Kylie Padilla

Kylie Nicole Sicangco Padilla was born in Angeles, Pampanga, to Filipino actors Robin Padilla and Liezl Sicangco. From the age of seven, she studied in Queensland, Australia during her elementary years.^[1] She became a Muay Thai practitioner in 2008 after her family returned to the country.^[2] Although raised in the Jehovah's Witnesses faith, she has been practising Islam since April 1998, almost a decade before joining showbiz, despite not being a devout Muslim.^[3][4]

Padilla is a GMA Network contract star. Her TV series include Joaquin Bordado, Blusang Itim, The Good Daughter and Adarna. She was awarded as the Best New Female Personality (tied with Patricia Gayod) in the 22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television last 2008 for her acting performance in Joaquin Bordado.^[5]

She became a household name due to her role in fantasy-drama reboot of Encantadia where she portrayed the eponymous, controversial, and most-coveted role up-to-date, Sang'gre Amihan.

Padilla got engaged to actor Aljur Abrenica by late January 2017,^[6] with whom she has a son born on 4 August 2017.^[7] The two had started dating in 2011 until they broke up in 2014.^[8] They dated again in September 2016.^[9] They got married on 11 December 2018.^[10]

In December 2019, Padilla gave birth to her second child^[11] However, the couple separated in April 2021.^[12] Padilla was later linked to JM de Guzman, although she denied the romance allegations between them.^[13] She also denied de Guzman's involvement in her and Abrenica's breakup.^[14]

She discussed her struggles and hardship of being a single, working mother.^[15][16]

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