Day 21: Jeo, inaming dumidistansya kay Shea | PBB Collab 3.0

Bahay Ni Kuya turned a little brighter as the “Pinoy Big Brother Collab 3.0” housemates kicked off their new weekly task, while a few of them got to shed some light in the feelings department, too. 

During a break from the weekly task, Shea told the girls that Jeo had gone “silent” around her after she tried to feed him while he was serving his punishment for breaking the house rules. “Hindi naggo-good morning. Hindi niya ako nginingitian. Hindi nag-a-eye contact sa akin,” she said, noting how different it felt from the way he usually acted around her. 

The following day, the girls weaved their own theories as to why Jeo was still keeping his distance from Shea. 

Hoping to save Shea from overthinking, Cianne Dominguez checked in with Jeo again. This time, he talked more. Jeo explained that some of the male housemates had started making jokes about Shea’s attentiveness with him, though he thought Shea was just naturally nice and caring, and he didn’t want her kindness be taken the wrong way. So he figured a tiny distance would stop the boys from teasing and making their interactions awkward. 

The episode cut between Cianne and Jeo’s conversation and him talking to Kuya in the Confession Room, where he also clarified why he’d taken a step back. “Dumistansya lang po ako nang kaunti. Hindi naman po sa hindi pinapansin, iwas lang po. Okay lang na magbiruan, okay lang mag-asaran pero kapag nagkakaroon na ng kakaibang context, nagkakaroon na ng mga ‘di naman dapat pag-usapan na dahilan, ang akin lang, ayoko lang na maging hindi komportable ‘yung tao na kasama ko.” 

Back on the couch, Cianne could see why Jeo reacted the way he did and told him it was “valid.” Then she asked him, “Pero aware ka na crush ka naman niya talaga?” As Jeo later told Kuya in the Confession Room, he was surprised and got a little shy when he found out Shea had a crush on him. 

Cianne understood why the news caught Jeo off guard and that he was just trying to avoid the ‘asaran’ in the house, but she pointed out that pulling away from Shea could send the wrong message, too. So, she told him that having an admirer doesn’t have to be a big deal, and he could still act normal around Shea without doing anything he wasn’t comfortable with. 

Cianne also acknowledged that Jeo had been friendly with all the housemates in the same platonic way, which is why she advised him, “Kailangan mo mag-set ng boundaries para hindi ma-misinterpret ‘yung actions mo.” 

Later, Cianne talked to the girls in the garden area and shared what went down during her conversation with Jeo. “’Yung pinapakita daw niya ay, ano lang, platonic… Baka daw kasi mailang ka sa ginagawa ng boys [na pang-aasar],” she told Shea.  

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