'First Lady's The Dears launches YouTube channel, reveals nicknames for each other

The stars of the top-rating GMA Telebabad series First Lady recently launched their YouTube channel as they explain their terms of endearment to each other.

Sanya Lopez, Maxine Medina, Thia Thomalla, Cassy Legaspi, Kakai Bautista, and Cai Cortez are known as "The Dears," whose friendship that started in First Yaya.

According to Cai, the group got its name from Kakai, who was talking to a golden deer figurine when they were taping First Yaya in 2020.

Cai recalled, "Nandoon kami sa isang mansyon, tapos sa likod ko, biglang narinig ko si Kakai, 'Tara na, dear.' Akala ko ako 'yung kausap.

"Paglingon ko, meron siyang buhat-buhat na usa, gold na usa. So magmula noon, 'yun na 'yung tawagan namin."

Since then, the group endeared each other with unique nicknames.

Sanya, who stars in the series as First Lady Melody Reyes, has a nickname of MeloDear.

She explained in their vlog, "Siyempre simple lang naman, nagsimula naman ang 'The Dears' sa 'First Yaya' at ang pangalan ko naman talaga ay Melody, since ang Melody ay natutugma sa Dear, MeloDear. Hindi na pinag-isipan."

Cai added, "Based din sa name na Melody, kasi 'di ba may harmony, si Melody, siya talaga 'yung puso ng Dears, para sa akin ha. Kasi kung malungkot siya, talagang malungkot talaga kami. Kung pagod ka, pagod din kami kaya ka namin pinu-push."

Maxine, who plays Lorraine, has the nickname Heihei Dear, who is based from the chicken in the animated movie Moana.

Cai explained, "Siya 'yung manok sa Moana, 'yung tumutuka ng bato kasi 'pag sobrang saya namin, 'yung tawa niya, talagang gumaganon siya."

Kakai added, "May time kasi na sobrang saya ni Max, sobrang saya namin, nakita namin siya, magkakasama kami, na sa sobrang saya niya, nagchi-chicken dance na siya."

As the youngest of the group, Cassy's nickname is Baby Dear while Thia is Bambi Dear. But why is Cai's nickname Damn Dear and Kakai's nickname is Tyang Dear?

Get to know the story behind their hilarious nicknames in this video:

First Lady airs Mondays to Fridays on GMA Telebabad after 24 Oras.

Meanwhile, take a look at the beautiful friendships of the sextet in this gallery: