History Creator / KathrynBernardo

Bernardo is a FormerChildStar, her first acting credit being in 2003 when she was 7 years old. She later transitioned into TeenIdol status with Creator/DanielPadilla; they were dubbed “The Teen King and Queen” due to their sheer popularity as individuals and an onscreen duo. They continued starring in [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]/[[TeleNovela Dramatic Teleseryes]] as a pair well into their twenties, culminating in ''The Hows of Us'', which became Philippine cinema’s highest-grossing film of all time in 2018. Bernardo’s first film with a LoveInterest played by an actor who isn’t Padilla (Alden Richards), ''Hello, Love, Goodbye,'' broke that record in 2019. Despite no longer featuring in projects together, Bernardo and Padilla are still officially dating, and apparently have been since 2012.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Her current boyfriend is her long-time “love team” partner, Daniel Padilla (nicknamed DJ by Bernardo and his fans). Although the nature of love teams can be fertile ground for skepticism towards the authenticity of their relationship, it does help that the two are still officially dating even after their onscreen partnership has broken off. Shortly after the release of Bernardo’s first film in 7 years sans Padilla (incidentally ''the'' highest-grossing Filipino film of all time as of 2019), [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B19CIZcBwC7/ she wrote]]:

* ThoseTwoActors: With Daniel Padilla, who was her “love team” partner.[[labelnote:explanation]]“Love teams” in the Philippines are two actors in the Philippines who are paired up as LoveInterests in a work. They are almost always male and female, but in recent years, a few same-gender love teams have popped up. Love teams are expected to work together in more than one project, unless the masses unanimously decide they don’t click as an onscreen pair. There’s also some pressure for people in a love team to get together in real life, although this is considerably less common for older actors (who are normally already married or otherwise attached). Shifting paradigms in Philippine society have also significantly reduced the expectations that two actors in a love team should get together in real life, with more and more people realizing it’s just “promo” for their projects, and more and more actors feeling free to break out of their successful love teams. A notable recent example is Maine Mendoza aka “Yaya Dub,” who was one-half of the extremely popular [=AlDub=] love team. Amid the public and their network pushing Mendoza and her onscreen partner, Alden Richards, to at least pretend they’re dating, it eventually could not be denied that her real boyfriend was another guy — Arjo Atayde.[[/labelnote]]

* PortmanteauCoupleName: Has had multiple ones for her love teams over the years, like “[=KathBie=]” (Kathryn Bernardo + Albie Casiño)[[note]]which was actually popular until Casiño was embroiled in a pregnancy issue in which his name would not be cleared until years later[[/note]], “[=KathQuen=]” (Kathryn Bernardo + Enrique Gil, nicknamed Quen by loved ones and fans), “[=KathLil=]” (Kathryn Bernardo + Khalil Ramos)[[note]][=KathQuen=] and [=KathLil=] were both tested out in the series ''Princess and I.'' [=KathQuen=] made some waves, but the two pairings were completely pulverized by the popularity of Bernardo + Padilla.[[/note]], and the latest one, “[=KathDen=]” (Kathryn Bernardo + Alden Richards). Her most solid one is [=KathNiel=], however, with boyfriend Daniel Padilla.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Another TruthInTelevision for Filipinos.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: ZigZagged. Although Bernardo is known for being a “''morena''” (explained below) beauty; colorism and the skin-whitening product industry in the Philippines are unfortunately so normalized that not even famous ''mestizos'' (i.e. half-white actors, like Liza Soberano), who are typically very fair-skinned at birth, can avoid contracts to advertise aforesaid skin-whitening products. Even [[https://lifestyle.abs-cbn.com/articles/7549/cheat-sheet-cop-kathryn-bernardos-perfect-skin-with-this-beauty-cream in 2019]], Bernardo has been advertising these. She also often wears [[https://i.mydramalist.com/O55nPc.jpg contacts to lighten the color of her eyes to green]]. All that aside, she’s still pretty noticeably less pale and more representative of what the Philippines’ predominantly native population ''actually'' looks like than many of the people who are even let past the first cuts of local showbiz auditions.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Sometimes. She’s dyed her naturally black hair red quite a lot, and she’s a well-known “''morena''” (i.e. closer to the standard dark/tan skin tone in the Philippines than a ''mestizo'' actor, or one who is mixed with other races, although the term ''mestizo'' is widely just used to refer to any mix of Filipino and white). [[https://i1.wp.com/www.starmometer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/KathNiel-for-Bench.jpg?fit=594%2C478&w=640 Here’s a picture.]]

