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In Photos: Behind the Scenes At Our Shoot With the PBB: Celeb Collab Housemates

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Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - Dustin Yu and Bianca de Vera

Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - Klarisse de Guzman and Shuvee Etrata

Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - Vince Maristela

Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - Xyriel Manabat

Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - Kira Balinger and Josh Ford

Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - Michael Sager and Emilio Daez

Behind the scenes at the Metro photo shoot of the "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition" housemates - AC Bonifacio and Ashley Ortega

Lance Joseph Martinez

<p style="text-align:left">The 12 former housemates of<strong> </strong><em><strong>Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition </strong></em>gathered for their photo shoot and interviews with <em><strong></strong></em><strong>Metro</strong>. In their feature stories, DusBi (<strong>Dustin Yu </strong>and <strong>Bianca de Vera</strong>), ShuKla (<strong>Shuvee Etrata</strong> and <strong>Klarisse De Guzman</strong>), VinXy (<strong>Vince Maristela </strong>and <strong>Xyriel Manabat</strong>), KiSh (<strong>Kira Balinger</strong> and <strong>Josh Ford</strong>), MiLi (<strong>Michael Sager</strong> and<strong> Emilio Daez</strong>), and ACLey (<strong>Ashley Ortega </strong>and <strong>AC Bonifacio</strong>) opened up about their journeys inside Big Brother&#x27;s house. They may not have made it to the show&#x27;s <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/7/28/metro-digital-cover-pinoy-big-brother-celeb-collab-edition-big-4-duos-breka-rawi-chares-azver-1833">Big Four</a>, but they&#x27;re all winners because of the lessons and new friendships they took home as they returned to the outside world. </p><p>Though their stay inside <em>Kuya’s</em> house was cut shorter than they hoped, the ex-housemates reflected on how the experience shaped their personal growth and careers.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756379710037batch_dustin yu bianca de vera metro btsNIC09885.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">DusBi: Dustin Yu and Bianca de Vera</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-how-bianca-de-vera-found-herself-inside-the-pbb-house-1449" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756380078100batch_dustin yu bianca de vera metro btsNIC00128.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Bianca de Vera.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-dustin-yu-on-how-pbb-sharpened-his-flair-for-leadership-1438" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756380996211batch_dustin yu bianca de vera metro btsNIC08706.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Dustin.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-dustin-yu-on-how-pbb-sharpened-his-flair-for-leadership-1438">Dustin</a> revealed how <em>PBB</em> unlocked a deeper side of him—one defined by grit, growth, and heart—while <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-how-bianca-de-vera-found-herself-inside-the-pbb-house-1449">Bianca</a> shared that the show marked a healing journey.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756381110001batch_shuvee etrata klarisse de guzman metro btsNIC09477.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">ShuKla: Shuvee Etrata and Klarisse de Guzman</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-shuvee-etrata-turns-struggles-into-strength-1836" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756381224143batch_shuvee etrata klarisse de guzman metro btsNIC00216.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Shuvee.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-exclusive-from-diva-to-mowm-how-klarisse-de-guzman-mothered-in-pbb-celebrity-collab-1836" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756381346603batch_shuvee etrata klarisse de guzman metro btsNIC09012.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Klarisse.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-shuvee-etrata-turns-struggles-into-strength-1836">Shuvee</a> said she learned how to turn her struggles into strengths, and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/26/metro-exclusive-from-diva-to-mowm-how-klarisse-de-guzman-mothered-in-pbb-celebrity-collab-1836">Klarisse</a> discovered how naturally she took on a motherly role inside the house.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-exclusive-how-focus-flexibility-and-a-friendly-demeanor-helped-vince-maristela-in-pbb-1105" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756381810365batch_vince maristela xyriel manabat metro btsNIC07168.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Vince.</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-xyriel-manabat-on-authenticity-sense-of-responsibility-1130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756381874449batch_vince maristela xyriel manabat metro btsPET05775.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Xyriel.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-exclusive-how-focus-flexibility-and-a-friendly-demeanor-helped-vince-maristela-in-pbb-1105">Vince</a> credited his friendly nature for carrying him through the competition, while <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-xyriel-manabat-on-authenticity-sense-of-responsibility-1130">Xyriel</a> opened up about gaining a stronger sense of responsibility.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756381997611batch_kira balinger josh ford metro btsPER07090.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">KiSh: Kira Balinger and Josh Ford</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-kira-balinger-on-the-lessons-she-learned-from-pbb-1221" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756382168351batch_kira balinger josh ford metro btsPER07236.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Kira.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-josh-ford-on-misconceptions-about-him-pbb-experiences-1155" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756382341193batch_kira balinger josh ford metro btsPER06945.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Josh.</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-kira-balinger-on-the-lessons-she-learned-from-pbb-1221">Kira</a> emphasized that her stint allowed her to discover herself more, while <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-josh-ford-on-misconceptions-about-him-pbb-experiences-1155" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh </a>took the chance to address misconceptions about him. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756382761295batch_michael sager emilio daez metro btsNIC07922.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">MiLi: Michael Sager and Emilio Daez</span></span></span></div><div></div><div><br/></div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-michael-sager-on-promoting-positivity-1213" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756382835439batch_michael sager emilio daez metro btsNIC08171.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Michael.</span></a></span></span><div></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-emilio-daez-reflects-on-taking-risks-1418" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756382917438batch_michael sager emilio daez metro btsNIC08537.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Emilio.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-michael-sager-on-promoting-positivity-1213">Michael</a> reflected on how the public saw him as a “ball of sunshine,” while <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-emilio-daez-reflects-on-taking-risks-1418">Emilio</a> spoke about his decision to take risks, which included joining <em>PBB</em> in the first place.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756383002258batch_ac bonifacio ashley ortega metro btsNIC07313.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">ACLey: AC Bonifacio and Ashley Ortega</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-ac-bonifacio-looks-back-on-lessons-from-pbb-1205" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756383309482batch_ac bonifacio ashley ortega metro btsNIC07875.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on AC.</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-why-ashley-ortega-s-short-stay-in-pbb-was-exactly-enough-1211" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756383359142batch_ac bonifacio ashley ortega metro btsNIC07749.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click the image for the story on Ashley.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-ac-bonifacio-looks-back-on-lessons-from-pbb-1205">AC</a> shared the valuable lessons she picked up as a housemate, while <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/metro-style/people/2025/8/27/metro-x-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-collab-why-ashley-ortega-s-short-stay-in-pbb-was-exactly-enough-1211" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ashley</a>, despite her brief stay, said the experience was already enough to make an impact on her. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Check out the gallery below for more behind-the-scenes images from the <em>Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition</em> ex-housemates&#x27; Metro photo shoot:</strong></div><div><strong><em></em><em></em></strong><br/></div><div>[[PHOTO ALBUM]]</div><div><br/></div><p>Photos by <strong>NicePrint Photo</strong><strong></strong></p>

<p>As anticipation builds for the next season of "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition," fans get to celebrate these 12 housemates once more through a special gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes moments from their reunion shoot.</p>

As anticipation builds for the next season of "Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition," fans get to celebrate these 12 housemates once more through a special gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes moments from their reunion shoot.

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