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Filipino-American TikTok star and recording artist Bella Poarch admitted that she has a crush on Filipino actor Joshua Garcia.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Bella confessed, \"My favorite Filipino actor right now is Joshua Garcia. Crush ko 'yun eh. Crush ko 'yun eh si Joshua.\"

The Fil-Am social media personality also revealed that they do exchange messages.

\"We message a lot. He already knows what I'm going to say,\" she stated.

In the same interview, Bella talked about the musical artists she looks up to in the Philippines.

She relayed that she listened to Sarah Geronimo and Lea Salonga growing up.

\"A lot of Sarah Geronimo, oh my gosh I love her and, of course, Lea Salonga, she is our queen. Both of them have so much influence with my music and hopefully one day I get to meet both of them because I am such a big fan,\" she stated.

Among the new generation of artists, Bella relayed that she is a fan of Zack Tabudlo.

Bella said that she hopes she could perform on the ASAP stage in the future.

\"I literally grew up watching 'ASAP.' I would love to perform there. It would be such a dream come true,\" she remarked.

Bella hopes to celebrate Christmas in the Philippines this year.

\"The Philippines has the happiest Christmas ever and hopefully I get to go back there Christmas this year to celebrate Christmas with you guys,\" she said.

She added, \"Mahal na mahal ko kayong lahat and kita-kits sa Pasko, maybe!\"

Bella recently released her new single called \"Dolls.\"

READ: Liza Soberano bonds with fellow Fil-Am star Bella Poarch in the US

\"It’s all about self-empowerment and being confident and not letting anybody put you down. Just speaking up for yourself, is the first step,\" she remarked.

Bella rose to popularity in August 2020 when she launched her TikTok page. She first went viral when she lip-synced the song \"M to the B\" by British rapper Millie B.

Bella currently has 91.1 million followers on TikTok.

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Filipino-American TikTok star and recording artist Bella Poarch admitted that she has a crush on Filipino actor Joshua Garcia.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Bella confessed, \"My favorite Filipino actor right now is Joshua Garcia. Crush ko 'yun eh. Crush ko 'yun eh si Joshua.\"

The Fil-Am social media personality also revealed that they do exchange messages.","body_html_bottom":"