‘It’s Showtime’ regular co-host and dancer Jackie Gonzaga

MANILA — “It’s Showtime” regular co-host and dancer Jackie Gonzaga recently went viral after her video of dancing to the music of “Water” by Tyla made rounds online. The video of her sexy dance was taken in a bar in San Juan, La Union two weeks ago.

During her latest endorsement launch for Brightest Skin Essentials, Gonzaga sat down with ABS-CBN News and explained that the La Union trip was unplanned. “That weekend talaga, biglang na-cancel ‘yung work ko. So sabi ko ah, sige sayang naman ‘yung day so spend the day wisely to have fun, you know a little party.”

Was she drunk? “Hindi naman,” she insisted.

“Grabe ‘yung mga tao doon, grabe sila mag-hype. Feeling ko ‘yung mga tao doon sa La Union, sa place na ‘yun, parang tropa ko silang lahat. So ‘yung hype nila sa akin ‘Jackie! Jackie!’ Kada music, hina-hype nila ako!” she added.

Giving into the hype, Gonzaga gamely danced to the crowd’s cheers. “’Yung itsura ko doon, pawis na pawis. ‘Yung bangs ko talagang, hulas na hulas na ‘yung hair,” she said.

After going viral, the video reached her manager Vice Ganda. She got a message from Vice the next day asking about the viral video.

“Minessage niya ako the next day, kasi nga ‘yung video the next day kalat na. Ang dami nang nakakita. Parang nag-worry lang siya, sabi niya, ‘Nasaan ka? Gumimik ka?’ Sabi ko, ‘Ate, nasa Elyu (La Union) ako, I’m with my friends.’  Siyempre doon sa video parang ang daming tao, hindi siya sure kung sino ang kasama ko,” Gonzaga said.

She also said that Vice wasn’t mad but just gave her some reminders to be extra careful since she is already a public figure. “Sabi niya, okay lang naman to enjoy. Be careful ka lang, kasi dalawa lang kami ng friends.”

And Gonzaga understood where her manager was coming from.

“Alam ko kung saan siya nanggagaling at naa-appreciate ko siya. Sabi ko, ‘Thank you Ate. Yes next time talagang mag-iingat na talaga ako.’”