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Sports to Showbiz—Gretchen Ho's versatility



Real Name: Gretchen Ong Ho
Birth Date: April 19, 1990
Birth Place: Manila, Philippines
Course: Majored in Management Engineering/CommArts
Alma mater: Immaculate Conception , Ateneo De Manila University
Height: 5’7 (173.73cm)

Sports: Volleyball




A lot of T.V appearances and guestings— the former volleyball star of Ateneo Lady Spikers, signals get into entertainment after having a hard time choosing path between Corporate and Showbiz career.

Gretchen Ong Ho is a Student/Athlete one of the most famous Volleyball player in Philippines. The girlfriend of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition first runner up, Actor and Host Robi Domingo.

Lovelife

In an interview with Gretchen Fullido, The former lady spikers admitted that her relationship with robi is deeper.

"Masaya ko. Feel ko pareho naman kaming happy, and I feel inspired," she said..

Ho also said Domingo has been very supportive of her career as a student-athlete during her collegiate life.

"After the season, [he gave me] flowers. He always gives me flowers eh, na sobrang ganda, nilalagay pa namin sa gitna ng dining table, tapos angganda. Magaling siya pumili ng bulaklak. And I like flowers. Binigyan niya ako after the season, kahit natalo kami," she said.




On the other side, Ho also expressed interest in joining showbiz, saying she intends to take on a similar career path like Robi.

"More of hosting, hindi ako acting. Sports hosting, and siguro 'yung mga programs for the youth," she said.
An interview also by Nathalie Tomada during the launch of Studio 23 shows Game on !: the Chevrolet Sonic Celebrity Challenge wherein she’s one of the participants. That there are acting offers as well for her, but she said that, “in terms of acting, no, I will not go there. It’s really a no.”
  “I’m really inclined to do with sports and youth. Sabi ko nga, if it puts me in a position wherein I can better influence and inspire, especially the children, or where I’ll be able to maximize my potential, I’m game. That’s what I’m thinking about right now,” well said by Gretchen

She said that part of her motivation and inspiration joining showbiz, is seeing others also get inspired also on what she’s doing. She said that by simply interacting with some of her followers on micro-blogging site Twitter, she can make them feel happy.


"Natutuwa kasi ako, pag may mga tao na nagti-tweet sa akin. Sinasabi nila, 'Hi ka naman,' tapos fini-favorite ko 'yung tweets na 'yon. Ta's when I see their reactions, sobrang saya nila. Parang feel ko natutuwa ako na nabibigay ko 'yung ganoong saya sa kanila, kahit sa simpleng bagay lang," she said.



Aside from being an athlete and a graduate student who took up a Management Engineering and Communication major, Gretchen was also active in organizations such as the Ateneo Christian Life Community (ACLC) and school activities like the Freshman Orientation Seminar (OrSem).


Gretchen Ho's T.v appearances
Gretchen Ho – Ihaw Na! – Video 
Gretchen Ho & Lizbeth Yap – Chinatown Philippines – Video
Gretchen Ho – 8-7000 Jollibee Delivery Commercial
Gretchen Ho – Safeguard – TV Ad




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