The public has known comedienne Ethyl Gabison as “Ethel Booba,” a screen name that plays around puns referring to her sexy figure and the dumb persona she projects. But, she says the latter is just a character she portrays in comedy bars. “Kailangan magbobo-bobohan. Ang hirap!” she tells Boy Abunda.
Ethel shows her romantic side as she talks about boyfriend Jessie Salazar whom she believes is ‘the one’ for her. She even hints at her excitement to settle down. Ethel describes their long distance relationship as “going strong” albeit, it requires solid amount of trust and prayers.
Ethel shares an instance when Jessie made a scene upon seeing her mingling with Vice Ganda’s male friends after work. Ethel opted to spend the night in the comedy bar to avoid being with her beau. Later, Ethel found out that Jessie followed her at a taping in ABS-CBN to apologize. In what seemed like a test of sincerity, Ethel demanded Jessie to kneel down first before they finally kiss and make up.
In a game called “Truth or Charot,” Ethel says she never goes home defeated in a singing contest. She also denies rumors of having distaste towards Roxanne Barcelo, her fellow TNT celebrity contestant.
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The first TNT Celebrity Grand Champion also denies receiving bribe from politicians and prominent individuals in exchange of tainting other people’s reputation in Twitter. The comedienne replies with a boisterous laughter when asked if she has plans of running as a Senator in 2020.
Ethel says she finds Atong Ang more handsome than actor Gerald Anderson. When asked why, she quips about how being rich can make a man look more attractive. Lastly, Ethel claims that good friend Vice Ganda acts crazier than her when it comes to love.