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Melai and Barbie's 'Hello or Goodbye' Challenge

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Melai and Barbie say 'hello' to becoming full-time housewives, couple tattoos, and reunions

Liezel Dela Cruz

<p>In the pilot episode of Bianca Gonzalez and Esnyr Ranolo&#x27;s vodcast, &quot;Hello Outside World,&quot; where they catch up with fellow &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab-v2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>Pinoy Big Brother</em></u></strong></a>&quot; alumni, guests Melai Cantiveros and Barbie Imperial shared stories about life after the reality show.  </p><p>&quot;PBB Double Up&quot; Big Winner Melai opened up about her marriage and the separation she and husband Jason Francisco went through years ago, while &quot;PBB 737&quot; ex-housemate Barbie looked back on her rise from first evictee to leading lady and talked about her dream of becoming a mom someday.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/8/4/melai-gets-candid-about-life-after-pbb-and-her-very-private-breakup-with-jason-francisco-0131" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Melai gets candid about life after PBB—and her ‘very private’ breakup with Jason Francisco</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/8/6/barbie-imperial-from-pbb-first-evictee-to-leading-lady-and-looking-forward-to-motherhood-someday-0121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Barbie Imperial: From &#x27;PBB&#x27; first evictee to leading lady—and looking forward to motherhood someday</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Towards the end of the episode, the conversation turned livelier as they took on the &quot;Hello or Goodbye&quot; challenge, where they&#x27;d say &quot;hello&quot; if  they were game for whatever was written on the piece of paper they picked and &quot;goodbye&quot; if it was a hard pass. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="916" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h57SWXZJGE8" title="Melai Cantiveros &amp; Barbie Imperial: FIRST TIME AAMIN?! | Hello Outside World Ep. 1" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>First up, they picked the category &quot;couple tattoos.&quot; Both were totally down for it—just not name tattoos because they&#x27;re still superstitious about the age-old belief that couple name tattoos will curse your relationship. Currently, Melai has a minimalist sunflower tattoo near the ankle, while Barbie has several tiny body arts as well, including a cob and a heart.  </p><p>And then they had different reactions when asked about going back to a life of poverty. Melai wouldn&#x27;t wish for it, of course, but if it&#x27;s God&#x27;s plan, she&#x27;d accept it anyway and find the lesson waiting on the other side. Meanwhile, this one was a &quot;goodbye&quot; for Barbie, who firmly said she&#x27;d never want to go through that hardship again. </p><p>Solo travel also revealed their contrasting personalities. Melai marked it &quot;goodbye&quot; because she&#x27;s afraid of being alone and scared of traveling in airplanes. Barbie, on the other hand, hasn&#x27;t tried traveling by herself yet, but she&#x27;s added it to her bucket list after hearing a lot of stories of how life-changing solo trips can be.  </p><p>On letting their partners attend reunions, the two celebs were on the same page. Melai is perfectly okay with Jason attending reunions, as she believes you shouldn&#x27;t stop your partner from spending time with friends. Barbie shared a similar mindset, saying it&#x27;s important for both partners to have a life outside the relationship because &quot;hindi puwedeng kayo-kayo lang palagi.&quot; </p><p>In the next round of the game, Melai and Barbie confessed they&#x27;re both guilty of stress eating. Melai&#x27;s go-to comfort food is anything &quot;tuna&quot; whether it&#x27;s &quot;kinilaw&quot; or &quot;inun-unan.&quot; Meanwhile, as a Bicolana, Barbie often craves Bicol express as well as adobo.  </p><p>The idea of becoming a full-time housewife someday got &quot;hellos&quot; from both guests. Melai revealed that while she&#x27;s grateful for the career she has today, she&#x27;s always dreamed of becoming a housewife once the offers stop coming. Barbie also answered &quot;hello,&quot; although she doesn&#x27;t see it happening anytime soon, considering she&#x27;s a self-confessed workaholic. </p><p>Catch up with your favorite “PBB” ex-housemates on &quot;<em><strong>Hello Outside World</strong></em>,&quot; hosted by Bianca and Esnyr, with fresh episodes every Wednesday, on ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube Channel. </p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><strong>More on this story: </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/8/4/melai-gets-candid-about-life-after-pbb-and-her-very-private-breakup-with-jason-francisco-0131" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Melai gets candid about life after PBB—and her ‘very private’ breakup with Jason Francisco</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/8/6/barbie-imperial-from-pbb-first-evictee-to-leading-lady-and-looking-forward-to-motherhood-someday-0121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Barbie Imperial: From &#x27;PBB&#x27; first evictee to leading lady—and looking forward to motherhood someday</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2026/3/31/the-remarkable-teleserye-performances-that-exhibit-herbrilliance-as-an-actress-0143" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>10 years of Barbie Imperial: The remarkable teleserye performances that exhibit her brilliance as an actress </u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay/articles-videos/how-melai-learns-from-mela-and-stela-and-why-she-dislikes-quiet-time-with-them-21963" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>How Melai learns from Mela and Stela, and why she dislikes &#x27;quiet time&#x27; with them</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/2025/6/23/melai-keeps-it-fun-and-candid-as-she-responds-to-personal-questions-0023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Melai keeps it fun and candid as she responds to personal questions</u></strong></a></div>

<p>Melai Cantiveros and Barbie Imperial open up about relationships and future plans through the "Hello or Goodbye" game.</p>

Melai Cantiveros and Barbie Imperial open up about relationships and future plans through the "Hello or Goodbye" game.

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Melai and Barbie say ‘hello’ to becoming full-time housewives, couple tattoos, and reunions

Liezel Dela Cruz

Published August 07, 2026 02:36 AM PHT

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