- published: 21 Mar 2016
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Kim Chiu (born Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu on April 19, 1990 in Tacloban/ Chinese name: Zhang Jinzhu, Chinese characters (traditional): 張金珠), is a Filipino-Chinese actress. She lived in Cebu City before she went to Manila for Pinoy Big Brother. Chiu was the first winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition and is currently part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic contract artists. She is also a recording artist, having launched her only album entitled 'Gwa Ai Di'.
Kim Chiu launched her career by winning the reality TV series Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition. Chiu and the rest of the housemates entered the Big Brother house on April 23, 2006. After 42 days in the Big Brother house, she was named the Teen Big Winner with 626,562 votes (41.4% of the total votes) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay City. She was the only housemate who was never nominated for eviction.
In the six months following after her winning, Chiu together with on-screen partner, Gerald Anderson, appeared together in several ABS-CBN network shows, and appeared in the film, First Day High. Chiu and Anderson also appeared in Love Spell and Aalog-Alog.