* ''Princess and I'' (2012–2013) as Maria Mikaela “Mikay” Maghirang-dela Rosa/Princess Areeyah Wangchuck-Rinpoche

* ''Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay'' (2013) as Leni dela Torre

* ''La Luna Sangre'' (2017–2018) as Malia Rodriguez

Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (born March 26, 1996) is a [[UsefulNotes/PHilippines Filipina]] actress. Bernardo is the first and only Filipina actress who has headlined two movies that have breached the ₱800 million mark. One was for ''The Hows of Us'' in 2018, and the other is ''Hello, Love, Goodbye'' in 2019. Bernardo has also dethroned all prior “Box Office Queen” records within the Philippines.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: As you can tell from her listed filmography above, her characters tend to be this. They’re usually, but not always, more distinctively Filipino-sounding nicknames, like “Patchot” and “Chichay.” Others are more of [[GenderBlenderName Gender-Blender Names]], like “Jackie” and “George.”
* MultiethnicName: A common TruthInTelevision for Filipinos (look up the Claveria decree), although this rarely implies actual MixedAncestry in itself.

* {{Protagonist}}: Following her breakthrough role as eternally virtuous [[WorkingClassHero Working-Class Heroine]] Mara in ''Mara Clara,'' and especially once her shows and films started raking in the biggest gains in modern Philippine entertainment, it’s become harder to name a work of hers in which she doesn’t play the lead.

* ''Crazy Beautiful You'' (2015) as Jacqueline “Jackie” Serrano
* ''Barcelona: A Love Untold'' (2016) as Mia Angela Dela Torre/Celine Antipala

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Sometimes. She’s dyed her naturally black hair red quite a lot, and she’s a well-known “''morena''” (i.e. closer to the standard dark/tan skin tone in the Philippines than a ''mestizo'' actor, or one who is mixed with other races, although the term ''mestizo'' is widely just used to refer to any mix of Filipino and white). [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDvavDSUgAA00_-.jpg:large Here’s a picture.]]

* ''Can't Help Falling in Love'' (2017) Gabriela “Gab” Benedictos dela Cuesta

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Sometimes. She’s dyed her naturally black hair red quite a lot, and she’s a well-known “''morena''” (i.e. closer to the standard dark/tanned skin tone in the Philippines than a ''mestizo'' actor, or one who is mixed with other races, although the term ''mestizo'' is widely just used to refer to any mix of Filipino and white). [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDvavDSUgAA00_-.jpg:large Here’s a picture.]]

Bernardo is a FormerChildStar, her first acting credit being in 2003 when she was 7 years old. She later transitioned into TeenIdol status with Daniel Padilla; they were dubbed “The Teen King and Queen” due to their sheer popularity as individuals and an onscreen duo. They continued starring in [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]]/[[TeleNovela Dramatic Teleseryes]] as a pair well into their twenties, culminating in ''The Hows of Us'', which became Philippine cinema’s highest-grossing film of all time in 2018. Bernardo’s first film with a LoveInterest played by an actor who isn’t Padilla (Alden Richards), ''Hello, Love, Goodbye,'' broke that record in 2019. Despite no longer featuring in projects together, Bernardo and Padilla are still officially dating, and apparently have been since 2012.

* PunBasedTitle: Of the dramatic sort. ''The Hows of Us'' refers to, well, the "how"s and "why"s of the main couple's relationship. The movie also revolves around a house, and the romantic drama surrounding its occupation and ownership.

* ''Princess and I'' (2012–2013) as Maria Mikaela “Mikay” Maghirang-Dela Rosa/Princess Areeyah Wangchuck-Rinpoche

* ''Can't Help Falling in Love'' (2017) Gabriela “Gab” Benedictos Dela Cuesta

'''Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo''' (born March 26, 1996), better-known simply as '''Kathryn Bernardo''', is a [[UsefulNotes/PHilippines Filipina]] actress. Bernardo is the first and only Filipina actress who has headlined two movies that have breached the ₱800 million mark. One was for ''The Hows of Us'' in 2018, and the other is ''Hello, Love, Goodbye'' in 2019. Bernardo has also dethroned all prior “Box Office Queen” records within the Philippines.

* ActingForTwo: In ''She’s Dating the Gangster'' and ''Barcelona: A Love Untold''. Averted in ''Princess and I,'' despite the dual name... although that could and has been heavily debated in the fandom, with some heated discussions about Mikay’s arguably fractured identity.

* ''[[Film/ShesDatingTheGangster She's Dating the Gangster]]'' (2014) as Athena Dizon/Kelay Dizon