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Mental block? What really happened to Vickie during Q&A, according to BF Jason

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<p>MANILA — Leading up to the Binibining Pilipinas finals night on Sunday, returning candidate Vickie Rushton was widely tipped to take home the coveted Miss Universe-Philippines crown, at least among pageant pundits.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/06/10/20190610-vickie-rushton.jpg"/><figcaption>Vickie Rushton takes her turn during the question-and-answer portion of the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 pageant. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The former &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; housemate, who placed first runner-up in the 2018 pageant, appeared on track to fulfilling forecasts and online poll results, as she raked in a total of six special awards.</p><p>As part of the top 15, she faced the crucial question-and-answer portion. Her performance in that segment, at least according to dismayed fans, appears to have cost Rushton her chance of being crowned, even just as a runner-up.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HpPaK7_wB94?enablejsapi=1"></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>Rushton, 27, initially managed a coherent response to judge Daniel Padilla&#x27;s question about why mental health is as important as physical health, but then trailed off without finishing her final sentence. Cut off by the 30-second timer, a visibly disappointed Rushton returned to her spot on stage. (See 2:27 mark in the video above.)</p><p>Rushton&#x27;s performance, according to her long-time boyfriend Jason Abalos, was not a case of mental block, but getting distracted by audience members.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/dSBdy8O3rp">pic.twitter.com/dSBdy8O3rp</a></div>— jason abalos (@thejasonabalos) <a href="https://twitter.com/thejasonabalos/status/1137921527867797505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>On Twitter, the actor came to Rushton&#x27;s defense, writing: &quot;Sobrang prepared siya sa lahat, pinaghandaan niya talaga &#x27;to. Hindi lang siya handa sa fans ng ibang candidates na nag-ingay nu&#x27;ng siya na ang sumasagot sa Q&amp;A.&quot;</p><p>Abalos did not specify the distracting behavior, although Rushton, in a separate interview with ABS-CBN News, said that someone from the audience stood and made a face, on purpose.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oQWDe4amork?enablejsapi=1"></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>&quot;Hindi ko sila masisisi,&quot; Abalos said. &quot;Kung ako man siguro iba ang bet ko, tapos hakot awards &#x27;yung isa, makakaramdam din ako ng takot.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pero tapos na guys, okay na &#x27;yan, happy ang lahat ng candidates sa naging experience nila. Marami silang natutunan. Matutuo na rin tayo rumespeto ng ibang tao. Kung mas magaling kayo, &#x27;wag na kayo magyabang. Okay na &#x27;yan. God bless you all,&quot; he went on.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwzVMQnH6DH/" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"> </div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"> </div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><a 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style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwzVMQnH6DH/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Jason Abalos (@thejasonabalos)</a> on <time dateTime="2019-04-28T14:09:36+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 28, 2019 at 7:09am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach similarly had a positive take on Rushton&#x27;s pageant finish. While Wurtzbach said her &quot;heart breaks for Vickie,&quot; she encouraged the aspiring queen to join the pageant again.</p><p>&quot;I believe this girl is smart,&quot; Wurtzbach, who clinched the Miss Universe-Philippine crown on her third consecutive try, wrote in her Instagram Stories hours after the coronation.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/06/10/20190610-story-2.jpg"/></figure></div><p>&quot;Nerves can happen to even the best of us. It&#x27;s not easy to compete. Keep your chin up, Vickie,&quot; she said.</p><p>Rushton also had words of encouragement from Anne Curtis, who co-hosted the pageant with Richard Gutierrez. During the telecast, Curtis was seen whispering to Rushton just after the timer alarm sounded.</p><p>On &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; on Tuesday, Curtis revealed what she had told Rushton on stage, when asked by co-host Vice Ganda. &quot;Sabi ko, &#x27;It&#x27;s okay, you did great.&#x27;&quot;</p>

<p>Jason Abalos did not specify the distracting behavior, although Vickie Rushton, in a separate interview with ABS-CBN News, said that someone from the audience stood and made a face, on purpose.</p>

Jason Abalos did not specify the distracting behavior, although Vickie Rushton, in a separate interview with ABS-CBN News, said that someone from the audience stood and made a face, on purpose.