also featured Angelica Panganiban. In May 2012, Tai expressed his desire to act in an action film but he says he doesn't find any opportunity to do so in the Philippines. Hosting Tai hosted Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2019 (MSC 2019) held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on June 21–23, 2018. Personal life Tai is married to Rona Samson. The two became engaged in August 2014 when Tai proposed to Samson in Albay. They got married in March 2015 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cubao, Quezon City. They got involved in a second marriage ceremony in May 2016. In 2015, Samson experienced a miscarriage and was informed by her doctor that she can only conceive a child with Tai through in vitro fertilization. This led the couple joining The Amazing Race Asia and plans to use the prize money to go through with the procedure. Tai also said that his esports events paid him well and helped him through the process. Video games is also a hobby of Tai which according to his wife proved beneficial for their stint in The Amazing Race. She said this hobby helped them in the puzzle solving aspect of the reality show. Modeling Tai appeared on the cover of the first issue of the Philippine edition of Muscle & Fitness in 2016. Filmography Television Movies Shake Rattle & Roll 14 (2012) - Eric Tai's debut film Madaling Araw, Mahabang Gabi (independent movie; 2012) The Last Soldier (2019) References 1984 births Living people Tongan actors Tongan rugby union players Philippines international rugby union players Star Magic Mormon missionaries in the Philippines ABS-CBN personalities Filipino television variety show hosts The Amazing Race contestants Tongan expatriates in the Philippines Filipino esports players Twitch (service) streamers