What Did You Think of Toni Gonzaga’s Hosting at Bb Pilipinas 2015?
Bb. Pilipinas 2015 hosts Xian Lim and Toni Gonzaga in a gorgeous Cinderella blue Michael Cinco gown
I am beginning to get complaints about Toni Gonzaga’s hosting at the Bb. Pilipinas 2015 beauty pageant last night. Personally, I am a bit clueless because when I watch pageants, I focus so much on observing the contestants, taking photos and blogging on the fly that I don’t really notice the hosts so much.
But one good friend of mine, a writer for a newspaper, had some VERY strong words about her hosting. Since his article is still coming out next week, I won’t preempt it and give his exact words. But to summarize, he said that Toni Gonzaga had this ‘I’m better than you’ attitude and spoke ‘down’ on the girls. He adds that this is a reflection her insecurity and that she should never host another pageant until she matures.
Yes, as I said, they are strong words.
I asked the hubby about it since he was my photographer at the pageant. In his very diplomatic way he gently agreed but said that in fairness, Toni Gonzaga was hilariously entertaining during the break when the judges went into the deliberation room to argue out who the final winners should be.
I must say that that is true. She kept the crowd occupied during the long 30 to 40 minute break.
So, dear readers. What do you think? Was Toni Gonzaga astounding or annoying?
When Hannah Sison was called forward during the Q&A, Toni cracked a joke about Hannah’s earrings having their own theme song – Chandelier. Then she sang a few notes from the song… apparently not everyone found it funny.
Meantime, here’s what Direk Joey Reyes has to say about it:
The role of the host is to make the girls feel comfortable in the most difficult and nerve-shattering portion of contest. Unfortunately, Ms. Gonzaga unwittingly foisted the most unprofessional thing one could fathom. Her attitude was condescending, her stance was belittling — and she humiliated the contestants, turning the segment into a Comedy Bar routine — which befits her look at that moment as a badly dolled up transsexual.
And then here’s another scathing reaction from Bb Pilipinas Universe winner Nina Ricci Adagio:
I have hosted a beauty pageant in our school when I was in college, and as a host,of course, mejo mabigat duty mo you have to make the programme fun,entertaining and involved ung mga nanonood. you also have to help ease the tension among the contestant and lastly present the contestants equally to the judges… in short bawal magpraise or magmake fun ng candidates bec you can really affect the decision of the judges, affect how the contestant feel either positively or negatively and lastly affect the viewers perception…hndi kilala ng lahat ng tao ang mga candidates personally so ung mga sinsabi ng hosts malaki impact sa lahat…
I think Toni misunderstood the instruction when the Bbp told her to make it fun and entertaining…it was about the programme itself and not on the candidates… I admire Toni as a Tv personality and she influences people..siguro kaya nga sya kinuha host kaso mali ung pinaglayan nya nung “fun” part…we all have our first time so i really think Toni learned from this….
Anne, I think you have one of the best descriptions of the job requirements of a pageant host. Mabigat talaga ang duty mo. I will remember this description of yours in my next pageant hosting job. I also think one more duty of a pageant host is to make the contestant feel safe and to carefully assist if she gets stuck.
Yes you cannot just say – make it fun and entertaining. The direction has to be clearer than that and they need to take the girls more seriously, their chances at winning and losing can really be affected. Dapat less of host, more of candidate. It is the girls’ time to shine kasi.
Yes I’ve learned from this whole thing myself…. And I really hope everyone learned from it. But it is hard to tell with big TV executives. They have their own idea of good hosting which usually means that if the viewer is having fun and the ratings are high then it’s great. But as you said the job is more delicate than that…
This is a learning experience for Toni. If she have enough time, she may attend hosting workshops. The reason why hosts in Ms. Universe and other international pageants aren’t really required to give side comments during Q & A portion because one of the reasons is they might upstaged the candidates with their commentaries that could affect the judges’ scoring. Saw the part where Toni touched the earrings of one of the contestants, for me it was just plain rude. Toni didn’t even ask permission. Toni should be very careful next time because these candidates are not just so so. They have a name and experience to boast.
Tony was sarcastic and her sense of humor did not fit to the event She hosted.:( Others may find it funny but it was really off.
