Audrey Hepburn, Princess Diana, Cher, and Cruella. These are just some of the famous personalities and characters that Vice Ganda has copied on Everybody, Sing! that brought more joy to viewers of the game show.
Behind Vice Ganda’s glamorous costumes and looks is Aron Mangsat, who has been styling the box office star for nine years now. According to Aron, Vice wanted to have a different take on her looks for the community singing game show.
“She [Vice Ganda] wanted a new take on hosting eh. We’ve done GGV for almost nine years and gusto niya mag-veer away from the typical suit and pants,” he said.
To create Vice’s different costumes on Everybody, Sing!, Aron revealed that they carefully plan the costumes to give justice to the icon that they will copy.
“Working with Vice is always a collaboration. To give you an overview, we both make a list tapos pagbabanggain namin. Mostly inspired ng popular icons and we give it ng twist. In terms of production, as much as possible, a week or two,” shared Aron, who is also the stylist of other Kapamilya stars like Inigo Pascual, Kyle Echarri, Tony Labrusca, Aljon Mendoza, and Ronnie Alonte.
Aron said he is glad that viewers are entertained with the costumes he styled for Vice that are always making waves on social media.
Vice Ganda’s costumes were much-anticipated as it also played an important role in the game show. The questions for the songbahayan or viewers during the “Vice Sing Ganda” segment were based on the characters she was copying.
Vice and the program have won the hearts of Filipinos for showcasing the value of bayanihan and for giving different groups of people a platform to share their stories and a chance to win prizes that can help their families.
Recently, Vice and “Everybody, Sing” attained recognition after being named as national winners for Best Entertainment Program Host and Best Music/Dance Program, respectively, at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2021. The show was also nominated in the Light Entertainment category at the 2021 Venice TV Award.