Marie Pauleen Javier Luna-Sotto (born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress and television host. She is married to Vic Sotto and has been a regular host of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! since 2005, where she portrays the childlike character Baby Poleng.
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Career
Luna joined the Little Miss Philippines segment of Eat Bulaga! in 1995 but did not advance to the grand finals, as she was eliminated during the daily rounds. In 2002, she began her career as a teen actress after joining ABS-CBN's Star Magic. Following her introduction in the youth-oriented series Berks, she secured a major role in the primetime series Marina alongside Claudine Barretto in 2004. In 2005, she also appeared in the sitcom Bora and the reality love-team search Qpids.
After her elimination from Qpids, which aired on a Sunday, Luna transferred to GMA Network the following day and became one of the co-hosts of Eat Bulaga!. While hosting Eat Bulaga!, she was given prominent roles within the network, including a supporting role in the afternoon series Now and Forever: Agos (2005–2006) and a part in the primetime series Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia (2005–2006). She also appeared in the QTV weekly series My Guardian Abby (2005–2006) with Nadine Samonte. Luna portrays Honey Toledo-Ferrer in the Philippine afternoon television series Trudis Liit (2010).
In 2020, Luna transferred to TV5 and co-hosted Chika, Besh! alongside Pokwang and Ria Atayde until the program concluded in 2021.
Personal life
Luna is a niece of actors Rowell Santiago, Randy Santiago and Raymart Santiago. But she chose to have her own identity in the industry, opting not to use her connection to them.
By December 2011, Luna had begun dating her Eat Bulaga! co-host Vic Sotto after co-starring in Enteng ng Ina Mo, which he only confirmed in 2013. In September 2015, Sotto confirmed his engagement to Luna. The couple married on January 30, 2016, at Saint James the Great Parish Church, in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa.
On May 6, 2017, Sotto announced on Eat Bulaga! that he and Luna were expecting their first child together. On November 6, Vic Sotto announced on Eat Bulaga! that Pauleen had given birth to a girl, Talitha “Tali” Maria Luna. On January 23, 2024, Thia " Mochi" Marceline was born.