This was a prestigious pageant not just an ordinary contest pinaghandaan ito at puro matatalino lang ang kasali dito respeto sana ang binigay hindi basta basta prang ginawang comedy stints lang makapagpatawa lang prang vice ganda lang e. Gumagamit ng tao pra makapagpatawa to the point na okrayan na ang dating tsk tsk tsk pathetic toni 😖😩
Her hosting style was very unprofessional. She is not fit to host such an event. I was shocked when she made a joke out of the judge’s last name. It’s ok to inject some jokes, but hers were just inappropriate to the point of humiliating the contestants. Binibining Pilipinas is a decent pageant- it’s not a comedy show.
i thought toni was funny. baka nagets ko lang humor nya. nothing offensive.
but there was an incident when during the question and answer portion, it was hannah sisons turn, xian told her ‘ welcome back’. dunno if hecmeant welcome back to the stage or welcome back from last year but i noticed that hannah was a lil bit taken aback. and then toni cracked rhe chandelier joke and hannah wasnt laughing with the audience.
Nobodys perfect anyway even YOU… so might as well tumahimik na kayo and lets move on.. wala mangyayari sa mga paninira nyo…
I love Toni Gonzaga, but hosting a pageant like Binibining Pilipinas, dapat talaga maging formal lalo na nakagown pa man din sya.
Nakaka-intimidate yung mga adlib nya.
Kay Hannah Sison, Rogelie Catacutan, Princess Camu and even Pia! Yan ang mga jokes na nakaka-offend na akala nya siguro nasa comedy bar sya.
But I salute Xian Lim for his excellent hosting that night.
“…parang ordinaryong Miss Gay lang ang Binibining Pilipinas 2015. Grabe sa ka-okrayan si Toni Gonzaga akala mo kung sinong maganda at magaling, eh hindi nga nya alam ang kaibahan ng ‘extraordinary’ sa ‘extraordinaire’ habang ini-introduce nya ang mga judges. Akala nya siguro eh nasa ‘The Buzz’ siya, o kung saang cheapipay na programa ng ABS-CBN. Next time, Madam Stella, kumuha ka naman ng medyo mahusay mag-emcee, hindi kung sino na lang, para naman mag-mukhang class ang pageant mo…”
I think toni made the girls comfortable as no one tremble during the Q & A portion coz if anyone got offended it will show the way they answer the question but the girls did a really good job…….maybe is just that were not use to it but as i compare it to a saying that always wear proper attire in a proper occasion so if it is formal then be formal
Yes this batch did a good job with the qna. But I was passing by the cubicle of some people in this office I was visiting and I heard them laughing about the Chandelier joke and Hannah. sometimes the things we do and say have repercussions that can hurt. Now people do not remember her for being a beauty queen but they remember her for the Chandelier earrings. I have never been the public butt of someone’s seemingly innocent joke and I hope it never happens to me.
But I do agree that a formal event demands formal treatment. It can be light but still maintain formality. Ty!
That is the trend now even at the Emmys , Oscars and award shows in the US they tend to joke around on other people (even very personal) jokes… I loved how Toni delivered the QandA it was very entertaining to watch… Btw was Maggie Wilson there??? WHat was her opinion on the show??
Maggie was there!!! Its was her birthday pa. But no I didn’t get her thoughts on that…
That is great!!! Havent seen any photos of her during the pageant online. She is one of my fave Bininibinis… Please post after party pics please!!!! I am so excited for Miss Universe this year!!! I am sure Pia will rock it!!!
yeah got you…..me too my colleagues are talking about that too…they don’t find it funny but instead harsh critique from the host. the chandelier joke. i think some of the judges find it difficult choose who among the ladies are giving there best because toni steal there defining moment.
