Viy Cortez
Viy Cortez (born July 23, 1996) is a Filipino YouTuber and entrepreneur. She is known for her lifestyle vlogs, mukbangs, game challenges, pranks and travel videos on YouTube. She is the wife of Cong TV and a member of the content creator collective, Team Payaman. She was listed as one of the top YouTube personalities in the Philippines in 2020.[1]
Career
In 2015, Cortez was employed as a car agent when she met her then-boyfriend, Cong TV, who was an emerging content creator at the time.[2][3] She eventually began appearing in his vlogs, although she initially exhibited shyness on camera. In September 2017, Cortez launched her own YouTube channel, uploading her first video titled 'SPICY NOODLES CHALLENGE with CONG & JUNNIE BOY'.[4] This marked the beginning of her content creation career, which expanded to include game challenges, travel vlogs, pranks,[5] and other lifestyle content. Her career gained significant traction in 2020 with the rise in popularity of Team Payaman, a content creators collective in which she is a core member. In October 2020, she became a brand ambassador for Ever Bilena.[6] Throughout her career, she has pursued multiple business ventures spanning the cosmetics, apparel, and food industries, subsequently founding her own company, ViyLine.[7][8]
Personal life
Viy Cortez was born on July 23, 1996, in San Pedro, Laguna, and has two sisters.[9]
On December 12, 2020, Cortez learned that she was pregnant; Nevertheless, she began experiencing bleeding on December 18. In her YouTube vlog titled 'BLESSING', she disclosed that she had suffered a miscarriage of supposed to be their first child with Cong TV.[10][11] One year later, in December 2021, she announced through her YouTube vlog that she was expecting a child.[12] In July 2025, she gave birth to her and Cong TV's firstborn.[13][14][15]
In June 2024, she and Cong TV got married.[16]
References
- ↑ Licup, Michelle (December 17, 2021). "Vlogger Viy Cortez in the spotlight". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Viy Cortez Looks Back at Life's Blessings With Gratitude". ViyLine. August 28, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ Cruz, James Patrick (November 4, 2022). "Timeline: Viy Cortez, Cong's relationship, achievements". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "SPICY NOODLES CHALLENGE with CONG & JUNNIE BOY" Check
|url=value (help). YouTube. September 6, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2025. - ↑ Ocampo, Carmellie (September 20, 2024). "How Judy Ann Santos handled Viy Cortez's prank with grace". Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ Tuazon, Nikko (October 29, 2020). "YouTuber Viy Cortez reveals make-up item that makes her the "signal light sa sobrang tingkad"". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ↑ Tuazon, Nikko (October 17, 2020). "YouTuber Viy Cortez, 24, now owns multiple businesses". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ Pag-iwayan, Jessica (March 28, 2025). "Viy Cortez's sunscreen brand faces backlash over quality issues". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "TOP GOOGLE SEARCH OF CONG TV AND ME (NET WORTH NAMIN)" Check
|url=value (help). YouTube. September 21, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2025. - ↑ Ruiz, Marah (December 19, 2020). "Cong TV and Viy Cortez lose baby just days after learning of pregnancy". GMA Network. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "BLESSING" Check
|url=value (help). YouTube. December 19, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2025. - ↑ "Cong TV and Viy Cortez are having a baby". GMA Network. December 3, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ Bernardino, Stephanie (July 5, 2022). "Viy Cortez, Cong TV say hello to Kidlat". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ Purnell, Kristofer (August 10, 2023). "'Nagtanggal ng rice': Viy Cortez shares reasons behind post-pregnancy weight loss". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Viy Cortez lovingly greets son Kidlat". Daily Tribune. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ Cabrera-Paraiso, Janelle Roa (Jun 18, 2024). "Scenes from Content Creators Viy Cortez and Cong TV's Wedding". ABS-CBN. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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