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5 times Amy Perez touched, amused everyone with her endearing motherly moments on “It’s Showtime”

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Mary Ann Bardinas

In the years that they’ve been working together, the “It’s Showtime” hosts have considered one another as friends and siblings. But with the arrival of veteran host Amy Perez, who’s fondly called Tyang Amy, in 2016, they have found a fun-loving mother or aunt who’s not just game in taking part to their jokes and shenanigans—not to mention the thrilling Magpasikat extravaganza—but is also sincere in offering sound life advice and kind words to the younger hosts and contestants.Let us revisit five of Tyang Amy’s endearing motherly moments on the well-loved noontime program in this edition of Showtime Toplist!Let’s begin with her heartwarming speech directed to parents right after the gothic and heart-rending Magpasikat number of Team VIDA, comprised of her and her teammates Vhong Navarro, Ion Perez, and Darren Espanto, which tackled death and grief. Being a parent herself, she imparted that this performance had made her realize that as parents expect their children to acknowledge their sacrifices for them, they must also learn to recognize the efforts that their offspring do for them. She stated, “Alam natin balot na balot tayo lagi ng problema, pag-aalala, responsibilidad natin sa mga anak natin, [pero] minsan nakakalimutan nating makita na mayroon pala tayong anak na nagsasakripisyo rin gaya natin. Minsan hindi natin nakikita ‘yon. Siguro ito magandang paalala na maa-appreciate din natin ang mga anak natin na mayroon talagang anak na kayang magsakripisyo para sa buong pamilya.”Tyang Amy also dispelled the common belief about parents, particularly mothers, having their favorites among their children by clarifying that moms actually see and treat their brood equally. It’s just that there are instances when a mom observes that one of her kids needed more help, support, or support than the other child/ren.As she and her co-hosts interviewed a mother-and-child tandem in an episode of “Expecially For You,” Amy couldn’t help but get emotional as they tackled the “greatest sacrifice” of parents like her: to finally let go of their children, to allow them to spread their wings and fly on their own, and to grow. But when they fail or fall, parents must always be ready to catch and help them rise up again by accepting them and giving them the aid that they need.She went on to recall how painful it was for her when her firstborn, Adi, decided to leave home and live on his own for the first time as he entered college. It might be initially difficult for her to see him go, but seeing him capable of taking care of himself and being independent eventually made her proud because it only proved that she deserves a tap on the shoulder for doing a great job in raising him well, even though she had to do it alone for several years.In another episode of “Expecially for You,” Tyang Amy was asked by Vice Ganda for her opinion about parents who interfere with their children’s love lives. She began by sharing that whenever she has problems with her husband, Carlo Castillo, she would never tell it to her mom but rather to her mother-in-law. Well, it’s because it’s the latter who knows her husband all too well, more than anyone else, and she doesn’t want her own mother to hold grudges against Carlo, too.However, with regard to allowing their parents to meddle with their marriage or parenting ways, Tyang Amy disclosed that although they honor both sets of their parents, there was a point when they had to prove to them that they have to trust them with the decisions that they make for their children. They may ask them for their advice or points of view but, at the end of the day, the final say is still upon her and Carlo. For Amy’s birthday celebration on “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime">It’s Showtime</a>” in 2023, Vice paid tribute to her by reminiscing on how their friendship started before both of them became official hosts of this program, which was during their hurado days, and how the birthday celebrator has been a protective and supportive friend (or mother!) to her and Ion. The Unkabogable Star related, “Si Tyang talaga ‘yong matagal ko nang kaibigan, ‘yong matagal ko nang pinaka-close dito. Ipinagpapasalamat ko ‘yong lagi mong pakikipaglaban sa akin at para kay Ion at sa lagi mong pagdedepensa sa amin sa mga kakilala mong ipokritang moralista.”Vice went on to reveal that Tyang Amy would always get embroiled in arguments with people who would judge her personal life, especially her relationship with Ion. She remarked, “Lagi siyang may pagmamahal at talagang pagsuporta sa amin ni Ion. Hindi siya papayag na may sasabihin sa amin ni Ion talaga. Maraming salamat para sa iyo na kaibigan namin na talagang kayang magsalita para sa amin.”And lastly, from the slew of Tyang Amy’s heartwarming moments on the show that we’ve collated in this feature, we can probably say that among her most unforgettable, not to mention funniest, “motherly” moments was when she struggled to keep pace with the modern hosting that her co-hosts Vice, Vhong, and Kim Chiu had carried out in an episode of “Tawag ng Tanghalan.” Were you able to catch these lovable “motherly” stints of Tyang Amy on “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime">It’s Showtime</a>,” madlang people? Catch more moments like these of Tyang Amy by not missing an episode of “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/itsshowtime">It’s Showtime</a>,” Mondays to Saturdays at 12 noon on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z, and TV5.

Let’s us revisit five of Amy Perez’s endearing motherly moments on “It’s Showtime” in this Toplist!

Let’s us revisit five of Amy Perez’s endearing motherly moments on “It’s Showtime” in this Toplist!