Jackie Gonzaga
Jackque Gyl Gonzaga, also known as Ate Girl Jackie, is a Filipino dancer, actress and television presenter. She has been one of the hosts of the Philippine variety show It's Showtime since 2019.
Life and career
Gonzaga was raised by her parents, Luisa and Florencio, in Antipolo. She has four older siblings and one whom is younger than her: Francis, 39; Patrick, 36; Al Dean, 35; Jain, 32; and Lyndsey, 28. She finished International Studies with a minor at Gender Studies at Miriam College and was a member of the Miriam College Pep Squad for three years.She was previously in a relationship with Tom Doromal, a former member of the boy group Hashtags.
Gonzaga auditioned and was accepted as a trainee of G-Force, and later she joined as one of the backup dancers in ASAP. She began her career as one of the It's Showtime dancers who gained recognition as Ate Girl Jackie through her on-screen interaction with Vice Ganda in the It's Showtime segment "Miss Q and A", alongside Ion Perez. She later became one of the hosts of the show under the management of Vice. She has also appeared in films, including Fantastica, The Mall, the Merrier!, and Kaka.
She became the first celebrity ambassador of Brightest Skin Essentials.