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‘Hala, last day ko na’: Kim Chiu apologizes for choice of word on ‘Showtime’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/03/06/20190306-kim-chiu.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>‘It’s Showtime’ guest co-host Kim Chiu apologizes for a term she used during the noontime show’s March 6 episode.<em> ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Kim Chiu appeared to immediately regret her choice of words during the live episode of “It’s Showtime” on Wednesday, prompting her swift apology to the viewers of the noontime program.</p><p>Chiu, who was a guest co-host for the day, was interviewing a “Tawag ng Tanghalan” contestant along with Vhong Navarro and Ryan Bang when the incident happened.</p><p>In coming up with an impromptu skit inspired by the film “One More Chance,” Bang demonstrated how he would act out being jealous. His expression had the audience and his co-hosts laughing, with Chiu using a Tagalog term to describe Bang’s take as constipated.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i0dyKlUl6jM?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>Without using his microphone, Navarro could be seen reminding Chiu against using the word, causing the actress to say sorry to the show’s director, Bobet Vidanes, and the viewers.</p><p>“Mali po ‘yung salita ko, hindi ko pa na-compose ‘yung feelings ko,” Chiu said, appearing guilty as the entire studio laughed.</p><p>“Hala, sorry talaga, Direk Bobet. Hala, last day ko na talaga ‘to. Pasintabi na po sa lahat ng mga nanonood diyan. Wala po ‘yon, guni-guni niyo lang,” she said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R94AApsamIA?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>Co-hosts Amy Perez and Mariel Padilla were similarly amused, with the latter joking: “So T’yang Amy, alam mo na, bukas may public apology ka!”</p><p>In June 2018, it was the screen veteran who was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/08/18/its-showtime-apologizes-on-behalf-of-girltrends-member-for-joke-about-orphans">tasked</a> to publicly apologize on behalf of the program, and particularly a GirlTrends member, for an on-air joke about orphans that had earned criticism.</p>

<p>Kim Chiu appeared to immediately regret her choice of words during the live episode of “It’s Showtime” on Wednesday, prompting her swift apology to the viewers of the noontime program.</p>

Kim Chiu appeared to immediately regret her choice of words during the live episode of “It’s Showtime” on Wednesday, prompting her swift apology to the viewers of the noontime program.