Actress/TV host Toni Gonzaga on Sunday denied accusations that the "Pinoy Big Brother All in 1" auditions were scripted, amid widespread speculations that the reality show allegedly rigged their selection process.
This she said during an interview in ABS-CBN's "Buzz ng Bayan":
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| Toni Gonzaga |
“Definitely nag-audition. Sa Araneta may nakuha silang tatlo, sabi ni Direk Lauren (Dyogi). Tapos sa ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas, may nakuha din sila,”
“Sanay na kami sa ‘PBB.’ Season 1 pa lang, wala pang social media noon, sangkaterbang e-mail na ang nakuha namin noon na scripted, haters, bashers. Pero I love the environment here sa ‘PBB’ because we welcome all of it. We welcome all of them. Lalo na ngayon, ‘All In.’ Okay lang sa amin lahat dito 'yun,”
“Kasi even if they bash the show, even if they say a lot of things about the show, interested pa rin naman sila manood kahit paano,”
“Nagpapasalamat tayo sa ating mga Kapamilya na tumutok, nag-abang at na-miss ang ‘PBB.’ Maraming salamat po sa mainit na pagtanggap at sa ratings po na nakukuha namin every night.”
Accusations that the "Pinoy Big Brother" program was faking auditions have been hounding the reality show since its pilot episode, with some sectors saying most of the contestants did not audition at all, but were hand-picked by influential figures of the show.