Shalani Soledad

Soledad was born on April 27, 1980 to former Banco Filipino chairman Adolfo Aguirre and Philippine Airlines flight attendant Evelyn San Ramón. Prior to their reunion in 2010, the last time Aguirre saw her was when she was three months old. She was raised by her maternal grandmother Lolita San Ramón Soledad from childhood and by her maternal uncle Ramón Soledad after her mother Evelyn left her in their custody. She was christened Shalani Carla San Ramón Soledad with her maternal grandmother Lolita and her uncle Ramón indicated as the parents on her birth certificate. In September 2010, Soledad and her biological father Adolfo Aguirre were reunited after 30 years of separation. She took her elementary education at Mary Mount School but she never graduated due to her lack of Physical Education units and early immersion to politics. ==Personal life==

Soledad dated Benigno Aquino III from 2008 to 2010. She first met Aquino in July 2005 while she was still a news reporter in UNTV 37 covering the 2005 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Soledad and Aquino had their first date on July 28, 2008, when they watched the film For the First Time at SM City Valenzuela. Soledad and Aquino broke up after Aquino's state visit to the United States in October 2010. The breakup happened at Alfredo's Steaks, the same restaurant where the couple first dated. On January 22, 2012, she married Pasig Rep. Roman Romulo, the son of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, in Silang, Cavite. ==Hosting==

From November 8, 2010, she was the co-host of Willie Revillame on his evening game show Willing Willie at TV5. Being new to television, Soledad was widely criticized on her hosting skills. For example, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said that she admired the personality and freshness of Soledad, however, her hosting abilities could be a little bit more animated. The Filipino Twitter community gave several reactions to Shalani's hosting performances: for example, "she is too modest to energize a crowd expecting fun". As feedback, Soledad said that although the game mechanics sounds too easy when watched, it is still difficult if "you're there standing as the game master". However, viewers still expect that constant exposure and practice will make her a better host. Soledad is managed by talent manager Lolit Solis. On April 11, 2011, Willing Willie was suspended due to controversial acts done by Willie Revillame in regards with "Jan-jan", a contestant who was "forced" by Revillame to perform a "macho dance". This caused the show to be suspended or "put on hiatus" for two weeks. However, it was uncertain if the show will return or end indefinitely. In the interim, Soledad returned to her legislative duties as expected. On May 14, 2011, however, Willing Willie made a comeback to TV5 under its new title Wil Time Bigtime which was patterned after its predecessor, though with a new lineup of games and features. She also returned as Revillame's co-host. On January 13, 2012, Soledad left Wil Time Bigtime in preparation of her marriage to Roman Romulo. On March 11, 2012, she returned hosting on the noontime show ''Game 'N Go''. ==Politics==

Soledad worked at the Catanduanes Provincial Capitol in Virac, Catanduanes from 2001 to 2002. She is also a member of the committee for women and family affairs. In her first term, she was able to pass her self-authored "Early Childhood Ordinance" in the city. In September 2012, Soledad ran for the congressional seat in Valenzuela City second district under Team PNoy. However, she narrowly lost to incumbent Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo. ==Filmography==