RUSTOM PADILLA

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Binibini Gandanghari (born Rustom Cariño Padilla on September 4, 1967),[1] commonly known as BB Gandanghari, is a Filipino transgender actress, model, entertainer, comedian, and director.

She is the older sister of actor Robin Padilla and younger sibling of Royette and Rommel Padilla, all of whom are actors. Gandanghari, then known as Rustom Padilla enjoyed success in Philippine films from the early 1990s before taking a hiatus in 2001. She returned to prominence in 2006 when she joined the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition where she came out after 44 days. In 2009, she revealed she is a transgender woman and changed her name to BB Gandanghari (sometimes spelled BeBe Gandanghari), saying that the person [Rustom] whom the people used to know is already “dead”(Elyas Isabelo L. (January 18, 2009). Rustom Padilla is now Bebe Gandanghari PEP.Ph).