“Walking forward with grace, happy 18th to me!” That was what Kanata Tapia said in her recent social media post, featuring her shining yet gorgeously daring photoshoot, as the “Lola-Ving Apo” of Occidental Mindoro, a Star Magic talent and “Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11” alum, has turned 18 years old today, January 12, 2026. Kevin Jay Antaran took the photoshoot, including the other shots seen previously on Kanata’s social media account.
Dubbed as the “bunso” of Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 by netizens online, the ex-housemate was born on January 12, 2008. At the age of 16, she entered the Big Brother house on the day of the reality show’s premiere, July 20, 2024, and was later evicted from the house on the second eviction night, along with her co-evictee, Marc Nanninga.
Known as an actress of ABS-CBN’s premier talent agency, Star Magic, she was notably known for an online series on iWant last year, titled “Tropang G.O.A.T.”, in which she played “Chiyaki”, an e-sports player of the Legend Slayers Team, and a student from Masigasig Integrated School. The online series premiered on August 15, 2025, through iWant and concluded on October 3, 2025, and was removed from the streaming platform on December 31, 2025. It is produced by UxS, in collaboration with Milo and FIVB.
Apart from Kanata, the series also stars Sparkle Talent Beauty Gonzalez (as Coach Toni), Santino Santiago (as Balong), Jansen Magpusao (as Sid), then-Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0 housemates Joaquin Arce (as Gino) and Krystal Mejes (as Lia), Nova Villa (as Lola Uray), Freddie Webb (as Tatang Batas), Manila’s Finest star Cedrick Juan (as Coach Rom), among others.
The video clips published on DRPS PHCA’s TikTok Account, featuring the series that starred her, sparked positive comments about her acting, including one from PBB Gen 11 alum Dingdong Bahan, who congratulated her for being part of the series. All the video clips featuring Chiyaki herself on the DRPS PHCA TikTok account had accumulated approximately 374,230 views when they were published immediately after each episode’s release.
She was also previously seen in a music video of “Ako Na Sana”, sung by Jeri Violago, as posted on Tarsier Records YouTube Channel, who is playing the role of a dating gal, along with Bubble Gang star Erika Davis and Julia Santiago, with Jae Miranda playing the role of a dating show host, as well as “Mahiyain”, sung by Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins “2025” star Arkin Lagman.
The PBB Gen 11 alum was among the “Final 20” of PiPOL mgzn’s Face of the Year 2025, where Kanata was ranked fifth in the second batch of the Female Face category. On January 15, 2026, the final voting round, comprising the top five nominees of each batch of each category (Male/Female Face and Male/Female Sexiest), will commence on the Village Pipol Choice Awards’ mobile app and its website.
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