#7 – Kris Aquino (Net Worth: Philippine peso 120 Million)
Bernadette Conjuangco Aquino is highly regarded as one of the most popular television hosts in Philippians history. Dubbed “Queen of all Media”, Kris was born in 1971 to Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr., who at the time was a Senator. Kris grew up in a very wealthy family as her parents are very political; she is the cousin of famous actress Mikee Cojuangco and the niece of Jose Cojuangco, the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. Although her luck wouldn’t last long as her father would go to prison and Kris and her mother and siblings would be exiled to the United States. After five years they would return home, but under devastating circumstances as her father was assassinated. When Kris returned she would attend rallies which supported the removal of the current Philippine President. This would help spark her television career as she began getting offers to appear on talk shows and television dramas.
Kris’ career began to shift towards film. She appeared in a number of blockbuster hits, including: Pido Dida and The Fatima Buen Story. She received an insane amount of praise and media attention from these roles and even earned a new nickname called “Massacre Queen”. Her movie career wouldn’t last long though as she would soon figure out her hosting skills attracted more attention. She went on to star in two super popular talk shows called Today with Kris Aquino and Morning Girls with Kris and Korina. These shows ended up lasting for several years, making Kris one of the most popular television stars and earning her lots of wealth. Outside of talk shows, Kris enjoyed being the host of popular gaming shows. Deal or No Deal and Wheel of Fortune were two shows from the United States that she really enjoyed and would go on to host her own Philippian version throughout 2007.
These days she isn’t that much of a television host and spends most of her time with her son and working on other business avenues. She owns several major businesses including restaurants, flower shops and even her own film studio.
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