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Darren Espanto, Brent Manalo put recent ‘Showtime’ banter behind them

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MANILA &mdash; Darren Espanto and Brent Manalo appeared to have put their recent &ldquo;It&rsquo;s Showtime&rdquo; banter behind them, trading laughs on Monday after their exchange last week sparked buzz online.Espanto and Manalo were both on the noontime program Monday, where they joined Vice Ganda in hosting the &ldquo;Miss Q&amp;A Season 4: Reyna Talak-era 2026&rdquo; segment.The subject of their recent spat &mdash; or, at least, what viewers thought was a spat &mdash; resurfaced when Vice Ganda asked the two what they prayed for him.<div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788765469362071315c2-db33-48f5-8c44-1b51097500c6.jpg" style="width: 655px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="655">YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment</div>Espanto wished Vice good health, particularly after the comedian sustained a foot injury while playing pickleball.Manalo, meanwhile, offered a more sentimental answer. &ldquo;Ako, sa araw-araw na makita ng mga manonood ang kabutihan ng puso mo. Totoo ito, wala itong halong ano,&rdquo; Manalo said.Vice immediately seized on the opportunity to tease the two. &ldquo;So siya (Espanto), hindi totoo ang sinabi niya? May halong ano ba &lsquo;yung kanya?&rdquo; he quipped.Espanto and Manalo laughed, with Espanto responding, &ldquo;Okay lang,&rdquo; while Manalo added, &ldquo;Ayaw ko na makipag-away.&rdquo;&ldquo;Magsisimula na naman ba tayo dito?&rdquo; Vice asked.&ldquo;Okay na ako,&rdquo; Manalo replied.Vice then joked about whether they were going to heat up social media anew (&quot;Papainitin na naman ba natin ang Twitter mamaya&quot;) before asking Manalo to continue his prayer for him.<div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788765490240fbfa9c59-aad7-4d5b-ab16-969a87428a8f.jpg" style="width: 655px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="655">YouTube/ABS-CBN Entertainment</div>Last week, Espanto and Manalo&rsquo;s exchange on &ldquo;It&rsquo;s Showtime&rdquo; drew attention online after they traded playful jabs about their respective stints on reality TV shows.The banter began when Manalo complimented Espanto&rsquo;s dancing, saying, &ldquo;Ang galing niyang sumayaw. Halatang galing siyang &lsquo;The Voice.&rsquo;&rdquo;Vice picked up on what sounded like sarcasm in the remark.Espanto, a former &ldquo;The Voice Kids&rdquo; contestant, responded: &ldquo;Galing akong &lsquo;The Voice&rsquo; kaya nga multitalented, &lsquo;di ba?&rdquo;Manalo then referenced his stint on &ldquo;Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition,&rdquo; saying, &ldquo;Ako, subok ako sa hamon ng buhay dahil nanggaling ako sa PBB.&rdquo;Espanto fired back: &ldquo;Parang wala ka naman masyadong ganap doon sa loob ng bahay.&rdquo;The singer then approached Manalo and quickly clarified, &ldquo;Joke lang.&rdquo;Manalo went on to win the &ldquo;Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition&rdquo; as the Kapamilya Big Winner.

Darren Espanto and Brent Manalo appeared to have put their recent “It’s Showtime” banter behind them, trading laughs on Monday after their exchange last week sparked buzz online.

Darren Espanto and Brent Manalo appeared to have put their recent “It’s Showtime” banter behind them, trading laughs on Monday after their exchange last week sparked buzz online.

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Darren Espanto, Brent Manalo put recent ‘It’s Showtime’ banter behind them

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Published September 07, 2026 03:43 PM PHT

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