Here’s The *Real Story* Behind Nadine Lustre’s Viral Lechon Sauce Photo

Back in August, a photo of Nadine Lustre buying lechon sauce at a store went viral. It even became a popular Halloween costume in October! The photo went viral *again* in November, when a photo of Nadine’s ex BF James Reid with a lechon resulted in witty memes.

For the first time ever, we got to hear what really took place when that photo was taken. Nadine talked about the pic during an episode of the radio program Boys Night Out, saying that on that day, she had just come home from a trip and was really tired + hungry.

Nadine Lustre on what really happened on that day

“It’s really really funny,” Nadine shared. “We went back home, and the only thing that we could get was the lechon manok …I bought lechon manok and then there was no sauce . No sauce , no vinegar , there was no sauce on the lechon manok . So I was like, ‘ I think I like Mang Tomas.’ The lechon manok is missing without Mang Tomas. There is no rice, no sauce, right ?”

According to Nadine, that particular store was the closest one that *possibly* had the sauce. “I got Mang Tomas which is right beside the counter. So I got it, put it on the counter. And then this girl, I saw her already that she was taking a photo. But I was so freaking tired, I was like, ‘Oh okay, whatever.’ Kaya yung mukha ko ganun na lang.”