LOOK: Sharon Cuneta makes stunning first appearance at ABS-CBN Ball 2025
After years of turning down invitations, Megastar Sharon Cuneta made a stunning entrance at the ABS-CBN Ball, marking her long-awaited debut with a personal statement.
Arriving with her husband, Kiko Pangilinan, the actress wore a fitted nude dress by Jot Losa to the ABS-CBN Ball, which took place on April 4 at Solaire North.
"Happy to be here finally. I'm excited to be with the Kapamilyas," Sharon told MJ Felipe during the red carpet interview. "Since '88 ako, it's a bit surreal but an honor that I've been there since binubuo pa lang siya nung pangalawang pagbubuo niya. And then, to still be here after all those decades is still a miracle for me. So I'm very grateful."
In a previous post, she revealed that her absences from the event were due to insecurities.
"I am attending the ABS-CBN BALL for the first time, ever. I was always invited, but could never come because I didn’t feel like it. I was always so fat. Nothing wrong with that per se, but I just never felt like my best self," she wrote.
"So now that I do, am joining my Kapamilya!!! Finally!!! Yehey!!! Thank You Lord!!!"
In a separate post, Sharon shared her journey, saying that in 2016, she tried to "slowly lose weight."
"I was tired and had ruined my body’s metabolism by going on all sorts of crash diets. So, SLOWLY BUT SURELY was the way for me to go," she said. "Nakakatawa ngayon kasi parang nawala ang lahat ng extra weight ko overnight? Yung last 20-25 lbs. na lang ang napansin tapos kanya-kanyang conclusions na sila! Bahala sila sa buhay nila. Nine years later - NOW - I have lost 106 lbs."
The singer-actress encouraged her followers that if she could do it, anyone can. "Surely, you can do it quicker! Wala nang tatakaw pa sa akin!"
In March 2021, she revealed that her diet was “on and off (more off than on).” She, however, decided to just get on the treadmill and trust the process, no matter how challenging it could be.
In November that year, Dr. Aivee Teo of The Aivee Group posted a photo of herself with Cuneta, where she revealed that the latter’s size had gone down from XXL to medium.
The singer-actress also previously said losing weight is all about being “very disciplined,” knowing how to trust the process, and doing it for your health. “Enjoy yourself because you only live once but also remember that life is short,” she mused.
“I regret that throughout my 40s, I was fat. I lost a decade, and if only I could take that decade back, I would be able to do so many things. If only I could take it back now, I would do so much more—but better late than ever.”
“Even if you’re older than me, it is never too late to get healthy,” she concluded.
