Binibini Gandanghari (born Rustom Cariño Padilla on September 4, 1967), commonly

known as BB Gandanghari, is a Filipinotransgender actress, model, entertainer, comedian, and

director.

She is the older sister of actor Robin Padilla and younger sibling of Royette and Rommel
Padilla, all of whom are actors. Gandanghari, then known as Rustom Padilla enjoyed success in
Philippine films from the early 1990s 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 after 44 days.
In 2009, she revealed she is a transgender woman and changed her name to BB Gandanghari
(sometimes spelled BeBe Gandanghari), saying that the person [Rustom] whom the people used to
know is already "dead".

In an interview, Gandanghari stated the name is derived from the Filipino words Bb.
(abbreviation of Binibini, an honorific equivalent to "Miss") and Gandanghari, a portmanteau of
the words ganda (beauty) and hari (king), adding that the "Bb." refers to her motto "'Be' all that
you can 'be'".

Background

Gandanghari entered show business as a matinee idol and later as an action star. He was
also the presenter of Philippine franchise for Wheel of Fortune on ABC 5. After his hosting stint,
Gandanghari left the Philippines and studied filmmaking in the United States.

Gandanghari appeared in the film adaptation of the comic book Zsazsa Zaturnnah (her first
film role as a gay man) as the gay salon owner Ada (Adrian), the alter ego of Zsazsa Zaturnnah.
He appeared in the television series La Vendetta on GMA 7 and the Happy Hearts, later
appearing on the ABS-CBN teleserye, Eva Fonda.

Personal life

Gandanghari was born to Casimero Padilla, Sr. (aka Carlos Roy Padilla) and Lolita Eva
Cariño. She has seven siblings: three brothers and four sisters. Before coming out as a trans
woman, Gandanghari married Carmina Villaroel in 1998; Gandanghari filed for annulment after
several months, which was granted in June 2002.

She became one of the 14 housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. On March 2,
2006, she came out of the closet on the show by telling fellow housemate Keanna Reeves that he
was a gay man[5] On day 45 of the competition, Gandanghari opted to voluntarily leave the house.

In January 2009, Gandanghari came out as a transgender woman. She chose to undergo sex
reassignment surgery. Her brother, action star Robin Padilla, at first said that he fully accepted
the decision, but later he has recanted his earlier statements and admitted that he is still shocked
and not on good terms with her. Their mother, and all of Gandanghari's brothers still call her
Rustom.

Gandanghari holds a B.A. in economics from St. Louis University, Baguio City and studied
filmmaking at UCLA in 2010. On August 2016, she had requested a Los Angeles court to have her
gender legally recognized as female and legally change her name to "Binibini Gandanghari". This
was approved by November 2016.
 In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Yamson and the surname or
paternal family name is Seguerra.

Cariza "Ice" Yamson Diño Seguerra (born September 17, 1983), formerly known professionally as Aiza
Seguerra, is a Filipino actor, singer-songwriter and guitarist. Initially coming out as a lesbian in 2007, Seguerra
now identifies himself as a transgender man.

On August 12, 2016, Seguerra was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Chairperson of
the National Youth Commission.

Career

Seguerra first appeared as a three-year-old contestant of Eat Bulaga!'s "Little Miss Philippines". He
subsequently became part of the show from 1987 to 1997.[2]

As a child star, Seguerra appeared in more than 30 movies and TV shows to date. He often portrayed the
role of actor and fellow Eat Bulaga! host Vic Sotto’s daughter in numerous films. He portrayed the role of Aiza
Kabisote, daughter of Enteng Kabisote in Okey Ka Fairy Ko! from 1987 to 1997.[2] He only appeared in six films
for Regal Films. At age 14, he competed in Bong Revilla's Invitational Shootfest '98, and has won several awards
in the sport.[3]

During his late teens, Seguerra began pursuing a career in music; singing and playing the guitar. His single
"Pagdating ng Panahon" became a major hit in 2001 which enabled him to start a music career.

Seguerra won The Singing Bee on July 8, 2008[4] after Rachel Alejandro gave up her throne as defending
champion due to other engagements. He defeated his co-contestant singer Bituin Escalante. Seguerra won
P1,040,000 for a second time on July 10, raising his total winnings to P2,080,000.[5]

Seguerra also performed in Singapore for the Singapore Repertory Theatre presentation of the stage
play Avenue Q.

Personal life[edit]

Seguerra is the child of Decoroso "Dick" Seguerra (of Calauag, Quezon) and Caridad "Caring" Yamson-
Seguerra (of Bicol Region).

He studied in Operation Brotherhood Montessori Center and later enrolled at the College of Fine Arts
and Design of the University of Santo Tomas and acquired a college degree.[8]

On August 18, 2007, Seguerra came out publicly as a lesbian.[9] However, in August 2014, he came out
as a transgender man after previously identifying as female.[10]

In 2013, Seguerra, along with other local celebrities, came together to join the PETA campaign 'Free
Mali', a campaign aimed to release Mali, an Asian elephant currently living at the Manila Zoo and the only
captive elephant in the Philippines, due to the poor facilities and keepers to care for him. Seguerra spoke up
saying that "Mali has been sentenced to a life of loneliness, misery and neglect. When people all around the
world are calling for Mali to be freed, in light of the suffering he has endured at the hands of the Manila Zoo,
the proposal to bring in more elephants to the zoo is outrageous. They would have to endure the same cramped,
concrete conditions, lack of exercise and improper veterinary care as Mali has for the past 36 years." [11] On
December 8, 2014, Seguerra married model and actress Liza Diño in California.[12]