi and her longtime British partner, Luke, had their dreamy cliff-top wedding in the United Kingdom.</p><p>“Mrs. Jervi Wrightson. KaladKaren no more. ❤️” Jervi announced after almost a decade of impersonating ABS-CBN news journalist Karen Davila during the 2016 Philippine presidential election season.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/10/kaladkaren-and-luke-wrightson-have-a-wedding-in-the-clouds-in-england-828"><strong>READ: KaladKaren and Luke Wrightson have a ‘wedding in the clouds’ in England<br/></strong></a></div><p>The couple started dating in 2012 after a chance encounter in Hong Kong while Jervi was on vacation.</p><p>After maintaining a long-distance relationship which involved Luke visiting the Philippines three months after they became an official couple, they ended up dating for 12 years before getting engaged in 2020 in the middle of a pandemic.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/28/look-kaladkaren-s-surprise-second-engagement-1036"><strong>READ: KaladKaren’s surprise second engagement</strong></a></div><p>They then had a second proposal on a romantic boat ride in front of the Big Ben in London last July, where she first thought that it was just a prenup shoot for their then wedding.</p><p>“I thought it was just an ordinary prenup shoot! Sobrang gulat ko nang muli siyang nag-propose here in our favorite city at may ring upgrade!!!! Huhuhu,” she shared. “Worth the wait! You make me the happiest, my love!”</p>

<p><i>Jervi Wrightson, previously known as KaladKaren, finally used her married name as a television personality.</i></p>

Jervi Wrightson, previously known as KaladKaren, finally used her married name as a television personality.

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Jervi Wrightson happy to use married name first time onscreen

Nikka Sabio

Published October 04, 2024 12:18 PM PHT

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