Years after making headlines for coming out on national television, Fifth Solomon is setting the record straight about what he meant when he identified as bisexual inside the Pinoy Big Brother house.
The actor-director recently revisited his emotional coming-out experience during an episode of “Your Honor,” the online talk show hosted by his sister Chariz Solomon and Mikoy Morales.
Fifth revealed that saying he was bisexual at the time was not entirely accurate.
“At that time, parang nag-come out ako as bisexual pa. Pero hindi talaga ako bisexual. I’m like full-blown gay.”
According to Fifth, fear played a major role in how he described his sexuality during his 2014 stint on Pinoy Big Brother: All In. He explained that he was still worried about how the public—and the entertainment industry—would react if he fully identified himself as gay.
He said he was essentially “playing it safe,” partly because he was thinking about his future in showbiz and the possibility of being paired with someone for a love team.
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Fifth admitted that coming out while being watched by a huge television audience was far from easy.
He became emotional while recalling the experience and said it took him two years before he could even watch the video of his own coming-out moment inside the PBB house.
“Actually, after two years ko pa siya napanood ‘yung video, hindi ko siya kaya talaga,” he recalled.
Fifth also explained that his upbringing contributed to his fear. He said he grew up in a Born Again Christian school, which made publicly discussing his sexuality even more difficult.
At the time, he also had no idea how viewers outside the PBB house were reacting to his revelation.
PBB was more than just entertainment for Fifth
Looking back, Fifth said his PBB experience was not simply about competitions, friendships and entertainment. For him, being inside the house while confronting such a deeply personal issue tested him emotionally and mentally.
“’Yung PBB talaga, masaya siya pero hindi lang siya puro saya,” Fifth said, explaining that the experience also tested his mental and emotional capacity.
Despite the fear, however, Fifth now considers his decision to come out publicly worth it.
He said that although he was initially terrified, the experience eventually opened doors for him.
“Worth it siya,” he said, reflecting on the decision to come out on television.
From ‘bisexual’ to openly identifying as gay
Fifth’s clarification also provides additional context to his 2014 PBB revelation.
In July 2014, while competing on Pinoy Big Brother: All In with his twin brother Fourth, Fifth publicly identified himself as bisexual. At the time, he explained that he was not straight and wanted to be honest about his sexuality.
Years later, Fifth’s brother Fourth also discussed his twin’s journey and noted that Fifth eventually identified as gay after initially coming out as bisexual during PBB.
Fifth’s latest explanation suggests that his earlier use of the bisexual label was influenced by uncertainty and fear rather than reflecting how he ultimately understood his own sexuality.
His family’s reaction also became part of the story
During the same “Your Honor” discussion, Chariz recalled receiving an unexpected call from their father after Fifth’s coming-out revelation.
Chariz said their father asked about Fifth but appeared hesitant to directly discuss his sexuality. The unexpected conversation caught her off guard.
Fifth, meanwhile, said he and their father were not particularly close because they grew up apart, and he described his reaction to his father’s disappointment as emotionally distant.
The family discussion highlights another layer of what Fifth was dealing with at the time—not only the reaction of television viewers but also the possible response of people closest to him.
A decision Fifth now sees differently
More than a decade after entering the PBB house, Fifth appears to have gained a different perspective on the moment that once frightened him.
What was once a terrifying public revelation has become part of the story of how he eventually became more comfortable with who he is.
And perhaps most importantly, Fifth’s latest account explains why the word “bisexual” that viewers heard in 2014 does not tell the entire story.
For Fifth, the decision was about more than simply putting a label on his sexuality—it was about finding the courage to reveal himself publicly at a time when he was still afraid of what that revelation could mean for his life and career.
His latest admission makes one thing clear: the Fifth Solomon viewers saw inside the PBB house was still figuring out how much of himself he was ready to reveal.
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