Heart Evangelista admitted in an undated Instagram Live session that she got her lips done.
The clip, which was reposted on TikTok by @pageantchika on March 19, 2024, captured the part when the Kapuso star talked about getting lip fillers—an experience she described as traumatic.
Though she's an endorser of Dra. Aivee Teo of Aivee Clinic, she revealed that the cosmetic procedure was done by a nurse who "was very, very close to me" but "did not have the license."
She said, "I did get lip filler. I just didn't want to talk about it because I was super traumatized.
"Because when I got the lip filler, I went against Dra. Aivee. I didn't do it with her.
"I did it with somebody that was very, very close to me, but he didn't have the license to do my lips. But I trusted him.
"Kumbaga, budol na budol ako, so ginawa ko yung lip filler."
But the result, she claimed, left her with uneven lips—compelling her to seek out another doctor to have the fillers removed.
The actress recalled, "Hindi ko alam kung anong nilagay niya si lips ko, but basically, uneven yung lips ko, and you guys were bashing me about it.
"I just didn't want to tell you. Of course, I went to the same person. He's not a doctor. I think he's a nurse.
"Same person because, of course, they convinced me that they can fix it. It was super uneven, so, that's why.
"Never tayo magpapabudol ever again, but I was like, 'Uh!'
"Actually, technically, puwedeng-puwedeng majulong [makulong] kasi wala siyang lisensiya, malpractice pa.
"Sobrang nagpasa-pasa. I had pain. I had ganyan and it was so bad.
"So, anyway, I had a doctor really, like, have to take it out and fix it because it was really, really bad."
The video clip concluded with Heart's reflection following the distressing ordeal.
"You know, when you trust, sometimes, tanga, naniwala. So, yun. So, yeah, I did my lips before.
"I just couldn't tell you about it because I was in denial for a time.
"I really thought that mahal ako ng taong yun, pero na-malpractice ako.
So, yun. So, good luck."
@pageantchika Replying to @quinnsahara si former MUA ang nag turok?? #HeartEvangelista #fyp #foryou#foryoupage ? original sound - Transpageantry
Heart previously talked about her botched lip procedure, notably during a separate livestream session with make-up artist Albert Kurniawan.
This conversation was also captured by several netizens and circulated on TikTok back in November 2023.
@pageantchika Lip fillers #HeartEvangelista #fyp #foryou#foryoupage ? original sound - Transpageantry
In the comments section, a lot of netizens speculated about who might have performed the lip fillers on Heart.
Some liked Heart's openness in discussing cosmetic enhancement.
Others questioned why she opted for a nurse "who didn't have license" instead of going to Aivee Clinic in the first place.
A netizen wrote, "Grabe ang yaman tas dun pa sa nurse na walang lisensya [emoji] Mess hart namannnn hays."
Another one threw in, "Bakit hindi ka sa Aivee pumunta? Dami pang hermes mare, wag basta basta mag titiwala."
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