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Kiko Escuadro

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171932469188020240625-Ex-PBB-housemate-Rian-Bacalla.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Courtesy Rian Bacalla Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Courtesy Rian Bacalla Facebook </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA  -- Former Pinoy Big Brother housemate Rian Bacalla formerly known as Ryan James Bacalla took to social media to share her transformation journey.</p><p>In a Facebook post, Bacalla posted a then-and-now photo of herself when she joined the Kapamilya reality show Pinoy Big Brother 737 edition in 2015 as an openly gay teenager and with her recent look as a woman. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRianBacalla19%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0im7b4PVtaj1tsJT9ewZukKsP36atNv2g5BX7tjeJfPo8GCzuEW5hhcG2Gwvhx4cVl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="754" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;9 years ago today was the time I went inside the Pinoy Big Brother ABS-CBN house as a teen housemate. I was once a gay not totally accepted by my family and years forward,&quot; she wrote in the caption. </p><p>According to Bacalla, a lot of things have changed since she joined the Kapamilya reality show but one thing has not changed.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve blossomed into a lady that I am now today. A lot has changed since then. But one thing is for sure, I&#x27;ll forever be your KID SUNSHINE NG CEBU,&quot; she ended. </p><p>Bacalla is among the candidates for the upcoming &quot;Queen of Cebu City Pride 2024&quot; as she represents Barangay Labangon in Cebu City.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6NGs_hrpPBQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Ex-Pinoy Big Brother housemate Rian Bacalla formerly known as Ryan James Bacalla took to social media to share her transformation journey</p>

Ex-Pinoy Big Brother housemate Rian Bacalla formerly known as Ryan James Bacalla took to social media to share her transformation journey

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Ex-PBB housemate Rian Bacalla is now a lady

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Kiko Escuadro

Published June 25, 2024 10:15 PM PHT

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