Throughout their career, actresses have surely portrayed a variety of roles on television and movies, which made us admire them so much. The same goes in real life, wherein they had to juggle all the roles that they play – as an artist, as a family member, as a friend, among others.
But for some, their most favorite role to play when outside the set is being a doting aunt to their niblings (or pamangkin in Tagalog), such as the actresses listed in this Kapamilya Snaps feature.
Kathryn Bernardo
Those who have been following Kathryn on Instagram have certainly photos or videos of her bonding with her nieces. They’re usually spotted playing with makeup, wearing matching accessories, having spa days, and going on dates and getaways with their family, whenever she is not busy at work.
The Asia’s Superstar previously described her niece Lhexine as one of her “favorite human."
Kim Chiu
Going through her IG posts, there’s definitely no doubt that Kim finds pleasure in being a doting tita to her three pamangkins Raine, Liam, and Calle. Aside from making sure that she is present in their every milestone and celebrate them, the Linlang star has also never been shy in flexing their achievements as a loud and proud tita.
In one of her guestings in Magandang Buhay, she told the momshie-hosts, “[Tinuturing ko silang] lucky charms, my inspiration, my life.”
Ivana Alawi
Aside from her mom Fatima and her siblings Amira, Hash, and Mona, those who watch the vlogs of Ivana on YouTube have surely spotted the youngest member of their family – her one and only nephew Gab. He had already appeared in some of her YouTube videos, such as when the FPJ’s Batang Quiapo actress and their whole family celebrated Gab’s 4th birthday celebration.
During one of their trips to Baguio, it was revealed that Gab calls her “mamita," because she is both a mommy and a tita to him.
Alexa Ilacad
Alexa also considers her nieces Andi and Hailey as among the best parts of her life. Thus, she fondly dubbed them as “my life’s silver lining.” They have also found a tito in her loveteam partner and Pira-Pirasong Paraiso co-star KD Estrada, who’s apparently able to establish an amiable bond with them as seen in some of the photos shared by Alexa.
Maris Racal
While the world currently adores her as Irene Tiu in the well-loved series Can’t Buy Me Love, there’s one person who loves her unconditionally in spite of who she is – her nephew Lucas.
And it seems that Lucas has the potential to follow the footsteps of his tita as they filmed a cover of her song “Asa Naman” on her YouTube channel. Apparently, singing together is one of their favorite bonding activities ever.
Julia Barretto
Being a doting and hands-on aunt to Millie, the firstborn of her older sister Dani, is obviously one of the things that Julia loves to do. Whenever they’re together, she makes sure that they would always have quality bonding time.
“You have brought so much joy into our lives!” Julia wrote about her niece in an Instagram story.
Shaina Magdayao
And lastly, Shaina, who have been showing us how she takes pride in being a tita. You can see on her Instagram how much her niblings have grown. She captioned one post, “back in Manila for a few days to celebrate with my best #Christmas (and life) gifts e v e r, my forever babies who are taller than me na.”