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Karen Davila 'turns new leaf' on return as 'TV Patrol' anchor

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A leaf flew to " TV="" anchor="" Karen="" face="" during="" the="" closing="" of="" flagship="" newscast="" on="" October="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/10/12/karen-davila_1.jpg"/><figcaption>A leaf flew to &#x27;TV Patrol&#x27; anchor Karen Davila&#x27;s face during the closing of the flagship newscast on October 11, 2021. <em>Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Broadcaster Karen Davila literally turned &quot;a new leaf&quot; as she marked her return as a &quot;TV Patrol&quot; anchor on Monday.</p><p>During the closing segment of the flagship newscast, a leaf flew to Davila&#x27;s face, apparently due to the strong winds at the garden of ABS-CBN&#x27;s compound where she was hosting from.</p><p>Davila appeared unfazed and continued to flash a smile as her co-anchor Henry Omaga-Diaz thanked viewers for watching the program.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1797580" width="100%"></iframe></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>One Twitter user posted a video of the leaf hitting Davila&#x27;s face, with the caption, &quot;Miss Karen Davila sana okay ka lang (I hope you&#x27;re okay).&quot; </p><p>The post has since garnered 42,000 likes and over 5,300 retweets.</p><p>On Tuesday, Davila quote-tweeted the post, adding the caption, &quot;Literally turning a new leaf.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="karen davila" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/patrolph/10/12/kd-twitter-(1).jpg"/></figure></div><p>Davila also quote-tweeted a similar post, writing in jest, &quot;Salamat sa dahon for the warm welcome (Thank you to the leaf for the warm welcome).&quot;</p><p>The leaf incident happened immediately after Davila expressed gratitude for her &quot;TV Patrol&quot; comeback. </p><p>&quot;Sa buong team ng &#x27;TV Patrol,&#x27; nagpapasalamat ako. It&#x27;s so nice to be back. I&#x27;m truly grateful,&quot; she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/08/21/karen-davila-returns-as-tv-patrol-anchor">Karen Davila returns as &#x27;TV Patrol&#x27; anchor</a></li></ul><p>Davila&#x27;s return comes following the departure of Noli De Castro, who is setting his sights on a political comeback in the 2022 elections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/07/21/noli-de-castro-exits-abs-cbn-sets-sights-on-senate-return">Noli de Castro exits ABS-CBN, sets sights on Senate return</a></li></ul><p>The last time Davila served as main anchor of &quot;TV Patrol&quot; was from 2004 to 2010.</p><p>In August, Davila also went viral on social media because of her reaction after she discovered that she has the same birthdate as singer Lyca Gairanod during an interview.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/16/21/a-meme-is-born-karen-davilas-interview-with-lyca-goes-viral">A meme is born: Karen Davila&#x27;s interview with Lyca Gairanod goes viral</a></li></ul>

Broadcaster Karen Davila said she literally turned 'a new leaf' as she marked her return as a 'TV Patrol' anchor on Monday.

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Karen Davila 'turns new leaf' on return as 'TV Patrol' anchor

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Oct 12, 2021 12:46 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 12, 2021 05:45 PM PHT

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