Boy Abunda

In August 2014, Abunda was not seen on TV for weeks. On September 7, 2014, he revealed in an exclusive interview with The Buzz that he had suffered from a medical condition in which 300 milliliters of abscess was removed from his liver. He was discharged from the hospital on August 23.

On June 23, 2010, Abunda became a part-time professor at Philippine Women's University teaching radio and television to communication arts students. He currently resides in Quezon City.

He graduated from Philippine Women's University with degrees including Bachelor of Arts in communication arts in 2009, Master of Arts in communication arts in 2011, and Doctor of Philosophy in social development in 2016.

Abunda became a host of Show and Tell, a late night variety talk show with Gretchen Barretto, and Startalk, an entertainment talk show. He subsequently moved to GMA Network's competitor ABS-CBN in 1999, where he has hosted the following shows: The Buzz, Private Conversations, Homeboy, Kontrobersyal, SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon and The Bottomline with Boy Abunda, a talk show interview. He is also a newscaster for entertainment of the late-night news program Bandila.

Abunda is openly gay and has been in a relationship with partner Elmer "Bong" Quintana since 1983. Although a practicing Catholic and Marian devotee, Abunda is a supporter of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, expressing disagreement with the Church's stand on homosexuality. He denounced the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, which has been recorded as the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in United States history.

Eugenio "Boy" Romerica Abunda Jr. (born October 29, 1955) is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser.