Name: Celestine Cruz Gonzaga
Nickname: Tintin
Screen name: Toni Gonzaga
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Birthdate: 20 January 1984

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Celestine Cruz Gonzaga or better known as Toni Gonzaga started as a fan of Piolo Pascual in a

sofdrink commercial. She was only seventeen then. She recalls that at that time "Masaya ako at excited

kasi ito yung first lead commercial ko tapos Piolo was there di ko nga ineexpect na nandun sya."

Toni later became one of the co-hosts of a noontime show where she started her showbiz career.

Later she joined Studio 23 's Wazzup Wazzup as one of the anchors and was tagged as the News Diva

because she always seemed to deliver the news with such a powerful voice.

After signing with ABS-CBN, Toni quickly became a part of such shows like the Most Requested Show

(MRS) with Roderick Paulate and Amy Austria. She is also a part of Entertainment Konek (ETK) with Ogie Diaz, which she enjoys because of the fun environment.

As if this girl from Taytay wasn't hot enough, she is also one of the hosts of the new reality show,

Pinoy Big Brother. I'm  happy because the management considered me and they trusted me to be part of the biggest  show . She shares that the offer to be a part of PBB came before their group went to perform in the US for the US Kapamilya Caravan.

                  TONI GONZAGA AND ALEX GONZAGA

SIMPLE AND BEST

Toni grew up in a Christian family with a heart for the people. Even before she started her career in showbiz, Toni has always felt the need to reach out to other people. She was once a Sunday school teacher in her town. She also ran for Baranggay Kagawad in Taytay, a position she lobbied hard for, recalling how

she went door to door when she first campaigned. Toni is now in her 3rd year as a Kagawad where she

is in charge of the "Clean & Green" campaign of her baranggay. For Toni, she understands that her

celebrity is just one aspect of her life and it shouldn't stop her from doing a good job in the public service arena.

In spite of celebrity stereotypes, Toni enjoys the simple life. On her downtime, she likes to stay at home and to play with her 1 year old Golden Retriever named WuWu (named after her show, Wazzup Wazzup) Sometimes , we go and eat outside,watch movie,I'm happy when I'm with my family.) she says. She

enjoys going back to the basics so much that she says she would easily last in the Big Brother house for

100 days.  Toni admits that she's not into cellphone, though, that the she would miss being able to

surf the internet if she were in the Big Brother house. She says that she loves to surf, and she regularly

reads the forum posts about her, especially the ones with negative comments. She figures that reading

albeit sometimes hurtful opinions help her grow as an artist.

Ever bent on self-improvement, Toni is currently taking AB English – a shift from her Mass Com course. She feels that her new course will help her become a better host.

TONI ENJOYS

With her numerous hosting jobs & growing career, Toni certainly feels blest. She says she especially

enjoys working in Pinoy Big Brother.

Aside from PBB, Toni enjoys working with people like Vhong Navarro, one of her co-hosts in Wazzup Wazzup. She���s thankful that she has also gotten to work with Ms. Nova Villa, and other co workers in her shows.

Aside from enjoying her work, Toni feels she is just your average 21 year old, who just happens to be on televisoin from time to time. In her 4 years in the business, Toni���s biggest learning in life has been to

know whom to trust, and to always follow your parents.  When asked where she sees herself after 5

years, she only smiles and says everything happens in God's purpose and will.

Toni Gonzaga's lovelife now is as blooming as springtime; has yet to hear marriage proposal from

 Direct Paul Soriano