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IN PICTURES: Vice Ganda bonds with little boy in viral face painting session
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Unkabogable Star Vice Ganda bonded with a little boy named Lian Charles Villanoza who was overjoyed to learn that face painting was free at an event he attended, which went viral on TikTok.
Lian's mother, Chay Villanoza, shared photos of their happy moments with Vice Ganda on social media. He was also accompanied by his grandmother.
Meme Vice treated Lian and several children to a face-painting session and enjoyed rides in the carnival.
On April 13, Vice Ganda said he wanted to meet the little boy on viral TikTok after he went viral for his reaction on free face-painting.
"Awwww!!! Who knows this kid? I wanna meet him," wrote Vice Ganda on X (formerly known as Twitter).
In the video, the boy patiently waits his turn to get his face painted during a children's party. When it is his turn, the boy asks if it is free of charge. The boy gives a wonderful smile when he is told that it is free. The boy requests Spider-Man.
The TikTok video, with its simple yet poignant portrayal of the boy's joy over free face painting, struck a chord with netizens.
Many expressed how they could empathize with the boy's innocent delight, harking back to their own childhood experience.
In the comments section, it was revealed that the boy wasn't invited to the party. His grandmother had simply taken him along.