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Spoken word artist Juan Miguel Severo admits on TV that he's gay

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1425279" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA -- &quot;Bading naman talaga ako in real life.&quot;</p><p>This was the revelation of poet and spoken word artist Juan Miguel Severo on &quot;Magandang Buhay&quot; on Thursday.<br/> <br/>Severo was asked if he can relate to his character in the movie &quot;The Hows of Us&quot; where he plays Mikko, the gay friend of George (Kathryn Bernardo).</p><p>&quot;Hindi ako ganun ka nagging (as a friend) pero ganun ako ka-bading,&quot; he said. &quot;Bading naman talaga ako in real life, pero hindi naman ako ganun ka-effeminate.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pero sobrang importante sa akin na ako bilang bading ay magkukuwento ng isa pang bading. Kasi alam namin kung paano talaga &#x27;yon. Alam namin kung minsan ay isasantabi mo ang love life mo kasi kailangan mo maging successful para maging katanggap-tanggap sa lipunan, ganyan. Pero sa mga kaibigan ko hindi ako ganun ka nagging. Mas galing ako sa love na parang &#x27;o sure ka na ba diyan. Support ako palagi.&quot;</p><p>Severo became a social media sensation after his spoken-word piece &quot;Ang Huling Tula Na Isusulat Ko Para Sa &#x27;Yo,&quot; was uploaded on YouTube in March 2015. The video, posted on the channel of his group Words Anonymous, has amassed more than 4.5 million views as of writing.</p><p>Before working with Daniel Padilla and Bernardo, Severo was part of the 2015 primetime series &quot;On The Wings of Love&quot; which starred James Reid and Nadine Lustre.</p>

<p>Severo was asked if he can relate to his character in the movie "The Hows of Us" where he plays Mikko, the gay friend of George (Kathryn Bernardo).</p>

Severo was asked if he can relate to his character in the movie "The Hows of Us" where he plays Mikko, the gay friend of George (Kathryn Bernardo).