, ▁T oni ▁Gonz aga ▁and ▁Mar iel ▁Rod rig uez ▁both ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁from ▁hosting . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁b ab ies . ▁It ▁was ▁Mar iel ▁who ▁first ▁announced ▁the ▁leave ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁del icate ▁delivery ▁after ▁her ▁two ▁mis car ri ages . ▁T oni ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁child ▁Se ve ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁adding ▁that ▁giving ▁birth ▁is ▁her ▁biggest ▁fear ▁now ▁and ▁returned ▁upon ▁the ▁entering ▁of ▁the ▁Dream ▁Team . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Ot so ▁season , ▁former ▁Big ▁W inners ▁Mel ai ▁Cant iver os ▁and ▁Kim ▁Ch iu ▁will ▁be ▁joining ▁Gonz aga ▁and ▁Dom ingo ▁as ▁new ▁host , ▁while ▁Alex ▁Gonz aga ▁will ▁be ▁returning ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁co - host ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁Rod rig uez ▁didn ' t ▁return ▁to ▁host ▁this ▁season ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁hosting ▁It ' s ▁Show time ▁and ▁giving ▁time ▁to ▁her ▁daughter . ▁Gonz ale z ▁did ▁not ▁host ▁during ▁the ▁ten ure ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁te en ▁batch ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁then ▁she ▁later ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁second ▁child , ▁but ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁host ▁upon ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁adult ▁batch ▁of ▁hous em ates . ▁ ▁Other ▁hosts ▁Asia ▁Ag ca o ili ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁view ers ▁of ▁Studio ▁ 2 3 .