From a Pinoy Big Brother housemate to one of ABS-CBN’s prized talents, Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu has come a long way at the tender age of 21. In April of this year, Kim was able to make her first big investment since entering showbiz—a three-story, four-bedroom house in an exclusive village in Quezon City. Kim proudly welcomes YES! into her first new home this December.

Kim’s brand new home was originally meant to be an all-pink house. She tells YES!, “Talagang pink and violet dapat itong bahay na ‘to. Pati kitchen. Lahat! Pero sabi ng ate ko, ‘Uy tatanda ka rin. Pagsasawaan mo rin ‘yang pink.”

Kim instead went all-out in decorating her own room in her favorite hue. She shares, “Sa lungkot ko, ginawa kong mini-condo ‘yong kwarto ko. May sarili siyang buhay. Meron siyang sala, meron siyang stairs paakyat sa room, meron siyang C.R. ganyan.”

When it came to the other aesthetics of the house, Kim was specific about what she wanted. “Parang gusto ko kasi, parang Polly Pocket. ‘Yong pagbukas mo, maraming laman. Parang pagpasok mo, marami siyang dimensions.”

While Kim was very hands-on in the planning of the house’s design and picking its furniture, she still chose to enlist the help of interior designer Janet Torio for the décor. Janet tells YES!, “The kind of design that I used in the house is eclectic. It’s a combination of classic and modern design.”

A testament of her hard work, Kim’s house is what she considers her most prized possession. “Sa lahat ng commercials ko, sobra akong thankful na hanggang ngayon kinukuha pa rin nila akong endorser. And lahat ng kinikita ko do’n, siyempre pinupundar ko sa pangarap ko – and ito na ‘yon, bahay ko.” 

See more of Kim’s Polly-Pocket-inspired home in over 95 photos found only in this month’s issue of YES!. Also, Kim answers once and for all rumors on her being a retokada, talks about letting go of former love team and ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson, and shares how she learned to be independent in the absence of her parents.

The December issue also features an exclusive interview with newly-engaged couple Shalani Soledad and Roman Romulo. 

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