Hawaii-based Filipino influencer Bretman Rock has announced that he will be releasing his first memoir, “You’re That Bitch & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself.”
The synopsis of the book states that it will include essays by Bretman Rock covering his “childhood in the Philippines, his family, Filipino culture, and being a first-generation immigrant [which] helped shape him into who he is today.”
“I’m gonna talk more in depth about growing up in the Philippines, all of the Filipino cultural traditions and superstitions in-grained in me from an early age, being left behind with my dad when my mom and siblings moved to Hawaii, and how I learned how to speak English and become an entertainer by watching reality shows like A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila and America’s Next Top Model,” Rock wrote in an excerpt published by Cosmopolitan.
Of his career, Rock feels proud of his role as a representative for underrepresented communities.
“I’m very proud of being LGBTQ+ and Filipino, so it’s an honor to be a pretty face for both underrepresented communities,” Rock wrote. “Plus, Asian Americans and Asian immigrants are increasingly facing hate and violence, so I’m passionate about helping create more positive visibility for us — especially for brown Asians — in entertainment, beauty and fashion. I want to make all of my communities proud — native, immigrant, Filipino, Hawaiian.”
However, at the end of the day, Rock hopes to show the world more aspects about himself that he has been unable to share until now.
“So you probably know Bretman Rock the comedian and extrovert who pole dances and calls everybody “bitch,” but you don’t really don’t know Bretman Sacayanan,” Rock stated in the excerpt. “These Bretmans are two different people, but they are both 1,000 percent me.”
“You’re That Bitch” will be released by HarperCollins on February 14, 2023.
