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Vice Ganda and Ion Perez reflect on stronger relationship after It’s Showtime ‘icing’ issue

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

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<p>Celebrity couple Vice Ganda and Ion Perez got candid about how their relationship grew stronger despite facing one of their toughest challenges, the “icing issue” that led to It’s Showtime’s 12-day suspension.</p><p>In Vice’s vlog celebrating their 7th anniversary, the couple looked back on the difficult time that tested their love and mental health.</p><p>“Napatunayan talaga namin na sobrang lalim na ng pagmamahalan namin ni Mommy mo noong nasuspende tayo sa <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime"><em><strong>Showtime</strong></em></a> dahil sa biruan namin sa cake,” Ion recalled while talking to co-host Ryan Bang.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>Ion admitted that the controversy deeply affected him, saying it took a toll on his mental health.</p><p>“Ako lalo, mas nagdamdam ako. Doon ako nasimula ma-depress kasi wala lang naman dapat iyon. May time na iyon na sabi ko sa kaniya (to Vice) na ayaw ko na, gusto ko na magpaalam noon sa <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime"><em><strong>Showtime</strong></em></a>. Wala naman talaga kaming ginawa pero kung husgahan ka ng tao,” Ion expressed.</p><p>Vice agreed, saying the situation was a heavy burden for both of them.</p><p>“Sobrang bigat ng challenge na iyon. Ayon yung time na kailangan talaga namin iparamdam sa isa’t isa na magkakampi tayo. Hindi pwedeng hindi sabay na makarecover. Hindi pwede na may isang okay tapos yung isa hindi pa. Hindi pwede na isa functional na yung isa umiiyak pa. Kailangan sabay kami kasi sabay kami nasaktan, sabay kami sinaktan, sabay kami hinusgahan kaya kailangan magsuportahan kaming dalawa. At that time paraeho kaming nakaramadam ng panghihina kasi ang unfair unfair,” Vice expressed.</p><p>Ion, who had an active lifestyle prior to the issue, also revealed that he lost interest in his hobbies during that time.</p><p>“Ayaw ko na lumabas noon. Nawalan na ako ng interes sa pagbabike, sa pagmomotor. Nawalan na ako ng interes sa mga hobby ko,” he said.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQncx-Lk6I7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-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"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQncx-Lk6I7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><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"><br/></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"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;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/reel/DQncx-Lk6I7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Team Vice (@teamviceph)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>Vice further stated, “Sabi nila na kailangan magkasama kayo kasi kung mahina yung isa ikaw yung lakas nila pero at that time, walang malakas kahit isa sa amin so, we choose to stay weak together.” </p><p>The couple then decided to seek professional help to heal and understand what they were going through: “Nagpatherapy kami. Kailangan namin maintindihan kaya namin naramdaman iyon,”</p><p>Ion added, “Noong una, ayaw ko pa kasi alam ko sa sarili ko na okay pa ako pero ang totoo hindi na pala.”</p><p>Vice recalled how they decided to take the step, sharing: “Kumakain kami isang araw, tahimik lang kami pero wala kaming gana doon niya sinabi na magpatherapy kami.” <strong></strong></p><p>It will be recalled that <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime"><em><strong>It’s Showtime</strong></em></a> was suspended for 12 days in October 2023 by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) for what it considered a violation during the so-called “icing incident.”</p><p>In a previous interview on Karmina Constantino’s podcast <em>KC’s After Hours</em>, Vice also confirmed that they continue to undergo counseling. </p><p>&quot;Nagte-therapy kasi kami. We regularly see a psychiatrist. Kasi ang dami naming pinagdaanan na pagsubok together, issues,&quot; Vice said.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_XSaZss16JA" title="EPISODE 41: Vice Ganda&#x27;s unkabogable heart behind the punchlines" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <strong></strong></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>“Ang dami kasi naming pinagdaanan na gumimbal ng mental health naming dalawa. Ang dami naming pagsubok na pinagdaanan. Imagine mo &#x27;yung na-suspend &#x27;yung programa namin dahil sa ginawa namin. Na para sa amin hanggang ngayon ay wala kaming nakikita na mali sa ginawa namin. Tapos nagmukha kaming kriminal, tapos nagkaroon kami ng criminal case because of that,” he added.</p><p>He shared that the controversy was especially hard for Ion, who was still new to showbiz at the time: “Siyempre bago rin siya sa showbiz; hindi siya sanay na kinakalkal ang buhay niya, bina-bash siya. So nagte-therapy kami. Tapos kinuwento sa akin ng therapist grabe ang pagmamahal sa iyo ni Ion. Sabi ko, &#x27;bakit po?&#x27; &#x27;I asked him to write a prayer at &#x27;yung dasal niya puro sa iyo.”</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C50ShvuSKuV/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-13" 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"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C50ShvuSKuV/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><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"><br/></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"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;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/C50ShvuSKuV/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by JoseMarieViceral / Vice Ganda (@praybeytbenjamin)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>According to Vice, Ion also carried guilt over what happened to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime"><em><strong>It’s Showtime</strong></em></a> and Vice’s career at that time.</p><p>“Kasi feeling niya kaya nangangarag ang career ko at &#x27;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime"><em><strong>It&#x27;s Showtime</strong></em></a>&#x27; because of him. Na parang kung hindi naman tayo mag-asawa hindi naman  tayo kakain ng cake, at kung hindi tayo kumain ng cake hindi naman tayo sususpendihin. &#x27;Yung guilt  — ang lala nang guilt niya. Lahat ng dasal niya puro sa akin,” he revealed. </p><div> </div><div><em>Watch Vice Ganda and Ion Perez’s 7th year anniversary vlog here:</em></div><div><em><br/></em></div><div><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8wLlMg9ZdXs" title="VICEION: Happily SEVEN After! | VICE GANDA" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Vice Ganda and Ion Perez admit 'feeling weak and treated unfairly' after It’s Showtime icing issue that led to the show’s suspension.</p>

Vice Ganda and Ion Perez admit 'feeling weak and treated unfairly' after It’s Showtime icing issue that led to the show’s suspension.