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Kristine Ann Tan "Kris" Bernal-Choi (born May 17, 1989) is a Filipino actress who became known for winning the fourth season of the reality-based talent search StarStruck of . Bernal rose to fame as the other half in her with . After the loveteam ended, the latter continued to topbill soap operas.


Early life and education
Kristine Ann Tan Bernal was born on May 17, 1989, in , to Edgardo Bernal, an ethnic and his wife, Analyn Tan. She has older twin sisters, Kathleen Ann and Katherine Ann and a younger brother named Miguel. She studied in Diliman Preparatory School and Holy Family School of Quezon City Inc. for her primary and secondary education. She took up nursing in Trinity University of Asia.


Career
Bernal joined StarStruck in 2006 and won as the Ultimate Love Team with . Bernal became part of different shows including Boys Nxt Door, , and Dyesebel. Although she started in showbiz with Escudero as her partner, Bernal garnered more attention when she was paired with present love team partner . Bernal and Abrenica starred in their first afternoon series : Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? in 2009 and a primetime drama series All My Life in the same year. Bernal has also appeared in the movie Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam with Judy Ann Santos and . In 2010, Bernal appeared in The Last Prince as one of the main characters along with co-stars and , Kris played Lara Fernandez, a hapless poor provincial girl enslaved by her cruel aunt and cousin, she is Almiro's true love and Bambi's older sister, she was also the rival of the very bad and vicious fairy Diwani Bawana (played by ). Lara's life became miserable because of Diwani and Mayang's cruelties. After she played Lara, Bernal was cast as the leading lady of a Philippine television drama, Koreana, where she played Jennifer "Jenny" Jung/Jenna Bartolome Jung (: 정제나; RR: Jeong Jena; MR: Chŏng Che-na), a very sensible and cheerful young woman. Aware of her Korean heritage, she acquaints herself with all things Korean, particularly their cuisine. And while in the midst of fulfilling her dream of becoming a chef, she unexpectedly ends up in a Korean restaurant, unwary that the place she works for is actually owned by Chang Hee Jung (played by ) but she become opposed by Violeta Jung/Violeta Salcedo (played by ) and Ivy Jung.


Breakthrough roles
2011–2016

Bernal got a main role in 2011 on the TV show Machete. Bernal played the role of Jessa Ledesma/Jessa Romero, Machete's close friend. Right after Machete, she played a lead role in Time of My Life, a TV show in which she played the mean character Zaira Marquez.

She played a special role in Amaya as Adult Alunsina, the youngest among the of the .

In 2012, she played a lead role in Hiram na Puso as Lira Banaag, a sweet and cheerful girl. A loving and obedient daughter of Zeny and Leo and Vanessa/Kara twin sister. Lira is raised with love and care by her mother, Zeny. Her fervent dream is to give her mother a comfortable life, that is why she strives hard to finish her studies. Unfortunately, she suffers from terrible heart condition and must undergoes heart transplant, an operation that will change, not only her old damage heart, but her whole life and the lives of the people around her, as well. At the end Lira dies from a hit & run accident. She was also opposed by Vanessa (played by ), a manipulative, ruthless and bitter woman who hates Lira as well.

The same year, Bernal played Andrea "Andy" Gomez in Coffee Prince, along with her love team . Bernal played the lead role of the tomboyish girl who eventually falls in love with his boss, Arthur, who's unaware that she is actually a girl.

In 2013, she played another leading role in Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko, where she played Princess "Cess" Inocencio-Grande / Elizabeth Salazar a heroine who saved many people but become opposed by Kate Napoleon (played by ). After that she played Andrea "Andeng" Dizon again as the main character of Hiram na Alaala. She played the lead role of Tinay in who has an intellectual disability (ID).

In 2015 to 2016, she played various roles in , and Tadhana.


Villainous roles
2017–2019

In 2017, Bernal played the role as Nimfa/Rosette in Impostora (based on the 2007 primetime drama series of , originally portrayed by . Kris Bernal played two roles, the main villain Rosette who is a purely evil mother and a murderess who will kill just to achieve her needs. The other one is the main character Nimfa, a tragic woman but later she was tasked to do an evil scheme. This is Kris Bernal's first villain and dual role.

In 2018, she leads the show, Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko as the kind-hearted, Rachel who is the love interest of Gavin. In 2019 after becoming the lead actress in a show, Kris Bernal was cast as the lead antagonist in a horror-thriller show, Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko as the evil spirit of the story who will destroy a two couple.

Bernal appeared on the cover of May 2017 issue.

2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, her GMA Network and GMA Artist Center contracts expired which made Bernal a freelancer with no manager.

She starred as Marikit Gonzales in her first drama series outside GMA Network titled, Ate ng Ate Ko, along with Isabelle de Leon, and , which was produced by APT Entertainment and aired on TV5 through a blocktime agreement.

Later in 2020, she temporarily joined Cornerstone Entertainment's roster of artists while remaining a freelance actress. However, in 2021, she transferred to ALV Talent Circuit.

In 2022, Bernal returns to the GMA's afternoon prime and is played the main antagonist role of Klaire Almazan-Gomez, an evil and gold-digger wife in drama suspense-thriller Artikulo 247.


Personal life
Bernal got engaged to her longtime Chinoy boyfriend Perry Choi on February 6, 2020. She met him while he helped her set up a restaurant. They got married on September 25, 2021, at the St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Parish in Magallanes, .

On March 3, 2023, Bernal announced on her official Instagram account that she and her husband were expecting a child. She gave birth to a baby girl, Hailee Lucca, on August 15, 2023. The couple is constructing their house.


Filmography

Film
2008Loving YouTonee Tienza
Mag-ingat Ka Sa... KulamMaggie
2009Nandito Ako Nagmamahal Sa'YoStephanie Luzano
2011Ang Panday 2Alira Naswen
2012Shirley
2019KontrAdiksyonJessica Puyat
2023Ten Little MistressesDiva


Television
Herself
SOP Rules
Coffee
Amy Maltayra
Sheila Mae Legaspi-Montemayor
Malou
Myrna Ramos-Sanchez
Romina Estrella
Reyna Lara Fernandez
Herself
Gella
Jennifer "Jenny / Jenna" Bartolome-Jung
Jessa Ledesma-Romero
Lisette / Shane
Adult Alunsina
Lira Banaag†
Andrea "Andy" Gomez
Herself
Princess "Cess" Inocencio / Elizabeth Salazar
Andrea "Andeng" Dizon
Milda
Sam
Helena
Lily
Monique / Anna
Herself / Host
Jonalyn
Celestina "Tinay" Batongbuhay-San Pedro
Sara
Cynthia
2017Road TripHerself / Guest
Elvira "Elvie"
Nimfa del Prado-Saavedra / Rosario Margaret "Rosette" R. Cuevas
Myra
Chef Rachel Santiago-Bravante
Naomi Espiritu
Jerlyn
Marikit "Riki" Gonzalez
Young Melissa Alcancia
Klaire Almazan-Gomez
Elaine
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Discography
2015Kasama KitaN/AChlaui Malayao


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