July 2020: Pia travels to the UK, reunites with Sarah

Back in early July, Pia flew to the United Kingdom to spend quarantine with her family. She got to reunite with Sarah’s and Cheryl’s family which are both based in London. On July 24, Pia took to Instagram to thank Sarah for bringing her groceries during the beauty queen’s mandatory 14-day self-isolation. She also expressed how much she missed bonding with Sarah’s kids, Lara and Logan.

 

September 2020: Sarah threw Pia a surprise birthday celebration

While in the UK, Pia and her boyfriend, Jeremy Jauncey, bonded with her family. The couple even visited Cheryl and her British husband at their house as seen in Cheryl’s vlog. Last September 27, Pia also shared via Instagram how Sarah gave her a surprise birthday set up. The sisters looked sweet and cozy posting for a photo captioned “As special appreciation post for my sister @sarahwurtzbach who made this surprise birthday set up. Made with love.”

 

October 2020: Sarah lashes out at Pia and Cheryl

But it seems like the sisters have had a falling out since then. On October 11, Sarah’s followers witnessed her series of angry Instagram Stories directed at her mother and sister. “Ang baho ng ugali mo,” Sarah began, tagging Pia’s IG account. “Magsama kayo ni mama.”

“Kung alam lang ng ibang tao kung gaano kabaho ugali nyo ni mama, di porket nananahimik ako ako yung masama,” Sarah wrote.

Her Instagram account is now set to private.

 

Sarah further demanded that Pia apologize to her for hurting her feelings with “statements [she] made when [she] was not sober.” She expressed hurt about their seemingly “one-way system” relationship where she gives Pia emotional support and advice and she gets nothing in return. (“…I’m here for you sis, [I’ll] give advice pa, pero kapag ako wala.”)

 

The cause: Financial matters?

Sarah revealed that she is struggling with money problems and has asked for Pia’s financial assistance in the past.

“I’m broke kasi I have a normal job [with] 2 kids. Tapos kapag bibigyan mo ako ng pera hihirit ka ng ‘[Grabe] noon sweldo ko ng isang buwan [‘to ‘no, tapos] ngayon barya [na lang],’” Sarah wrote. “And insensitive mo sa mga ganyan kasi ‘you made it’ na.”

She also brought up how her mom and Pia wanted her to leave her partner, Charlie Manze, because he had no money. “Tapos laging idadamay si Charlie. WALA NAMAN [SIYA] SA USAPAN. Gusto ‘nyo iwan ko kasi walang pera? See? Pera pera pera.”

 

Sarah cuts ties with Pia

Towards the end of the tirade, Sarah posted a screenshot of her private messages to Pia saying her sister is avoiding her by not replying. She called Pia “materialistic and superficial” and asked her “Without the fame and money, who are you?”

The last message from the screenshot also read “Consider us finished as sisters.”

Towards the end of her IG stories, Sarah said “I told you I was serious when I threatened you. I’m your sister but I’ll be your worst enemy, no problem.”

 

She seems to have been holding it all in for so long

Based on Sarah’s fueled rant, it seems as if this feud has been going on for so long. She mentions how at one point, Jeremy came to her for help when Cheryl’s vlog caused troubles with his clients. Sarah said she handled the problem because she didn’t want Pia to suffer stress or anxiety.

“Ako din ang pumoprotect sa feelings mo pero ako hindi mo madamayan. Magisisnungaling ka pa,” she wrote.

How long the feud has been going on is unclear since, as of writing, Pia hasn’t responded to any news outlets or made a post of her own.

 

Netizens weigh in

Sarah Wurtzbach is a perfect example of people are seeking attention to social media for attention and validating their feeling. Please stop this. Resolve your problems in private. Don’t be a noisy dog.

— コナン ❌ (@califuuugh) October 11, 2020

Since the news of Sarah’s rant spread online, many people virtually wrinkled their nose in distaste and branded the outburst as posting on “social media for attention and validating her feelings.” Some commented that Sarah should not have aired her family’s dirty laundry and instead kept the matter private.

Grabe ano yan? I don’t understand, why many people make public about issues of their personal lives. Whatever happened to privacy these days?

— TomCruz (@tweetmetomcruz) October 11, 2020

This feud between the Wurtzbach sisters seems to be just another “tea” in everyone’s timeline.

 

What goes on behind closed doors

plenty of people are treating sarah wurtzbach’s outburst as tea, dragging her down and silencing her because she spoke up about her feelings and ruining her sister’s image, when all she wants is to open up and end her silence. we don’t even know the full story–

— 8🌟 (@perssi_Mon) October 12, 2020

Pia’s image as a celebrity might automatically make everyone “take her side.” Yes, celebrities might be “visible” to the general public but this issue just goes to show we know nothing about what’s happening behind closed doors.

This rant has Sarah branded by the interned as an “attention seeker” and labeled “crazy.” But an expletive-laced rant like that does not usually happen overnight. Her anger seems to have been mounting for quite some time and she could’ve finally burst for a reason. We would do well to avoid treating the entire issue as a “Sarah vs. Pia” debate and instead hope the Wurtzbach sisters resolve the matter privately.

 

What do you think about Sarah Wurtzbach’s angry rant?