Donita Rose Cavett (born December 5, 1974) is a

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actress, TV host and former

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VJ.

Early and personal life

Donita Rose Cavett was born in

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on 5 December 1974 and moved to the

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when she was five years old. She is the eldest daughter to an

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father, William Kent Cavett, a military officer, and a

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mother, Evelyn Ramos, a teacher from

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. She attended high school at

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and college at

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. In 1997, Rose moved to

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to pursue a career as a

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for

. In 2001, Rose met Eric Villarama after she migrated to

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. After two years, she married Villarama in

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in 2003. The couple had a son named Joshua Paul, born in 2004. In the summer of 2007, they moved to

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. In 2015, Rose reportedly had problems in her marriage of 12 years with Eric Villarama but she maintained a positive relationship with him and decided to live together once more despite admitting the fact that she almost signed their divorce papers. The following year, however, in an interview with

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on his online podcast ''Good Times with Mo'' aired on July 12, 2016, Rose publicly confirmed her separation with Villarama after she allegedly found

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photos of her husband with his new partner whom he reportedly started seeing in April 2016. Although the photos were taken down by Villarama the following day, other sources were able to screen capture one of the photos of Villarama and his new partner together. Rose is a devout

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, and an active member of Victory Fellowship Church. On September 24, 2022, Rose married gospel recording artist Felson Palad.

Career

As a teenager, Rose's acting debut began in '' That's Entertainment'' alongside co-star

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with whom she had a relationship before moving to Singapore. Her first film was ''Gabo'' in 1989 by

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. In 1992, she starred in two

sitcoms, ''

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'' by

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and ''

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'', as well as its 1996 sequel ''

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'' where she played as Barbie Doll. In 2002, she starred with

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in the romantic drama film ''9 Mornings'' as Elise Romasanta. In 2003, she starred in the Filipino comic book film adaptation of

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's ''

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'' as Linda, the love interest of Hilario/Lastikman, played by

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. She formerly hosted

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's morning news and entertainment show ''

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''. In May 2014, she hosted a former Filipino morning variety-talk show on GMA called ''

Basta Every Day, Happy! '' Every Day Happy'' () is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Gladys Reyes, Donita Rose, Alessandra de Rossi and Boy Logro, it premiered on May 12, 2014 on the network's morning line up replacing '' Chef Boy ...

'' which she co-hosted with

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, Alessandra De Rossi and Chef Boy Logro. Rose appeared on the cover of the men's magazine ''

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'' in its Singapore edition; she also appeared in the Malaysian, Thai and Filipino editions to which she was hailed as the "Sexiest Woman in 2001". On April 15, 2021, Rose announced that she is a corporate chef for Island Pacific, a chain of grocery stores in the US that specialize in promoting Filipino food to anyone looking to buy them in California and Nevada.

Filmography

Television

Film

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Donita 1974 births Living people American emigrants to the Philippines De La Salle University alumni That's Entertainment (Philippine TV series) Filipino television actresses Filipino television personalities Filipino Christians Filipino evangelicals Filipino Pentecostals American actresses of Filipino descent VJs (media personalities) People from Angeles City People from Pangasinan Actresses from Pampanga That's Entertainment Friday Group Members Actresses from Utah ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people ABS-CBN personalities Filipino women comedians GMA News and Public Affairs people GMA Network personalities Viva Artists Agency