On July 14, 2020, Clint Bondad caused a stir on social media after he posted cryptic messages on his Instagram Stories, in which he implied he lives a double-life as a computer hacker. He claimed to have infiltrated a secure server in the past and even announced a countdown that people assumed is for a bombshell exposé about his ex-girlfriend Catriona Gray or her current boyfriend Sam Milby.
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But who is Clint Bondad and why is he of interest?
Bondad was born in March 1994 to Filipino and German parents. He was born and raised in Germany and went to high school in Frankfurt. He moved to the Philippines after graduating from high school and studied at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City.
Sometime after college, he became a model. He has appeared on the pages of Esquire Philippines, Cosmopolitan Philippines, Men’s Health Philippines, and Scene Zone. In 2013, he was featured as Cosmo’s “Hunk of the Month” for its August issue.
One of his biggest modeling breakthroughs happened in 2015 when he was included among the Cosmo Bachelors.
Bondad eventually decided to pursue a career in showbiz. In 2016, he was cast in a supporting role in ABS-CBN’s afternoon drama series Be My Lady, which starred Erich Gonzales and Daniel Matsunaga.
The following year, Bondad became part of ABS-CBN’s hunk group, the ASAP Coverboys along with Tommy Esguerra, Albie Casino, Tanner Mata, and Luis Hontiveros.
ASAP Coverboys (From Left): Tommy Esguerra, Albie Casino, Clint Bondad, Tanner Mata, and Luis Hontiveros.
Bondad left ASAP Coverboys and his acting career after feeling overworked due to the pressure of his schedules.
“I was managing a modeling and great acting career that required me to give three to four days a week to ASAP Coverboys and working out daily since you are also expected to be fit on TV even if you feel close to dying,” said Bondad in a lengthy Instagram post in 2019.
“I simply chose my business over ASAP. That's the whole story! ABS-CBN was phenomenal to me!” he added.
In the Instagram post, Bondad showed before-and-after photos of himself when he was overworked at ABS-CBN and after he left the network.
Clint Bondad and Catriona Gray’s Breakup
ondad and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray had been longtime sweethearts even before they became famous. The two started their relationship in 2013, and it seemed like they were meant to settle down together.
Bondad and Gray first met each other inside a tiny elevator in Baguio in 2012. The two were attending separate shoots at the same location.
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray
“I said hi to her. She forgot about me later on, but it was fine. Then, I met her again later on at a casting. That was 2012, and we just dated...I thought she was cute and I loved her accent. She doesn’t have it anymore...nobody knows, but she used to talk very Aussie,” Bondad recalls in an interview in 2019.
But things started to go downhill after Gray was crowned Miss Universe.
Bondad revealed that lack of communication led to their breakup. It was understandable, considering the attention and immense pressure put on Gray after winning the Miss Universe title.
“One reason is I’m a little bit conscious... I see her and she’s surrounded by like 20, 30 people all the time, right?” said Bondad.
Despite the breakup, it seemed Bondad was expecting it.
“I kept on saying this is going to happen, she has it...she was the most prepared... She worked really hard for it.”
Clint Bondad and His Relationship with a Thai Transwoman Billionaire
In 2019, Bondad was linked to Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip or JKN, a Thai transgender billionaire and CEO of JKN Global Media Public Company Limited. She was hailed as “Asia Media Woman of the Year” during the Content Asia Summit 2019 in Singapore.
When a photo of Bondad and JKN was uploaded by the latter on Instagram, Thai and Filipino netizens began speculating about the nature of their relationship.
However, JKN downplayed malicious comments and said Bondad was like her little brother.
“I’m 40 years old now. I’m the big sister to him. He’s my little boy,” she wrote.
“No, not my boyfriend. I already have my own soulmate… He’s not my type! Sorry!”
What Clint Bondad Is Doing Nowadays
In March 2020, Bondad took a hiatus from social media and stopped posting updates about his life.
When he reemerged on July 10, he surprised everyone with his “pandemic look.” Bondad had grown a full beard and posed in a bathroom with strange writings on the walls.
Apart from being an actor and model, Bondad is a businessman and is involved in the fitness industry.
