Binibini Gandanghari (; born Rustom Cariño Padilla; ; September 4, 1967), commonly known as BB Gandanghari, is a Filipino-American actress, model, entertainer, comedian, and director. She is the older sibling of actor and current senator Robin Padilla and younger sibling of Royette and Rommel Padilla, all of whom are actors. Gandanghari enjoyed success in Philippine films in the early 1990s (as "Rustom Padilla"), before taking a hiatus in 2001. She returned to prominence in 2006 when she joined the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition where she came out after 44 days. In 2009, she came out as trans. In 2016, her registered name and gender were changed by order of the Orange County Superior Court. Background Gandanghari entered show business as a matinee idol and later as an action star. She was also the presenter of Philippine franchise for Wheel of Fortune on ABC 5. After her hosting stint, Gandanghari left the Philippines and studied film making in the United States. Gandanghari appeared in the film adaptation of the comic book Zsazsa Zaturnnah (her first film role as a gay man) as the gay salon owner Ada (Adrian), the alter ego of Zsazsa Zaturnnah. She appeared in the television series La Vendetta on GMA 7 and the Happy Hearts, later appearing on the ABS-CBN teleserye, Eva Fonda. In 2009, Gandanghari hosted the National Kidlat Awards on the resort island of Boracay in Malay, Aklan. She appeared again in SRO Cinema Serye: Rowena Joy. In September 2017, Gandanghari signed with The Brogan Agency in the United States. On August 9, 2019, she made her U.S. television debut in the Netflix series GLOW, where she played a fortune teller named Patricia in the eighth episode of the series' third season. Personal life Binibini Gandanghari was born Rustom Cariño Padilla to Roy Padilla Sr. and Lolita Eva (née Cariño). She has seven siblings: three brothers and four sisters. Prior to her public gender transition, Padilla married Carmina Villarroel in 1994; but Villarroel then filed for annulment after several years, which was granted in June 2002. Gandanghari became one of the 14 housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. On March 2, 2006, she came out as gay on the show. On day 45 of the competition, Gandanghari opted to voluntarily leave the house. In January 2009, Gandanghari came out as trans, and chose to undergo gender confirmation surgery. Her brother, action star and