BB Gandanghari

Not to be confused with Rommel Padilla or Robin Padilla.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cariño and the surname or paternal family name is Padilla.
In this article, the surname is Gandanghari.
BB Gandanghari
Born
Rustom Cariño Padilla

(1967-09-04) September 4, 1967 (age 57)
Quezon City, Rizal, Philippines[1]
Other namesRustom Padilla (1990–2009)
Citizenship
  • Philippines
  • United States[2]
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active1990–present
Spouse
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(m. 1994; ann. 2002)​
Parents
FamilyPadilla family
Websitehttp://bbglobal.us[dead link‍]

Binibini Gandanghari (formerly Rustom Padilla;[3] Tagalog pronunciation: [paˈdɪl.ja]; 4 September 1967), also known as BB Gandanghari, is a Filipino-American[2] actor, model, entertainer, comedian, and director.

She is the older sibling of Robin Padilla and the younger sibling of Royette and Rommel Padilla, all of whom are actors. Gandanghari enjoyed success in Philippine films in the early 1990s (as "Rustom Padilla"), before taking a hiatus in 2001.

She returned to prominence in 2006 when she joined the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition where she came out as gay after 44 days. She would later came out as a transgender woman in 2009 when she adopted her current name and became an American citizen in 2022.

  1. ^ "Rustom Cariño Padilla". Geni.com. September 4, 1967. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RapplerUSCitizenship was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ bio Archived July 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Robinpadilla.net. Retrieved on August 17, 2012.