Xyriel Manabat

Xyriel Anne Bustamante Manabat (born on January 27, 2004) is a Filipina child actress. She joined Star Circle Quest: Search for the Next Kiddie Idol in 2009 and became the 3rd runner up. It served as her stepping stone as she plays different minor roles on various TV shows after that. However, Xyriel's fame greatly rose when she portrayed the young Agua and Bendita which lasted for almost 2 months. She starred on her own show titled, Momay. After Momay concluded, she appeared in another TV show, Noah. On December 26, 2010, Manabat won Best Child Actress of the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival for the film Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!). --- Xyriel is a member of Iglesia Ni Cristo. Her parents are Dianne Bustamante Manabat (mother) and Michael John Manabat (father). Recently, Xyriel admitted that she is deeply in love with Zaijian Jaranilla. She also mentioned that in the future, she wants to do a romantic film with Zaijian. She also had a crush on Bugoy Carino. --- Xyriel started acting in 2009 after she won first runner up in star circle quest search for the next kiddie superstar she is now in ABS-CBN and is currently a member of Star Magic.