Arny Ross Roque-Banogon (born July 19, 1991), simply known as Arny Ross is a Filipino actress, comedian, model, and dancer. She is known as one of the contestants of '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break'' under

Gina Alajar Regina Liguid Alatiit (born June 28, 1959), professionally known as Gina Alajar (), is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film and television actress and television director. Career Since appearing as a child actress in the earl ...

and later to

Phillip Salvador Phillip Mikael "Ipe" Reyes Salvador (born Felipe Reyes Salvador; August 22, 1953) is a three-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film and television actor. Acting career Salvador made his film debut in 1971 with ''Adios Mi Amor''. He toiled in m ...

. She represented

Southern Luzon Southern Tagalog ( fil, Timog Katagalugan, also known colloquially as ''Rehiyong Timog Tagalog''), designated as Region IV, was an administrative region in the Philippines that comprised the current regions of Calabarzon and Mimaropa, the provi ...

in that season. During ''Protégé'', Ross developed a love interest with

Jeric Gonzales John Eric Salvanera Gonzales (born August 7, 1992), professionally known as Jeric Gonzales, is a Filipino actor, singer, and model. He is known as one of the winners of the second season of the reality show, ''Protégé'', a reality based ''ar ...

, who ended up as the Grand Winner of the show. She was eliminated from the competition before the announcement of the final 10 contestants. Ross is also known for being a mainstay of ''

Bubble Gang ''Bubble Gang'' is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Frasco Mortiz, it stars Michael V. It premiered on October 20, 1995 on the network's Friday night line up replacing '' Vilma''. The show is the ...

'' until 2022 and she was a member of its group "Bubble Shakers".

Personal life

Ross was born in

Dasmariñas Dasmariñas (colloquially shortened to Dasma), officially the City of Dasmariñas ( fil, Lungsod ng Dasmariñas), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people acc ...

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest ...

, to a Policewoman mother. When she studied at De La Salle University-Dasmariñas she became a great dancer, which became her stepping stone to fame. Before she joined ''Protégé'', she participated in beauty pageants not only in her hometown, Dasmariñas and her Province, Cavite but also in Southern Luzon and National Pageants including Miss Teem Philippines and PRISAA, in which she eventually won. She also worked for

Rep.

Elpidio Barzaga Elpidio "Pidi" Frani Barzaga Jr. (born March 25, 1950) is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Cavite. He is the incumbent Congressman of Dasmariñas and is the mayor of the said city. During the 2020 House hearing on ABS-CBN f ...

. She is married to her longtime partner for 13 years, Frank Banogon on November 9, 2021 in

Tagaytay Tagaytay, officially the City of Tagaytay ( fil, Lungsod ng Tagaytay), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,330 people. It is one of the country's most pop ...

. Ross gave birth to their first child named Jordan Franco on July 27, 2022.

Career

She became the cover girl of ''

FHM Philippines ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...

'' for May 2015, in which she joined forces with social media sweethearts Ann B. Mateo and Cyen Lazam as the FHM May 2015 Online Babes. According to an episode of

24 Oras ''24 Oras'' (pronounced as bente kwatro oras / ) is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mel Tiangco and Mike Enriquez, it premiered on March 15, 2004, on the network's Telebabad line ...

, all Bubble Shakers would perform on the 100 Sexiest Party dubbed as ''FHM BroCon'' on July 11, 2015 at the

SMX Convention Center The SMX Convention Center Manila is a convention center located in Pasay, Philippines. It is the largest private venue in the Philippines for trade events, industry conventions, corporate functions, and international exhibitions. The building ...

(

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) but their rankings in the said list allegedly led them to boycott the event. During ''Protégé: Season 2'', Ross had a conflict with renowned actress-director

, alleging that the latter plays favoritism towards co-candidate

Thea Tolentino Thea Loise Señerez Tolentino (born August 13, 1996) is a Filipino actress known for her role as Ashley Mercado Alcantara in the GMA Network television drama ''The Half Sisters''. She started her career as one of the winners of the second seas ...

. Her alleged childish attitude on the show was rumored to be the reason why she was eliminated from the competition. Thea Tolentino, on the other hand, emerged as the Grand Winner of the reality contest.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Awards and recognitions

FHM 100 Sexiest Woman

References

External links

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