“But looking back, I hope whoever you are whether you are an Asian-American, whatever you like or identify with just because you don’t see yourself there, don’t shut yourself off with the things that you love, you never know. “My friends, the kids of their friends, they shoot me texts and they were like ‘hey, my kid would say hey he looks like me!” And like oh man, that hits me like a ton of bricks just because I never got to experience that.” Josh’s words of wisdomĪlthough he was in theater, he never thought of television he said. Steve Burns, the original show's first host, serves as a writer and director on the new show he has also made guest appearances, along with the original show's second host Donovan Patton, and participated in the casting of Dela Cruz. ” There were few moments of my life that I would say oh man that person is really doing it. “When I was growing up, I never really saw myself on screen in the way that I could connect with me,” he said. He also spoke about the responsibility and importance of his role as an Asian-American host during his 2019 Build interview. And what’s even more important now that I am here, is that how do we celebrate you and share you.” “To be able to be in this role because of what I brought to the table not just simply because of my ethnicity, but because of the skills that I have is so important. Josh dela Cruz also mentioned that his cousins would learn to speak English properly thanks to the show. “Whenever we would come and sleepover and watch us, we would watch Nickelodeonall night and watch Blue’s Clues for my little sister when she was growing up. “It’s crazy! I watched the show with my little sister and I remembered sitting on my tita’s pink rug because she had cable and we didn’t,” he said. In the same CNN Philippines 2021 interview, Josh was asked about his feelings about becoming the first Asian-American to host the show. Josh dela Cruz on being the first Asian-American host of the show and promoting inclusivity They also showed everyone in making baked bibingka. In the episode, Josh and his lola meet up.
BLUES CLUES HOSTS HOW TO
My lola made biko and my mom taught me how to make biko.” ” We get to share Philippine cuisine think like going back to my childhood. “This special episode means so much to me because we get to share a piece of our culture,” he said. In that particular episode, he got to introduce his grandmother and classic Filipino food. A post shared by Josh Dela Cruz Josh on showing Filipino culture in Blue’s Cluesĭuring an interview with CNN Philippines in 2021, Josh excitedly shared about incorporating Filipino culture in an episode of the show.