Change is coming: BB Gandanghari files for name, gender change in US

A big change is coming for BB Gandanghari.

On Sat, Aug 20, the actor formerly known as Rustom Padilla revealed on Instagram that she filed a petition in the Superior Court of California to officially change her name to Binibini Gandanghari.

“And then… It’s really just a matter of time now,” she wrote in her Instagram post, with the hashtags “it all starts with the name” and “long time coming.”

She also filed a petition for her gender to be legally changed from male to female.

“CHANGE is coming… Big time!!!” she wrote.

BB came out as a transwoman in 2009, after coming out on the ABS-CBN reality show Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition.

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