Cristy Fermin

Cristinelli "Cristy" Fermin (born July 23, 1956) is a Filipino talk show host, showbiz reporter, and yellow journalist, known widely for her tabloid journalism. She finished Criminology at the Lyceum of the Philippines University.

Career

She started her career as a political journalist, but soon turned towards writing for tabloids, about movie stars and other celebrities. Her first television appearance was when she became the main host of the weekend showbiz talk show Movie Magazine on GMA Network in 1987. In 1992, ABS-CBN hired Fermin to host the Sunday talk show Showbiz Lingo with Butch Francisco. Fermin's participation as main host of "Showbiz Lingo" had the blessings from her producers Inday Badiday, and did not run in conflict with "Movie Magazine", which aired on Saturdays. But in 1994, Cristy eventually left "Movie Magazine" and GMA Network after she signed an exclusive talent contract with ABS-CBN, which in return capitalized on Cristy's new title as the '90s "Queen of Intrigues" by giving her the daily talk show Cristy Per Minute which started airing in 1995.