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VIRAL: Tawag ng Tanghalan bet’s reaction to announcement as winner becomes meme

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Querubin Llavore reacts to being announced the winner in the February 12 edition of Tawag ng Tanghalan. ABS-CBN" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/02/14/20220214-querubin-llavore.jpg"/><figcaption>Querubin Llavore reacts to being announced the winner in the February 12 edition of Tawag ng Tanghalan. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Tearful one second and with her tongue out the next, the animated reaction of a Tawag ng Tanghalan hopeful to being announced winner last Saturday has gone viral on social media, generating a hilarious meme.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FEYSurrb8AQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Davao City’s Querubin Llavore, who first joined the “It’s Showtime” segment in 2016, returned for a fourth attempt to advance far in the competition.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u9aAiebeIVE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In the current format, two daily contenders perform in a “Battle of Versions” — Llavore and her competitor Shane Luzentales earned raves from the judges as the “best battle” so far this season — with the victor proceeding to the “Face Off” against the defending champion.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bMiDMzNJe80?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In the final round, Llavore faced off with two-time winner Abbey Rivera, winning over the judges. She was visibly shocked when she finally clinched the “golden mikropono,” signifying she was the new defending champion. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jWgvpsroros?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Approaching the center of the stage after the announcement, Llavore appeared to be crying, when she playfully stuck her tongue out and flashed a “V” sign for the camera. That lasted a second — then she continued crying.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6m1PQCicBrI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>A clip of that precise moment has since made the rounds on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and even Reddit, drawing millions of views and amused reactions.</p><div><iframe height="620" id="reddit-embed" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups" scrolling="no" src="https://www.redditmedia.com/r/Unexpected/comments/srzkwp/winner_of_a_tv_show/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share&amp;embed=true" style="border:none" width="640"></iframe></div><p>One Twitter upload of the video, for instance, has garnered some 8 million views as of writing, with over 720,000 likes and 130,000 retweets and quote tweets, as of writing.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">when you accidentally pressed &quot;😭😭😜😭&quot; <a href="https://t.co/YdJRfl9zCy">pic.twitter.com/YdJRfl9zCy</a></p>— Ernest 🧃 (@ejpng_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ejpng_/status/1492471059915804675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>On Monday, Llavore was asked for her reaction to her winning moment becoming a meme, with “It’s Showtime” host Amy Perez showing her one such clip on TikTok during the live episode.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgemjahnke/video/7064156879676575002" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7064156879676575002" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgemjahnke" target="_blank" title="@jorgemjahnke">@jorgemjahnke</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/duet" target="_blank" title="duet">#duet</a> with @unofficial_rabiyamateo <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-bealuiggmz-rabiyaunofficial-7063728145735682842" target="_blank" title="♬ original sound  - bealuiggmz || rabiyaunofficial">♬ original sound - bealuiggmz || rabiyaunofficial</a></section></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>“I wasn’t expecting that, because that was just the normal me going out to the zoo!” Llavore quipped.</p><p>Successfully defending her title, Llavore yet again opted for a spirited reaction, this time by striking poses like a supermodel.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b0weyPXRDeo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Five successive wins will secure Llavore a spot in the quarterfinals; eight, and she will leap straight to the semifinals.</p><p>Tawag ng Tanghalan airs weekdays and Saturdays on “It’s Showtime” via Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z, and iWantTFC.</p>

“I wasn’t expecting that, because that was just the normal me going out to the zoo!” 

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VIRAL: Tawag ng Tanghalan bet’s reaction to announcement as winner becomes meme

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 14, 2022 09:31 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 14, 2022 11:24 PM PHT

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