Jake Zyrus opened up about his past as Charice Pempengco and the pain he experienced with hiding his gender identity prior to coming out as a transgender male.
“Nung na-discover na [si] Charice (When Charice was discovered), global superstar Charice being onstage with David Foster & Friends, Oprah (Winfrey) [and] Ellen (DeGeneres), that was one of my [pains] because I did not want to sound ungrateful,” the singer stated during an interview for TV host Toni Gonzaga’s YouTube vlog yesterday, June 30.
He added that he constantly struggled with how he identified himself, even before his career in the music industry took off.
“It was always there — the struggle [and] pain o…
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