I missed the Q & A part and just read about the hosting thing. First, Toni was actually stunning. Reading all the things and what she said during that portion was actually above the limit. I would say, yes you need to help the candidates to not be tight and just be relaxed but I do not think to crack jokes in humiliating the candidates would help them and as a host by far so unbecoming. She is indeed a great host for some certain events and shows but I do not thing this kind of prestigious pageant would be for her. She needs to put her act together and refine it. This is a prestige hindi ho tabi tabi, candidates are killing themselves to be refined, presentable and get themselves ready so she should have the intelligence to do the same not killing but at least be refined and have some class on her stance. Let this be a lesson to ABS also that not just because kumita yung movies nya, not because marami cyang followers ay cya lang ang pwede. They have to open their eyes also na marami pa silang talents na mas may class and and smart enough to handle such BIG shows like this hindi lang kay BIG Brother. There was also one of the stints she introduced the judge na parang may kakwela, she should know na dapat eaccomodate niya yung tao na yun with respect, in accord to how an educated and smart host should do.
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Hi Miss Joyce!! It is unfair that Toni G’s hosting job is being unfairly treated with harsh criticism. In my opinion she did an excellent job. The QandA portion was one of the funniest and most entertaining edition in the entire Binibinig History. Also I disagree that she degraded the contestants or made them feel nervous, in fact in my opinion her giving those jokes loosened up the candidates a bit making them less nervous and more at ease. Look for the first time walang nagkalat kagabi. The audience, judges even Mr. Jorge Araneta was seen Laughing Out Loud (this was captured on TV) Even on twitter, people are loving her hosting she gave it a very fun level!!! And to that Nina Alagao, yes it is ok to vent feelings but she overacted and went below the belt even reminding Toni of her being brown skinned. WHat kind of Beauty Queen is that!!!
I am very Happy for Pia. I think she has a great chance to get our 3rd crown. I am also glad she won no offense to Janicel she is stunning and gorgeous but she really did lack the comm skills needed for Miss Universe unfortunately.
I do hosting and emceeing in various small and big time events. Hosting and emceeing carries a big responsibility with good verbal communication skills. Yes, with BB, the ladies are getting nervous and that is normal for a person presenting herself to a huge number of audience with variety of taste and judgment. It is the responsibility of the host to keep the ladies calm, cool, and confident. How can one person feel calm, cool, and confident when the host herself is looking for flaws and make fun of it by telling the crowd that there is something funny on how she looks, what she wears, or how her family name implicates the competition. A good host of a beauty pageant is someone who can boost the confidence of the contestants and help the contestants earn respect from the audience and judges. The host should NEVER give the audience the chance to laugh, lambast with boos at the contestants. In a pageant the responsibility of the host is to present the contestants the best way he/she can and let the contestants do her part. It is not the responsibility of the pageant host, rather an option with appropriateness and class, to be comical just to entertain the audience compromising the dignity of the contestants.
Being from California, I didn’t get to watch the show live. But seeing the photos, I wonder if Toni thought that she was part the evening gown competition. It was a distraction!
Hehehe…
She is annoying awardera! Ang dating niya insecure! She is not ready to host a beauty pageant iam not sure kung intentional pang okray niya but not applicable sa beauty pageant!
this is a beauty pageant for crying out loud insensitive toni. the contestants are trying their best to look beautiful in front of millions of people across the country and even in the whole world while you are looking for a funny thing from them. i agree that we shouldnt be sensitive about it but im not a contestant, we are not the contestants. we dont know if some of these girls are sensitive esp that these girls came from different parts of the Philippines with different attitudes. she should know that and if she is a witty host, she wont do a vice ganda-like jokes(no offense to vice ganda) in the pageant. maybe she wants to host showtime rather than bbp. sayang, idol ko pa naman siya
In defense of Toni, I still like her. And I hope she learns from this. I certainly have.
I concur. I hope she learned from this. we shouldnt tolerate this kind of hosting in a prestigious pageant.
very true. the pageant is very prestigious but it turned out COMEDY BAR ROUTINE as mentioned by others…
It is not about who you are. Maybe you have to accept that you are wrong. I watched last year and this make me interested in the pageant of us because this is the one will give us proud if we win the Miss U. Don’t compare the pageant to an oscar event. Oscar is about the film they can make joke because they are your colleague. Because of it is me I am really be shame about it. You make all the bb their very nervous. I will never consider this hosting because really I am tired watching some show that playing the person how they looks. And of course we have to give importance to the all the candidates that how good they look. This is my thought.
Thanks Tin… But I think I should take back what I said about not being impressed by the Oscars. I respect that awards show a whole lot but as you said it’s got its own culture.
