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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:955px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762394183705lella.jpg" style="width:955px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screen grab: YouTube/Pinoy Big Brother</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Carmella &quot;Lella&quot; Ford expressed her love and admiration to her mother Karla Estrada and brother Daniel Padillas as she and fellow housemates talked about their families in an episode of &quot;Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0.&quot;</p><p>Ford, dubbed the &quot;Blooming Bunso ng Tacloban,&quot; shared her close relationship with her mother, whom she described as her idol.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:955px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762394017771Karla_Lella.jpg" style="width:955px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screen grab: YouTube/Pinoy Big Brother</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Ford said she admires how their mother raised her and her siblings on her own.</p><p>&quot;Very close din ako sa mom ko. Growing up idol ko talaga ang mom ko kasi nabuhay niya kami. Apat kasi kaming magkakapatid and then iba&#x27;t iba kami ng dad. Noong bata ako, hindi ko talaga naintindihan &#x27;yon but now that I&#x27;m older parang nage-gets ko kung gaano kahirap &#x27;yon. And, despite everything, naitaguyod niya pa rin kaming lahat ng mom ko,&quot; Ford  said.</p><p>Ford also said that her brother helped their mother.</p><p>&quot;Si Kuya DJ, tinulungan niya talaga ang mom ko as in silang dalawa talaga. Ang laking blessing nila sa akin. Ang fun lang kasi wala kaming half-half sa aming magkakapatid. As one kami lahat, lahat kami nagkakasundo, &#x27;yung mga half siblings na &#x27;yan it doesn&#x27;t exist to us,&quot; Ford said.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:533px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762394036693Daniel_Lella.jpg" style="width:533px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screen grab: YouTube/Pinoy Big Brother</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>On her Instagram, Estrada reposted a reel of Ford talking about her and their family inside the PBB house . She also posted a photo collage of her and her children with words: &quot;I fought every battle with love as my weapon -- and won it all for my children.&quot;</p><p>Ford joined &quot;Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0&quot; to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.</p><p>“PBB Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0” is available on PBB YouTube Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iWant</a>.</p>

<p>Carmella "Lella" Ford expressed her love and admiration to her mother Karla Estrada and brother Daniel Padillas as she and fellow housemates talked about their families in an episode of "Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0."</p>

Carmella "Lella" Ford expressed her love and admiration to her mother Karla Estrada and brother Daniel Padillas as she and fellow housemates talked about their families in an episode of "Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0."

Lella Ford honors mom Karla Estrada, brother Daniel Padilla in 'PBB'

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Lella Ford honors mom Karla Estrada, brother Daniel Padilla in 'PBB'

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Published November 06, 2025 11:40 AM PHT

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