Ate Glow

Renee Hampshire (born March 10, 1981) better known by her stage name Ate Glow is a Filipino comedian and actress who is known for her impersonation of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Early life Glow was born on March 10, 1981. She was the third among the four children of the Facunla family. Presenting as gay (bakla) earlier in her life, Glow says that there was never any problem for her parents, including her police officer father, regarding her gender expression. She began to learn about sexual orientation and her gender expression when she was three or four years old realizing that she is not a straight male. She was said by her father to be feminine but Glow has stated that she wasn't the "typical gay" during her childhood who likes to play Barbie dolls and prefers tumbang preso and luksong baka which she describes as games for boys.

Glow was an honor student and joined extra-curricular activities during her elementary and high school years. She described herself as a flamboyant and talkative person who was involved in extracurricular school activities which involves teaching dance, singing and play-acting. She attended the University of the Philippines where she graduated from college. Still presenting as a gay man at that time, Hampshire considered being an actor outside the Ate Glow persona, but she did not want "to be stereotyped as just a funny person" since gay actors in the Philippines are usually typecast as the comic relief or the sassy sidekick.

Glow's fame gradually declined with the end of Arroyo's term as president in 2010 with her last movie appearance being in the 2012 film Moron 5 and the Crying Lady. She featured in an episode of GMA's documentary show Tunay na Buhay in 2014 where she shared her biography. Initially thought herself as being a gay man, Ate Glow was able to make sense of her gender identity while she was in the United Kingdom.

She had two serious relationships before her marriage; one with a Filipino and another with an Irish Caucasian man in Dublin. Since her marriage, Glow reportedly goes by the name Renee Hampshire.