Gelli de belen's secret to staying young and beautiful

Its hard to believe that Gelli de Belen who started her showbiz career at age 8 now has two grown up boys and has been with Ariel Rivera for almost two decades,

But whats even more surprising is how she has continued to maintain her youthful looks and her slim and sexy body which could easily put some of those FHM girls to shame.

Gelli de Belen has practically grown up in the public eye. From the teeny-bopper characters she used to portray onscreen, she has emerged into a serious actress, a skilled television host, and an effective product endorser.

And what's even more surprising is how she achieved that body over two decades, she told us that she is into Bikram yoga and watch what she eats. She is a busy mother to her two sons when there is no taping, she keeps on moving to keep her body fit.

She feels blessed that her marriage and career are doing great. Gelli is happily married to Ariel Rivera and a doting mother to teenage sons Joaqui and Julio. Gelli is one of the busiest celebrity moms in the industry but despite her haywire schedule, she makes sure to spend quality time with her family. “Time management is the key,” shares Gelli.

As far as her career is concerned, Gelli is happy to be where she is, and content with the pace at which she is going. “I’m grateful,” she says.

Gelli has her hands full of showbiz projects with four shows on TV5. She appears regularly in the game show Happy Truck ng Bayan; in the comedy show Misterless Misis (where all of them have no husbands, hence the title; her character is the wife of an OFW); the reality show KIS (K-Pop icon Search) Pinoy: The K-Pop Philippination, as judge and hosted by Richard Gutierrez (where the goal is to find a Pinoy who will be sent to Korea to train and become a Korean pop idol); and the lifestyle magazine show Happy Wife, Happy Life. Another upcoming show on TV5 is SM Little Stars where Gelli is a judge and mentor to kid contestants.

For Gelli, each show is a learning experience. “For me, I just want to work. I will go where there is work. When it comes to movies, okay na sa akin ‘yung roles which I don’t do on TV.”


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