Kaye Abad

Career

Kaye Abad started in Philippine showbiz as part of the children's show Ang TV. She also starred in numerous teen-oriented films and TV series, notably paired with John Lloyd Cruz. The tandem of Cruz and Abad is best remembered in the television series Tabing Ilog which ran from 1999–2003.

In 2009, Abad returned to television via Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Bud Brothers. She took over the role originally intended for Roxanne Guinoo, who was supposed to play the lead role opposite Guji Lorenzana.

Lorenzana and Abad were given the lead roles in the third installment of the Precious Hearts Romances series. Abad played a supporting role in Angelito: Batang Ama and its sequel Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto on its weekday afternoon program.

In 2013, she played an antagonist role in the family drama series Annaliza as Stella Celerez and in 2014, Abad appeared on Two Wives as Yvonne.

Personal life

She is the sister of former child star Sarah Jane Abad-Contreras.

She became the ambassador of Manila International Airport Authority, the government agency for Ninoy Aquino International Airport, since February 13, 2008.

Abad started dating Paul Jake Castillo in 2014. Abad and Castillo became engaged in May 2016, with the latter proposing on the former's 34th birthday. They married on December 9, 2016 at a ceremony in Cebu City. In July 2017, Abad announced that she is expecting the couple's first child, due in December.