Janette Heather McBride,[fn 1] known professionally as Janet McBride (born 6 November 1983 in Queensland, Australia), is an Australian former actress and television host.
Early life
Born in Queensland, Australia, Janette Heather McBride is the daughter of Leslie and Fe McBride. Her parents were penpals, her mother is from Borongan, Samar and her father is from Queensland, and is of Scottish-Irish descent. She has one younger brother and four half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage.[1]
Her breakthrough performance in Philippine cinema came in 2000 when she was cast in Laurice Guillen's award-winning and critically acclaimed film Tanging Yaman[1][3] which won her a New Movie Actress of the Year award in the PMPC Star Awards in 2001.[4] The same year, she starred in Star Drama Theater Presents: Rave[5] with Marvin Agustin,[6] with whom she previously worked in the film Tanging Yaman.
McBride was in an eight-year on and off relationship with Mo Twister.[7][8] McBride's then blossoming entertainment career was cut short when the couple moved to the United States in the early 2000s, where McBride worked at odd jobs as a call center agent, a photographer and in customer care.[8][9]
In September 2013, McBride married Bens Omaga, who she met in a church retreat in 2011.[7]
