‘Kalokalike’ of SB19’s Stell reacts to hurtful comments

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After his stint on “It’s Showtime”, “Kalokalike” contestant Jeon Cyrus turned to social media to express his feelings after receiving hurtful comments from netizens.

Jeon Cyrus joined in the return of a well-loved segment of the Kapamilya noontime show where he spread good vibes as SB19 member Stell Ajero.

In a Facebook post, the “Kalokalike” contestant from Cebu revealed that he started to receive “hurtful’ comments from netizens.

“First of all, I want to say how grateful I am for the kind messages from everyone. This will be my last post and the last time I check notifications on all my social media accounts for a while. I’m quite sensitive to hurtful words, but I prepared myself for the possibility of negative comments before accepting the offer to be seen on national TV,” he said in his post.

According to Jeon Cyrus, upon joining the Kapamilya noontime show segment, he prepared himself for negative comments on social media about his appearance. However, the criticisms he received were of a different kind.

“I’m not upset by those who laughed at my appearance. Of course, our main goal at Showtime was to bring laughter and good vibes to everyone. What really broke my heart, though, is seeing people create stories that somehow, because of me, Kuya Stell might face more bashing, especially with his recent issues about “fame shame/visual” still being fresh. It’s painful to read comments blaming me, saying that Kuya Stell will receive more hurtful remarks because of my appearance and nakakahiya daw sa fandom, with some even suggesting I shouldn’t have participated,” he explained.

The “Kalokalike” contestant also clarified that he was invited by the segment to be part of the sho, which excited him as he got to showcase his talent as a performer.

“FYI, ABS-CBN reached out to me. I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to showcase my talents and share my love for performing with everyone,” he said.

As he went on, Jeon Cyrus also asked the public to stop the online hate.

“I did my very best to give everyone a great show through my talent. But please, stop accusing me of fueling the fire that might bring more negativity towards Kuya Stell,” he added.

Ending his post, the “Kalokalike” contestant also thanked and acknowledged SB19’s fans A’TIN for the love and support he received from them.

“I hope I made my fellow A’TIN proud by performing an SB19 song, and I’m incredibly grateful to my group TITANS for showing me love and support. Thank you, everyone!”

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