Hi Joyce!
I can’t help but comment on what I have read sa entry mo. Honestly, I wrote Nina Alagao a message when I heard about and read her FB post. While we do not share the same sentiments regarding Toni’s hosting, I found her personal attack on Toni more appalling than what she thought were appalling remarks from Toni.
With regard to Direk Joey’s comment, I found it more condescending and arrogant. He might have forgotten that he once hosted a showbiz talk show where he made insulting and humiliating remarks against fellow members in the entertainment industry. He bashes anyone he doesn’t like on TV for what? So he can be relevant and talked about? Direk Joey, or anyone who has not done what they felt Toni was guilty of must be told, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
I may appear as a fan of Toni but I am actually not. I admire her being a local host and comedienne but not as much as how I adore Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, or Ellen DeGeneres. I just feel there is a need to say something lest more negative comments will be posted.
I am not a contestant so I am not the person to talk about how they felt during the pageant when Toni cracked jokes. But the night went well and the best of the ladies were brought out so I’d say there was no big deal. Labeling something offensive, when not intended, is based on perception but will never be a universal truth. Calling out someone’s attention can be done but sideswiping with personal attacks will never do good. Others are just so full of themselves and talk as if they are the authority and blow things out of proportion. We may need to be reminded that reaction is not always necessary. Tolerance is key.
Thank you for this page, at least there is a neutral ground to share thoughts in. More power, Madam Joyce! More articles!
Oscars is an event for actors so they do any comic acts they want to do on stage because that is what they showcase their acting skills. But for heaven’s sake do not crack a joke which should only be kept in a comedy bar for an event like BBP. It is a show of glamour and class. Those girls standing on stage are not just those tinderas sa palengke who can be victims of your palengkerang attitude. Jokes should only be freed in a right a place and with the right audience. Dyan ka huhushagan as host kung gaano ka katalino, kung alam mo kung kelan ka maging kenkoy at kelan ka maging refined.
I was just able to watch the interview portion since I am not there to watch it live or on TV. I think people are so critical about her hosting job. I actually find it very entertaining. She was making jokes so the contestant would not feel so nervous since it’s the nerve wracking interview portion. i think she just want to make the contestant comfortable by focusing on what she sees in them or joking about her joining for the second time. I did not find it offensive. Lighten up this is a beauty pageant not a royal visit which you have to observe proper decorum.
Okay lang yun. Kanyakanyang perception lang. Although na offend ako sa Catacutan segment. Pangalan nya yun, part ng kanyang pagkatao na dapat irespeto. Buti na lang nung panahon ni Shamcey, wala yatang meaning sa mga Filipino speakers and “Supsup”, so hindi siya naging victim.
I actually love the name Catacutan. And its significance of being someone you don’t mess around with…
Anyway, now that I’m reading all these comments, I’m realizing that it’s not just about our perceptions. It is also about how we treat other people. If someone was hosting me at their home and had great entertainment but made me feel uncomfortable with their comments then that host is only doing 50% of their job.
You only realize it when you are at the recieving end. Since we are the audience, ok lang. But if that contestant was us, or someone dear to us, we would feel it.
Anyway, I’ve learned a big lesson because I host events too and now I know what never to do.
I got a little uncomfortable when she made fun of that Camu girl taoos sunod sunod na ang punchline niya. Even Xian got uncomfortable …arrrggh.
Josko Miss Joyce, one would think na dahil sa veteran host na si Toni ng ABS eh mas mahihigitan niya ang hosting stint ni Anne Curtis last year pero diosmio. Walang propesyonalismo ang hitad. Ginawang comedy bar ang segment, Attention seeker much???? nakaka disappoint!
I loved how Anne Curtis did it last year. She was fun to look at and the girls also felt comfortable answering the questions without making them appear funny. I just hoped si Anne na lang uli kinuha nila. anne also did great in entertaining the audience during deliberation when she sang Alone. It was so entertaining as if you are watching Anne in one of her past concerts.
honestly i think Toni’s hosting was not really proper for the venue. I was actually shocked about her jokes and i’m sure Xian was also during that time as well.
i think she as trying hard to be funny most especially because Vice Ganda was also there.
