Phoemela Baranda admitted during an exclusive interview with “Buzz ng Bayan” on Sunday, October 27, 2013 that she has a 15-year-old daughter named Kim. The 33-year-old Baranda shared on national TV that her mom told her to hide her pregnancy because of his work as a model during that time.
During Phoemela Baranda’s pregnancy she had to go to the US when she was already four-months pregnant and returned to the Philippines when she had already given birth to her daughter.
The TV host and actress Phoemela revealed to the media that at first she introduced her daughter as her niece and later on as her sister. She was quoted as saying that, “Nung una, ipinapakilala ko siya bilang pamangkin ko. Nung 5 to 8 years old na siya, sister ko na siya,” she explained.
The consistent member of the FHM Philippines sexiest woman list for the past few years admitted during the interview that her relationship with her daughter was really awkward at first, but she maid it a point to take over her responsibilities to her daughter after her mother p(–foul word(s) removed–)ed away.
Phoemela’s daughter Kim only knew that her mother was Phoemela when she was already 11 years old. She stressed that she didn’t feel betrayed by her mother because she understands that nature of the show business industry. The daughter of Phoemela also admitted that she is ready for whatever changes this “coming out” will bring to their family.
Kim appreciates what her mother have done to her to make up for the lost time as her parents, she also noted that she is not interested in knowing who her father is.