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Lourna Jane Pujeda Reyes-Evangelista (born December 25, 1987), known professionally asLJ Reyes, is aFilipinoactress. She is best known as one of the Final Four in thesecond season of the widely acclaimedGMAreality TV show,StarStruck. She won Best Actress at the39th Gawad Urian Awards.^[1] She was an exclusive artist ofGMA Network until she left when her contract expired in 2018.

LJ Reyes was born in Fairview,Quezon City. She spent her high school days atSt. Stephen's High School.

In 2004, Reyes auditioned for thesecond season ofStarStruck where she ended up as First Princess. Her first show wasNow and Forever:Mukha, where she worked withStarStruck runners-up and winnersRyza Cenon,CJ Muere andMike Tan. Aside from acting, she is also a good dancer, performing with Cenon,Mark Herras,Marky Cielo among others. She is involved mostly in supporting roles onGMA Network shows.

Reyes had her biggest break as a lead villainess inZaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan then, playing one of the leading ladies toJC de Vera inBabangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita. Reyes had another break by joining the cast ofUna Kang Naging Akin, another Filipino soap opera. Reyes was given many praises by critics for her outstanding role inUna Kang Naging Akin which made her rise to fame. She posed for the local FHM magazine in December 2009 where she was also the cover girl.^[2]

In 2010, she formed a trio called SH3, withRyza Cenon andChynna Ortaleza, and they performed on the Sunday variety showSOP Rules until the group disbanded because of plagiarism issues. In the same year, she won as Best Supporting Actress in Cinemalaya for her role in the indie movieThe Leaving.

Reyes was baptized as aBorn again Christian in August 2015.^[3]

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She dated fellowGMA artistPaulo Avelino, who was a contestant in thefourth season ofStarStruck. On July 24, 2010, she gave birth to their son. She datedPaolo Contis from 2016 to 2021. On January 4, 2019, she gave birth to their daughter, Summer Ayana.^[4] On September 1, 2021, she confirmed that she and Contis were no longer together. On May 30, 2023, Reyes announced her engagement to her boyfriend, Philip Evangelista.^[5] The couple married on October 8, 2023, inEatons Neck, New York.^[6]

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• gmanews.tv/video, LJ Reyes has someone new to replace Alfred Vargas - 23 January 2008 (inFilipino)
• LJ Reyes kept her pregnancy a secret from co-workers in The Leaving

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