Jef Gaitan (born September 21, 1989) is a

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actress who first started as a TV commercial model and the year 2009 she joined '' Survivor Philippines Palau'' which was aired on

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. She finished the season as one of the top three in the finale episode of Survivor Philippines Palau. Gaitan later on became a semi regular in ''

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''. she had a one-month stint on GMA's Dear Friend which she co-starred with Marvin Kiefer, Jennylyn Garcia and

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. She also appeared on various TV5 series such as ''

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'', ''Bangis'' as Inang Filomena and ''The Sisters''. In 2013, she worked on ABS CBN's late night comedy gag show ''

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''. From 2014 to 2015, she became a co-host for

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, handling Entertainment News with

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as the Anchor for the news program. In 2016, Gaitan was part of the drama fantasy series,

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as Apple. In 2020, Jef was part of the drama series offering of ABS-CBN, Ang sa Iyo ay Akin, aired on

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Filmography

Television

Movies

Awards and recognition

FHM rankings

Gaitan first appeared for

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with

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on "Zoo themed" cover in October 2010, 3 years later she was reappeared for

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cover FHM 13th Anniversary special also featuring Valdez, Chloe Dauden and Karen Bordador. She also appeared on ''Online Babe'' (now ''FHM Idols'') section for October 2013, three months later Gaitan joined with former Sexbomb Sunshine Garcia and former

Wowowee ''Wowowee'' () is a Philippine noontime variety show that was broadcast by ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2010. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The ...

dancer

Aiko Climaco Aiko Climaco (born 6 August 1989) is a Filipina actress and model. She was formerly known as a member of ASF dancer for Wowowee. She was a member for '' Banana Split'' Girls with former SexBomb Sunshine Garcia and Jef Gaitan, which featured in ...

dubbed as ''Banana Nite Girls'' cover for January 2014.

References

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