Pamu Pamorada, Fiancé Are Having A Baby Girl! Plus 8 More Gender Reveal Parties Of 2022

Just before Year 2022 draws to a close, Pamu Pamorada and her fiancé Mitchell Hapin revealed the gender of their baby-on-the-way.

 The actress, who joined showbiz via the reality TV show Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited and recently appeared in the hit drama series 2 Good 2 Be True, shared snaps from their gender reveal party in a series of Instagram posts.

"It’s a mini me," she said in the caption of her first post, showing her holding a pink smoke bomb.

"Pink, di naman halata na masaya ako," she pointed out in another post with a similar photo that captured her big smile.

Pamu also thanked her family and friends, who didn't only turn up at the event but also organized it: "Promise nag enjoy kami."

Fun gender reveal parties of 2022

Here are the celebrity couples who revealed the gender of their babies in creative ways that their guests also enjoyed:

Kryz and Slater: sumo wresting

Who knew sumo wrestling and gender reveal parties could go hand in hand? That's what exactly Kryz Uy and Slater Young achieved in announcing that they're going to have another baby boy. (Read the full story here.)

The party was held on January 10, and by May 21, the couple, who are both digital content producers, welcomed their second son Sevi. (Read Kryz's birthing story here.) Just two weeks later, their panganay Scottie turned 2.

Dimples and Boyet: a big balloon and lots of confetti

Actress Dimples Romana and her husband Boyet Ahmee hosted a party on February 27 to reveal the gender of their third child.

When Boyet popped a giant balloon, a bunch of blue confetti exploded, thus signifying another baby boy's on the way. Everybody cheered, especially their panganay Callie and their first son Alonzo. (Read the full story here.)

Dimples gave birth on June 24 to baby boy Elio (read here).

Arny and Franklin: balloons all over

In a vlog posted on May 1, actress Arny Ross and her businessman-husband Franklin Banogon announced they're having a baby boy. They first had their guests play games during the gender reveal party, and then they took the spotlight by popping a big balloon that revealed plenty of smaller balloons, all in blue.

Arny gave birth to their son Jordan Franco on July 27 (read the first-time mom's  birthing story here.) 

Angelica and Gregg: cakes galore

Angelica Panganiban and her partner Gregg Homan made public the gender of their first child through their YouTube channel, The Homans. In a vlog posted in June, the couple shared the actress's ultrasound test that revealed a baby girl.

After their checkup, the couple headed to a restaurant, where they had arranged for an intimate gender reveal get-together with their family members and close friends. They had two cakes made for the occasion, both with white frosting but different fillings. They cut the one with a pink filling. (Read the full story here.)

On September 20, Angelica and Gregg welcomed their daughter Amila Sabine, nicknamed Bean (read here).

Rocco and Melissa: a balloon and a cake

On the day actor Rocco Nacino and her athlete-wife Melissa Gohing held their gender reveal party in June, the bad weather forced them to change locations. They moved from the original site outside their house to a spot inside it.

"Tyaga na lang sa paglinis after," Rocco wrote in an Instagram post. That's because they used lots of blue confetti to indicate that they're having a baby boy. On the unmessy and sugary side, they cut a cake to reveal a blue filling to emphasize the gender of their first child. (Read the full story here.)

Rocco and Melissa's son Ezren Raffaello arrived on October 9 (read the story here).

Jessy and Luis: small details, big impact

Aside from the usual balloons and confetti, there were little accents used at Jessy Mendiola and Luis Manzano's gender reveal party in August that emphasized they were having a baby girl. Then there were the warm speeches, such as the one given by Luis's mother, the Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos (read here).

Danica and Marc: basketball inspired

The choice of theme for Danica Sotto and Marc Pingris's gender reveal party in September revolved around the sport that made Marc a household name.

Their guests were then made to choose between free throws or pretty bows. The retired Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) standout delivered the news in a slamdunk. (Read the full story here.)

Melissa and Michael: popping and cutting

While Melissa Ricks popped a big balloon to reveal that she and her husband Michael Macatangay are going to have a baby girl, he was busy cutting the cake to reveal its pink filling. All their guests were all watching with excitement.

Read here on how to predict your baby's gender using the Chinese gender calendar.