AC Bonifacio (Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition)

Some Lesser Known Facts About AC Bonifacio

• She learned traditional Filipino dances such as Tinikling and Cariñosa while living in Vancouver, Canada.

  

• When she was 9 years old, she joined a dance studio where she learned hip-hop and its different genres.

• When she was in 6th grade, she performed in her first stage play at her school’s production of Shrek, playing the roles of Fiona and the dragon.

• In 2012, she formed a duo, ‘Lucky Aces,’ with her dance partner, Lucky Ancheta, and made dance videos on YouTube, many of which became viral on social media.

• In 2015, the duo were invited as guests to the American talk show, ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ where the host, Ellen DeGeneres, gave them VIP tickets to fulfil their wish to meet American singer, Ariana Grande.

  

• In April 2015, the duo performed with Ariana Grande on her Vancouver, Canada, show.

  

• The duo has competed in various national and international dance competitions. In 2016, they won the Filipino dance reality TV show, ‘Dance Kids’ and were awarded two million pesos, a house, and a management contract, among other prizes.

  

• In 2017, she participated in a Filipino reality TV impersonation competition show, ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids,’ and was selected as the weekly winner twice for her impersonation of singers Usher and Janet Jackson.  She placed third in the show.

  

• She has appeared in various Filipino and American Films and TV shows, including ASAP (2017), Playhouse (2018), Riverdale (2021), Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme (2023), and High Street (2024).

  

• During a documentary, ‘Now United: Dreams Come True’ (2018), it was revealed that AC auditioned for the global pop group, Now United, but wasn’t selected.

  

• During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, she learned to play Fortnite from her brother and paint by watching the painting channel, Bob Ross, on YouTube. She also engaged in cooking with her mother on TikTok.

• In 2020, she won 2nd place in the South Korean girl group Blackpink’s ‘How You Like That’ dance cover contest.

  

• In March 2025, she became a contestant in the Filipino reality TV show, ‘Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition.’ She was evicted on the 21st day.

  

• She considers models Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid as her style inspirations.

• As of 2025, she has over 4.5 million followers on Instagram, 3.9 million followers on Facebook, 2.05 million subscribers on YouTube and 648K followers on X (previously Twitter).