Judy Ann Santos has reached another milestone in her culinary journey as she graduated from Asian Culinary Studies with two gold medals.
On Instagram, the actress gave a glimpse into her graduation day, where she completed the Professional Culinary of Arts Program.
In the video, Santos was captured receiving her two gold medals as she was announced as a “batch gold medalist.” At one point, the actress delivered a speech to her fellow graduates.
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According to the award-winning actress, their graduation was “long overdue” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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At the end of the graduation ceremony, Santos received a bouquet of flowers given by one of her fellow graduates as she expressed how proud she was of her achievement.
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“You’re never too old to learn something new. So, aral pa tayo some more. Yay! Graduate na ako at 46!” she expressed.
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In her Instagram stories, Santos also shared a selfie with her gold medal.
“And this happened today. Graduate na ako ulit for my Pro-Asian Culinary Studies! Yippee! What a way to start 2025! Loving my gold! Thank you, Lord,” she wrote.
Santos is fresh from her recent Best Actress win at the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) for her performance in the supernatural horror film “Espantaho.” This is to follow her previous wins for “Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo” in 2006 and “Mindanao” in 2019.
The 46-year-old actress also runs the YouTube channel “Judy Ann’s Kitchen,” where she posts cooking content.
In 2015, Santos published her cookbook, which bagged the Best Authors and Chefs Outside Europe at the 2016 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
She and husband Ryan Agoncillo also own several restaurants.