Jervi Wrightson a.k.a.
‘Kaladkaren’ still exudes that post-wedding glow on the set of ‘Frontline Pilipinas.’ At the left, her real name ‘Jervi Wrightson’ flashed on screen/JERVI WRIGHTSON X PHOTO Actress and news anchor Kaladkaren appeared for her nightly primetime newscast as a married woman for the first time on Monday, Sept. 30, debuting not just her new chin-length hairdo, but also her married name when she delivered her reports.
“Ako po si Jervi Wrightson,” the anchor declared when she went on air for TV5’s primetime newscast “Frontline Pilipinas.” The chargen on the screen also flashed her name, as she sheds off the monicker that shot her to fame for her spot-on impressions of award-winning broadcast journalist Karen Davila. She carried the name Kaladkaren when she joined “Frontline Pilipinas” in June last year, using it as a screen name that stuck to her fans and the general viewers when she joined the entertainment industry.
“So happy I did the newscast today as Jervi Wrightson!!![three crying emojis] New name, new look! This is just the beginning! [red heart emoji][rainbow emoji],” she posted on social media after the Monday telecast. A post shared by Jervi Wrightson (@kaladkaren) “As a trans woman in the Philippines, I have never imagined that one day I’ll be able to use my married name on national TV, prime time newscast,” she further said. It’s not immediately known if she will be dropping “Kaladkaren” for good, or if her .