Phoemela Baranda and daughter Nicole
Phoemela Baranda was shocked by the photo scandal of her 15-year-old daughter, "PBB All In" housemate Nichole Baranda. Phoemela Baranda was interviewed and aired by "Pinoy Big Brother: All In." She was asked what was her reaction to a photo which showed Nichole flashing her middle finger.Actually, PBB is not wholly clarifying this issue because a far more scandalous photo of Nichole, with her caught kissing a guy, has not been discussed at all in the show, virtually sweeping such under the rug.
Phoemela Baranda was just asked about the rude sign gesture and her reaction was, Phoemela tearfully said she was shocked after seeing the photo and she vows to talk to Nichole after her stint at the Big Brother house and to closely monitor her social networking accounts too, which she did not do before for she trusted her.
Phoemela said: "Right now, medyo shocked pa ako sa mga nangyayari. Ang dami talaga naming kailangang pag-usapan ni Nichole. Hintayin ko nalang na siya ang magsabi sa akin." "Hindi ako nakikialam sa Instagram, Twitter, Facebook niya, which is dapat yata talagang gabayan ko pa siya. Pero kasi teenager eh, so parang ayaw niya masyadong tinitingnan ko 'yung social network sites niya. But I think kailangan talagang bantayan."
We cannot fault Nichole really because aside from the fact that she is in her early teen years, she just recently knew that her supposed sister Phoemela Baranda, is actually her mom! Phoemela said she did it as to not ruin her fledgling modeling and hosting career then.