It's Showtime's Kalokalike contestant Jeon Cyrus hurt by bashing from netizens: It’s painful to read comments blaming me


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  • Jeon competed as the deadringer for SB19's Stell in the noontime show. But instead of getting words of encouragement, the contestant said that he received negative comments.


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Jeon Cyrus

"It's Showtime" contestant Jeon Cyrus revealed that he was affected by negative online comments when he joined the look-alike portion of the noontime program.

Jeon competed as the deadringer for SB19's Stell in the noontime show. But instead of getting words of encouragement, the contestant said that he received negative comments. 

His full post on social media:

"My It’s Showtime ABS-CBN Experience! 

"First of all, I want to say how grateful I am for the kind messages from everyone. This will be my last post and the last time I check notifications on all my social media accounts for a while. I’m quite sensitive to hurtful words, but I prepared myself for the possibility of negative comments before accepting the offer to be seen on national TV.

"I’m not upset by those who laughed at my appearance. Of course, our main goal at Showtime was to bring laughter and good vibes to everyone. What really broke my heart, though, is seeing people create stories that somehow, because of me, Kuya Stell might face more bashing, especially with his recent issues about “fame shame/visual” still being fresh. It’s painful to read comments blaming me, saying that Kuya Stell will receive more hurtful remarks because of my appearance and nakakahiya daw sa fandom, with some even suggesting I shouldn’t have participated.

"FYI, I didn’t audition for the segment. ABS-CBN scouted and reached out to me.I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to showcase my talents and share my love for performing with everyone.

"I did my very best to give everyone a great show through my talent. But please, stop accusing me of fueling the fire that might bring more negativity towards Kuya Stell.

"I hope I made my fellow A’TIN proud by performing an SB19 song, and I’m incredibly grateful to my group TITANS for showing me love and support.

"Thank you, everyone!"

The return of the well-loved segment, "Kalokalike Face 4" after almost a decade, debuted strongly and trended nationwide as the three kalokalikes of Carlos Yulo, Chloe San Jose, and Ruru Madrid spread good vibes to the madlang people. 

In its first episode, the 'Kalokalike' of the two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, Andres Santos, was named the daily winner after he successfully mimicked Carlos' dance moves and gymnastics poses.   He won P10,000.