Where is Carrot Man Now?

Photo by Edwina Bantog

More than a week after the guesting of Jeyrick Sigmaton a.k.a. Carrot Man, the GMA team brought him back to his hometown Kadaclan, Barlig, Mountain Province. After which we heard nothing from him.

Even though Carrot Man boosted the rating of Wowowin when he was the guest and though he has a solid fan base in Social Media, GMA7 doesn’t seem to have projects for him. His facebook fans are getting bored of just pictures of him sitting, holding a guitar, dancing – but no more TV appearances.

It did look promising at first but I hate to break your bubble. If GMA truly has plans for him then his TV appearances would have been continuous. They did not even let Carrot Man appear in Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City. Instead, they brought him straight to his hometown.

I can’t blame GMA though. They have a lot of talents that are as good looking as Carrot Man. They have AlDub that’s the content of their daily news while there’s no more mention of Carrot Man. They were just sneaky to be able to have the exclusive contract for Jeyrick up to February 29. (source: Rappler – How GMA cornered Carrot Man) As the adage says, strike while the iron is hot. But GMA and the management around Carrot Man is letting the iron cold.

People from Jeyrick’s town may think he is still very popular but the truth is he is fading. Sooner or later, Carrot Man will just be known as the boy who got famous by carrying carrots. Just a face as the author Violetogy said. (Read: The Carrot Man: Just a Face?) And the fans? Well, they may just move on to another “hot” star when the craze over Carrot Man is over.

My blood boils at the thought of this. A young innocent mind got manipulated by the media and capitalized on his good looks, maybe even promising projects to him. I just hope that the scholarship promised by Willie Revillame materializes.

I hope I’m wrong though. I do believe that good hearted Igorots from around the globe will not neglect Carrot Man especially after seeing his conditions.

Cabbag Man Neil Galuten Matchok. Photo Courtesy of Amy Galuten Matchok-Pandoyos
Cabbag Man Neil Galuten Matchok. Photo Courtesy of Amy Galuten Matchok-Pandoyos

Carrotman’s light is slowly diminishing and Cabbage Man from Baguio may just take the limelight. Who knows?

After everything, will Jeyrick Sigmaton the “Carrot Man” go back to carrying vegetables where he was first discovered? I certainly hope not.




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4 Comments

  1. We all know that carrot man has a lot to learn, he is vulnerable to showbiz life but with our support he can make it. Am positive that something good is brewing for him… Dont lose hope. God bless carrot man… We are praying for ur success

  2. Pls gma make a move for Jeyrick!
    That boy is diamond for u! People loves him n we r looking forward for his blasting appearances in tv.
    God bless

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