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McCoy de Leon picks which memories to delete and keep in this challenge!

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Liezel dela Cruz

One thing we love about ‘throwbacks’ is it allows us to celebrate our beginnings. In this episode of Kapamilya Chat, McCoy de Leon takes a look at his old photos to relive special memories and reflect on how much he’s grown. Are there parts of the old him he’d rather delete? Let’s see!Kapamilya Chat asked McCoy to play the “Delete or Retain” Challenge where he would react to photos of himself from different eras and decide which ones he’d keep or bury in the past.The throwback fest starts with a photo from his first-ever mall show to promote <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/bcwmh">Be Careful With My Heart</a>. He giggled, saying he was so scared of facing a huge crowd, let alone singing for them. Nonetheless, this one is for keeps. Shown a picture from a provincial show, McCoy recalls he was slowly conquering his fear at the time, “medyo sanay na nang kaunti sa tao.”McCoy must be so lucky that his first meeting with partner Elisse Joson was immortalized in a photograph. The super ‘bagets’ photo was taken around 10 years ago when they worked together in a basketball league ‘raket’ in the province where she was the muse and he was the escort.Next is an elementary photo that reminded him of his penchant for statement necklaces as a kid. He would retain all these memories, of course.McCoy was in ‘senti’ mode when shown a picture of his former <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime">It’s Showtime</a> group “Hashtags.” He remembers it was taken during their media launch. It reminds him of their humble beginnings, “Nanghihiraman pa kami ng damit.” They didn’t even have a stylist at the time and McCoy would get his clothes from thrift stores. The boys have surely come a long way since the day the photo was taken but their bond remains solid. Some members had a mini-reunion last month despite their busy schedules as entrepreneurs. McCoy said he still connects with his former group mates, especially with his closest Nikko Natividad, Ronnie Alonte, and Jimboy Martin. It’s Showtime has brought him a lot of memorable ‘firsts’ including his first time cross-dressing on national TV. Shown a photo from the specific segment, he reacts, “Si Felize ‘yan paglaki,” referring to his one-year-old daughter.The next snap was from high school, specifically his two-year stay in a Chinese school. Did you know his mom is a hundred percent Chinese? McCoy said he studied in a Chinese school “para mabatak ‘yung strengths sa academics.”Last is a groufie taken on the set of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/wansapanataym">Wansapanataym Presents Tikboyong</a> which he topbilled opposite Jane de Leon. The Kapamilya actor is grateful to the show and the people behind it, saying everyone was dedicated despite the challenging parts of filming a fantaserye.At the end of the challenge, McCoy decided his heart will never run out of space for these memories. Nothing to delete. Do you remember McCoy in these eras, Kapamilya? Play the video and check out the throwback game!

McCoy de Leon picks which memories are worth keeping and deleting in this Kapamilya Chat challenge.