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Celebrities reveal their rituals before stepping onstage, facing the camera

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Mary Ann Bardinas

Arguably, celebrities wouldn’t make it to the entertainment scene if they did not have the charm and the chops to show. However, even though they are talented and beautiful, these would be futile if they do not get in the right headspace before pushing themselves to hit the stage or the set or to face the camera. While practicing their songs or rehearsing their production numbers is an imperative, we believe that getting pumped up just before showtime is just as important. Thus, we quizzed some of our favorite celebrities regarding the rituals they do before they begin their performance in this exclusive video. They may be new in the industry, yet “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pbbgen112024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11</a>” alumnae Kolette Madelo, Rain Celmar, and Kai Montinola are already able to create their pre-performance routines. For Kolette and Kai, doing some respiration exercises is a must for them, aside from memorizing the steps for the former since she usually dances, while doing vocal warm-ups and lip trills for the latter since she often sings. But more than the physical preparation, Kai reveals that her focus is on mental readiness, which she does by closing her eyes and taking deep breaths.Rain, on the other hand, never forgets to pray before hitting the stage or facing the camera because she needs guidance and peace to calm the jitters she feels. Like Rain, the majority of the celebrities in this feature also answered “prayers” as their rituals.“<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/asap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ASAP</a>” mainstay Kyle Echarri asks for guidance from her little sister and from God through prayers, as well as does the sign of the cross and touches the stage before performing, which have been his personal traditions ever since he was 12 years old. He believes that these rituals help him feel the presence of the Lord during his performance.“Tawag ng Tanghalan” Season 6 grand champion Lyka Estrella said that she always prays and calls on God, screaming, “This is it, Lord! Please, help me!” She also draws strength and inspiration from her family and the people who believe in her. “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBB Celebrity Collab Edition</a>” ex-housemate Emilio Daezimparted that it’s really prayers that help him get through his every performance. According to him, it really gives him comfort to be able to pray and offer whatever he’s about to do to God, as well as the power to be confident and do his best.AC Bonifacio, meanwhile, enthusiastically enumerated the step-by-step process of her ritual. She begins it with a prayer, then goes down to the ground as her way of putting all her energy and power into that stage. She hits her body next so that all the energy from the stage comes up to her body before she proceeds to the stage.In her more than a decade in the local entertainment scene, Angeline Quinto swears by her two rituals: eating two hours before she takes on the stage since it’s difficult for her to sing with her stomach full, as well as praying before and after her every performance. Ardent shippers of “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBB Collab</a>” housemates Josh Ford and Kira Balinger will probably get kilig once they find out that KiSh, somehow, has the same habits prior to doing a scene or a production number. The “Survivor Lad ng United Kingdom” reveals that he does internalization and stretching so that his body is ready for whatever he would be asked to do, while the “Hopeful Belle ng Cavite” confesses that it’s necessary for her to give herself a pep talk.The same, somehow, goes for Iñigo Pascual, who shakes off his jitters by taking three deep breaths and telling himself, “I can do this.”Other celebrities share their quite quirky ways of getting themselves pumped up. For Jameson Blake, it’s by screaming or doing outburst breathings in order to release the tension off his chest. Jeremy Glinoga has mimicked the ritual of his friend and fellow “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/asap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ASAP</a>” mainstay Joao Constancia of hitting the floor before going onstage, which has been effective in waking himself up and energizing him. Gello Marquez, meanwhile,usually does stretching and shaking his body to loosen up. As a singer, Diego Gutierrez rehearses his piece and drinks a lot of water so his throat won’t go dry.And lastly, “Tawag ng Tanghalan All-Star Grand Resbak 2025” grand champion Marko Rudio shares that he jumps to shake away the tension from his body, which we’d probably witnessed during his remarkable stint.How about you, Kapamilya? With whom can you relate when it comes to preparing for a performance or facing a crowd?

Our favorite celebrities spill their rituals before hitting the stage and facing the camera in this exclusive video!

Our favorite celebrities spill their rituals before hitting the stage and facing the camera in this exclusive video!