Dustin Yu, Bianca De Vera defend themselves from netizens' criticism

Dustin Yu and Bianca De Vera addressed the myriad of comments and criticism they received from netizens during their stint in “Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition.”

On Wednesday’s “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” the former housemates offered candid responses to comments ranging from manipulation to relationship issues.

Defending Dustin from claims that he is “passive-aggressive, manipulator, and backstabber,” Bianca said that she did not see any of those signs from him. 

“Ako po, naniniwala po ako na matalino po akong tao and if I did see those signs kay Dustin, I would’ve strayed myself away from him as soon as I can. Pero wala naman po akong nakitang signs sa kaniya” she said.

Bianca further praised Dustin for consistently taking care of her from day one, expressing confusion about where such opinions originated.

“So it doesn’t matter whatever they say because they’re not in my body and they don’t see him through my eyes. So hindi po ako naaapektuhan,” she said.

Dustin expressed his appreciation for Bianca’s words and admitted being surprised by the comments upon exiting the house, leading to an important period of reflection.

“Feeling ko isa ‘yun sa pinaka-importanteng reflection na nangyari sa life ko. Siguro, personally, gano’n lang talaga akong tao, very firm sa mga gusto kong sabihin. I’m very serious sa mga tamang situations, sa mga seryosong situations. As much as I’m willing to listen, gusto ko rin talaga na mapakinggan,” he said.

Meanwhile, on comments that Bianca is always distracted and not focusing on tasks, the actress admitted that, initially, she did lack focus.

“Pumasok po kasi ako ng Bahay ni Kuya na magulo po talaga ‘yung utak ko. ‘Di po ako pumasok nang perfect. And it just so happened na I brought everyone into that journey of really finding myself. So sobrang naapektuhan po talaga ‘yung tasks, kung pa’no ko po siya nadiskartehan,” she said.

Despite the initial struggles, she confidently stated that she grew over time, acknowledging that her progress was not quick like other housemates, but “there was improvement.”

Tito Boy also noted that some comments about Dustin are that he is controlling and jealous, prompting the talk show host to ask him if he ever felt jealous of Will Ashley. 

Dustin, for his part, admitted that he had felt jealous of Will back when it was still unclear to him what Will and Bianca De Vera had in the past. However, he realized he had no reason to be jealous after he was able to talk to Bianca and Will. 

Bianca also responded to comments that said she is “feeling maganda at mayabang” because of her line, “What if pretty face lang ako?”

“Sana naman i-give na nila ‘yun sa ‘kin. Umiiyak na ‘ko no’n. Give niyo na sa ‘kin ‘yon. Kung naniniwala akong maganda ako, hindi ko naman kayo natatapakan,” she said.

Dustin enthusiastically supported her, confirming that Bianca is indeed beautiful.

Finally, Bianca refuted the claims that they have a “toxic relationship.”

“I wouldn’t say it was toxic. I believe that we were two people who had real feelings inside the house and I believe na kahit sinong tao naman, mapapagdaanan ‘yon. The only difference is, kami, nasa 'PBB' kami, and everyone can see it,” she said.

Bianca acknowledged that they had their shortcomings and weren’t perfect, but stressed that they grew through it.

“Kami po kasi, alam po kasi namin ‘yung totoo sa hindi, she said.

The duo also acknowledged that while they’re one of the most loved, they’re also one of the most hated in the season.

“I’ve heard na naging malala po talaga siya and I believe, in the future, it can be even worse. Pero for me, sobrang pivotal po talaga ng journey namin sa 'PBB' because our stay there really honed us for the future, for the responsibilities na tatahakin namin in the future. So we’re OK,” Bianca said.

Dustin and Bianca were the latest and last housemates to get evicted from Bahay ni Kuya after losing the last Big Jump Challenge to the pair of Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca (BreKa).

Mika and Brent now join the previously announced finalists: Charlie Fleming and Esnyr (ChaRes), Will Ashley and Ralph De Leon (RaWi), and AZ Martinez and River Joseph (AzVer).

The much-anticipated Big Night is happening on July 5.

"Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" airs new episodes on GMA Network Mondays to Saturdays at 9:35 p.m.

—Carby Rose Basina/CDC, GMA Integrated News