Janette Heather McBride, known professionally as Janet McBride (born 6 November 1983 in Queensland, Australia), is a

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former actress and television host.

Early life

Born in

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, Australia, Janette Heather McBride is the daughter of Leslie and Fe McBride. Her parents were

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s, her mother is from

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and her father is from Queensland, and is of Scottish-Irish descent. She has one younger brother and four half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage.

Career

McBride was part of

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's Star Circle Batch 8 and appeared in ''

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'', ''Kaybol: Ang Bagong TV'' and '' ASAP''. Her breakthrough performance in Philippine cinema came in 2000 when she was cast in

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's award-winning and critically acclaimed film ''

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'' which won her a New Movie Actress of the Year award in the PMPC Star Awards in 2001. The same year, she starred in '' Star Drama Theater Presents: Rave'' with

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, with whom she previously worked in the film ''Tanging Yaman''. McBride was one of the hosts of ABS-CBN's '' Talk TV'', which replaced '' Today with Kris Aquino'' in 2001. In 2006, McBride returned to the Philippines and appeared in ''

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''.

Personal life

McBride was in an eight-year on and off relationship with

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. McBride's then blossoming entertainment career was cut short when the couple moved to the

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in the early 2000s, where McBride worked at odd jobs as a

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agent, a

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and in

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. In September 2013, McBride married Bens Omaga, who she met in a church retreat in 2011. McBride is close friends with her '' Talk TV'' co-hosts

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and

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. Babao was a wedding sponsor at McBride's wedding while McBride was part of the wedding entourage of the Babaos' wedding in 2003. McBride is a member of the

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Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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* 1983 births Australian television actresses Australian child actresses Australian people of Filipino descent Australian people of Irish descent Australian emigrants to the Philippines Living people People from Queensland Star Magic {{Australia-actor-stub