Instead of getting birthday greetings, Alex Gonzaga welcomed the wrath of netizens on her 35th birthday after a now-deleted video of her went viral on social media where she was seen smearing the frosting on a waiter's face after blowing out the candles on her cake.
The 12-second video, originally uploaded by Dani Barretto on her Instagram story, showed the waiter holding a chocolate in front of Alex and her husband, Lipa City councilor Mikee Morada.
After blowing out the candles on her birthday cake, the vlogger and comedian proceeded to dip one hand into the chocolate frosting before smearing it on the server’s face.
I guess masama talaga ang ugali nya. That wasn’t funny. Ni hindi nya naman kilala yungs server (he looks like a server). Bastos. pic.twitter.com/REXmeFLZm4
— r’bonney mrt station (@ricci_richy) January 16, 2023
This did not sit well with netizens, who called Gonzaga's behavior as rude and disrespectful.
"I worked as a waitress for 5 months. Held cakes and sang birthday songs to strangers too pero never did I encounter someone as rude as Alex Gonzaga. Fate did not allow cause I will not let such thing slide. Hindi kami bayad to be disrespected in any way kahit sino pa 'yan," one netizen wrote on Twitter.
Here are some of the netizen's reactions regarding the incident:
Gaganti ako kung ako kung ako yung pinahiran. pic.twitter.com/wsXwTId0Yz
— π₯ππͺπ‘π€ππ£π’ππ£ππ‘π.π€πππππππ‘ (@pauloMDtweets) January 16, 2023
people be having different opinions about alex gonzaga's issue is an evidence that most of the Filipino can ever tolerate misconduct; the incident was not even debatable if it was inappropriate or not. IT WAS A WHOLE MESS TO SMEAR A CAKE ON SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT CLOSE WITH.
— karla (@karlaysbl) January 17, 2023
Naawa ako kay kuya dahil hindi dapat niya naranasan ang pagiging bastos ni Alex Gonzaga.
— ALTStarMagic π« (@AltStarMagic) January 16, 2023
Lastly, magiging pa-victim na naman si atih gurl sa kanyang podcast pustahan ππ»βοΈ pic.twitter.com/F4kZPpBDgV
alam ko namang reputation na ni alex gonzaga na pang-kanal ang ugali but please, napakasimple maging disente na tao. if it's okay to joke around like that with your friends, okay. but for that employee holding your cake for you? super unprovoked. super bastos.
— ris acad era ( δΈδΈ) (@madamayin) January 16, 2023
Workers like that cake server are involved in class struggle.
— HEPA BABY (@Watdahel_MarceI) January 16, 2023
Meanwhile, si Alex Gonzaga? Struggle magka-class.
naawa talaga ako dun sa may hawak nung cake. nung pahiran bigla ni alex gonzaga ng chocolate sa noo, kita mo na napahiya si sir dahil sa tawanan nilang lahat. pagtawanan ka ba naman ng mga nakapaligid sayo e naghawak ka lang ng cake?! putangina alex nakakahiya ka
— Ωsolace (@solarezsystem) January 16, 2023
As of writing, Gonzaga has yet to issue statement over the matter.
