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7 times Melai Cantiveros shows off her acting, comedic skills in “Magandang Buhay”

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Liezel dela Cruz 

Aside from being an in-demand and gregarious television presenter, Melai Cantiveros is also well-loved as an actress, who has already starred in a number of TV series and movies ever since entering the industry in 2009. And we’re able to see these two facets of her at the same time in “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay" target="_blank">Magandang Buhay</a>” as her acting skills were put to the test in some episodes, such as the ones included in this Toplist.Let’s begin with that time when she had the chance to experience how it was to become a leading lady of Paulo Avelino after she was challenged by her co-host, Karla Estrada, to do an on-the-spot skit with him. It was supposed to be a dramatic scene, wherein she played the role of Paulo’s wife, who cheated on him and got pregnant, but came out hilarious due to her comedic acts.The same thing happened when momshie-host Regine Velasquez-Alcasid pitted her against award-winning actresses Janine Gutierrez and Miles Ocampo during their joint guesting on the show in April 2023. Janine warned her “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/dirtylinen" target="_blank">Dirty Linen</a>” co-star Francine Diaz in jest about doing her best as Melai did an impressive depiction of her character, Chiara, during their acting showdown. Meanwhile, Melai poked fun at herself when she and Miles reenacted the remarkable “Anak ko ‘yan!” scene between the young Marites and young Olga in “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/batangquiapo" target="_blank">FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</a>.”Xyriel Manabat delighted everyone when she once again channeled the Madam Anna Manalastas in her, the iconic character she portrayed in the 2011 teleserye “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/100daystoheaven" target="_blank">100 Days To Heaven</a>.” Of course, it was Melai who her co-hosts Regine and Jolina Magdangal obliged to do an acting showdown with her, which ended with both of them busting little dance moves and Xyriel uttering her famous line, “Kuha mo?”Viewers were reminded to be careful about what they wish for after Melai asked Angel Aquino to recreate a scene from one of the latter’s movies during her guesting in “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay" target="_blank">Magandang Buhay</a>” in 2016. As Angel warned about how strong her slap could be, Melai sheepishly heeded the request of Karla and Jolina for her to join their guest in reenacting that certain scene. Much to everyone’s surprise, Angel didn’t fake the slap and stuck to her character despite Melai being funny.As “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/wildflower" target="_blank">Wildflower</a>” stars Aiko Melendez, Maja Salvador, and Sunshine Cruz appeared on the morning program in 2017, Melai found herself being in an acting showdown with Aiko, as they reenacted one of the intense scenes between Emilia Ardiente and Ivy Aguas, the lead character portrayed by Maja. Certainly, it once again ended in a funny note with Melai showing what she got.And lastly, Melai’s dream of working with Director Cathy Garcia-Sampana on a project finally somehow came true when the latter guested on the show alongside Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, the stars of her masterpiece “Hello, Love, Goodbye.” Melai and Alden reenacted one of the remarkable scenes off the top-grossing 2019 film, with Direk Cathy on the sidelines to guide and motivate her.Were you able to catch these amusing acting moments of Momshie Melai, Kapamilya? Let’s see if we are going to see more by not missing an episode of “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay" target="_blank">Magandang Buhay</a>,” weekday mornings on <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/kapamilya-channel-livestream-12685">Kapamilya Channel,</a> <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/kapamilya-online-live-12710">Kapamilya Online Live</a>, and A2Z.

Prepare to laugh out loud as we revisit some of Melai Cantiveros’ acting moments in Magandang Buhay Toplist!