By the way it was also nice seeing you Ms Joyce on tv from the audience last night 🙂
You watched live?
Hi,Ms.Joyce! Kagabi ay napanuod ko ang Bb.Pilipinas. Ok lang naman ang paghost ni Toni at mukhang relax at di pressured ang mga candidates dahil sa kwela siya. Pinapalaki lang po ng iba ang isyu na yan. Eh, kung makapagbash nga po yung iba sa candidates ay below the belt at walang karespe-respeto sa kababaihan. Tapos yung ganung joke e seseryosohin? Eh, sa totoong buhay naman po normal lang ang ganun. Iniisip lang po ng iba na kesyo napahiya at nabastos daw yung ilang candidates, sa anong paraan? Hay! Nakakatawa lang po ang isyung yan. Akala mo naman po sa Malacañang o Vatican ang venue ng Bb. na dapat ay de numero ang kilos at bawal makipagbiruan. Grabe nga kung maghiyawan nga ang mga fans at mag boo sa iba. Yun po ang tunay na nakakabastos. Saka ayaw ko po yung tweet ni Nina Ricci, personal na panlalait na kay Toni. Just my opinion lang po. Thanks Ms.Joyce! God bless you more!
Thank you Crispin dahil na-i-share mo nang maayos ang thoughts mo… But I think it is a topic worth discussing. An issue that we need to talk about. You are right, it’s not an earth shaking matter but I feel that an open discussion on what is proper is just proper. 😄 Your opinion on this is important to to pageant fans like me…
I thought toni’s chandelier joke was funny. Maybe those who didn’t get the joke and found it offensive, didn’t know that those kind of earrings are actually called chandelier earrings.
Yes that one was funny but I think it was her other comments that some did not like. Here is something a friend sent to me – Joey Reyes: The role of the host is to make the girls feel comfortable in the most difficult and nerve-shattering portion of contest. Unfortunately, Ms. Gonzaga unwittingly foisted the most unprofessional thing one could fathom. Her attitude was condescending, her stance was belittling — and she humiliated the contestants, turning the segment into a Comedy Bar routine — which befits her look at that moment as a badly dolled up transsexual.
I read Nina Alagao’s opinion on Toni’s hosting and I agree with Nina that it went distasteful and was uncalled for. This is a prestigious pageant that has created legions of successful women in various fields I must admit that here in the Middle East the telecast started at 1125pm or 425am in the Philippines, so I have observed Toni’s comments as they were all over the social media.Thus, when I watched the delayed telecast I kept close watch.
The chandelier joke, the catacutan joke.is not fitting. The girls worked for years and prepared hard and treated the pageant with all respect.
I think Toni can keep hosting PBB or the Buzz. But Bb. Pilipinas? From a pageant follower’s point of view, she just limited her hosting stints.
by the way, miss joyce.. andami mong cameo lastnight. isa dun yung nagsusulat ng notes. hehe
Lol JOMG thanks for telling me. And thanks for your feisty comment kanina, nag laugh talaga ako!
Haha greetings from the city of smiles, bacolod cidddddy! 🙂
Toni Gonzaga did a great job.. She just want to lighten up the tension! why so sensitive??
To all who thought that it’s not appropriate… Nahiya naman ang OSCARS na light and funny lang din ang treatment.
Anyway, “A lion does not concern himself with the opinion of a sheep.”
Lol JOMG, thank you for your thoughts… I’m sure ther are many who feel the same as you… Rawwwrrrr!
Lol JOMG, thank you for your thoughts… I’m sure ther are many who feel the same as you… but honestly, I think a good host in a pageant like this will also consider the feelings of our contestants and not just lightening up the tension. With that said, I think the contestants handled themselves well… And also I’m not too impressed by the way the Oscars are hosted. Rawwwrrrr!
Hi Ms JOYCE 🙂 i think it all started with one of the semi-finalists’ earrings, wherein Ms Gonzaga commented. “I LIKE YOUR EARRINGS.. IT REMINDS ME OF THE CHANDELIER.. THE CHANDELIER ” (she started humming to the tune of song CHANDELIER ) .. that had the audience laughing.. but left the contestant a bit embarrassed… 😦 i guess that’s where it all started.. 😦