'PBB Collab 3.0': Mikee Quintos apologizes to housemates, opens up about past online bashing - GMA Network

Mikee Quintos apologized to her fellow housemates in “Pinoy Big Brother: Collab Edition 3.0” after realizing that past experiences had affected the way she responded to their acts of kindness.

On Thursday’s episode, Mikee explained why she had been irritable toward the other housemates, particularly when the male housemates offered to take on extra discomfort during a house punishment so the girls could finish their task and eat first.

The Sparkle star admitted that the gesture triggered painful memories of being bullied online during the pandemic because of a group project in college.

“I wanted to explain myself. This is hard for me. During the pandemic, I went through one of the hardest things in my life, when I was severely hated online because of a group project in school. People made fun of me online and called me a burden. That was the term they used, that I was a burden,” Mikee said.

Mikee recalled that she was juggling work and school at the time, which affected her contribution to the group project. The online criticism became so overwhelming that people repeatedly tagged her in photos of weights to mock her for being a “pabigat.”

Seeing fellow housemates Lans Nagal and Anthony Constantino make sacrifices for the girls brought back those feelings, with Mikee saying she found it difficult to accept their help because she wanted to prove to herself that the hurtful comments she received in the past were not true.

“You guys didn't deserve my reaction earlier. That's why I was so insistent. That's where it came from,” she said.

Her fellow housemates responded with reassurance, emphasizing that their gestures came from genuine care and that nobody in the house saw her as a burden.

Earlier, Mikee got emotional while recalling how she was mocked and publicly criticized online over a college group project during the pandemic, saying the experience affected how she dealt with people and their intentions.

Mikee graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Santo Tomas in 2025.

"PBB: Collab 3.0" premiered on October 24. Sixteen housemates, composed of celebrity personalities, social media stars, and ordinary netizens, entered the new PBB house.

The series airs on GMA Network from Mondays to Fridays at 9:35 p.m., Saturdays at 6:15 p.m., and Sundays at 4:45 p.m. —Carby Rose Basina/JCB, GMA News