The hosting stint that Alden Richards did in MUPH 2023 went viral
Pambansang Bae Alden Richards has spoken about his “Steve Harvey” moment on the Miss Universe Philippines 2023 coronation night.
That hosting stint that Alden had in a national pageant went viral because he mistakenly announced the name of Miss Agusan del Norte as Miss Friendship. Then, he corrected it and said that Miss Friendship goes to Miss Capiz while Miss Agusan del Norte is Miss Face of Social Media.
This became a trending topic online and netizens talked about the “Steve Harvey” moment of the Kapuso star.
It is known in the world of pageants that TV host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the Miss Universe 2015 winner. However, this was corrected because Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach was the real winner that year.
In a recent interview on Ogie Diaz’s YouTube channel, based on the article in Bandera, Alden Richards was asked about his “Steve Harvey” moment. “Nasa ilalim po ‘yung Friendship, tapos nasa taas po ‘yung Social Media. Eh, Friendship po ‘yung una kong binanggit,” he explained.
When asked about this hosting stint, Alden said that it was a different experience for him and it gave him a different feeling. He also said that it was no one’s fault. “Ayoko rin naman pong manisi ng tao. Na-address naman po, nasalo naman po natin ng maayos,” he said.
Alden also said that he hopes that this will not be the last time for him to a hosting stint in a national pageant. About people’s comparison of him to Steve Harvey who also had that moment.
The Kapuso star said that there is no issue with this and he takes this as a compliment. Alden Richards also admitted that it was a “nakatataranta” moment for him because it was a live show and then, an unexpected thing happened.
“Pero yun din po ang ipinagpapasalamat kong training sa Eat Bulaga, kung paano ko siya sasaluhin. So, naayos naman po, nasalo naman, at pareho naman silang nanalo,” the actor said.
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