Soledad was born on April 27, 1980[4] to former Banco Filipino chairman Adolfo Aguirre[5] and Philippine Airlines flight attendant Evelyn San Ramón.
She and her brother had their on the job training at the Housekeeping and Food and Beverage divisions of the Radisson hotel before returning to the Philippines in 1998 to pursue their college education.
[10] She took the degree of Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde,[11] but she never graduated due to her lack of Physical Education units and early immersion to politics.
[12] Soledad and Aquino had their first date on July 28, 2008, when they watched the film For the First Time at SM City Valenzuela.
For example, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said that she admired the personality and freshness of Soledad, however, her hosting abilities could be a little bit more animated.
[19] The Filipino Twitter community gave several reactions to Shalani's hosting performances: for example, "she is too modest to energize a crowd expecting fun".
[23] On May 14, 2011, however, Willing Willie made a comeback to TV5 under its new title Wil Time Bigtime which was patterned after its predecessor, though with a new lineup of games and features.
[25] On January 13, 2012, Soledad left Wil Time Bigtime in preparation of her marriage to Roman Romulo.
[10] From 2002 to 2003, she became a member of Senator Panfilo Lacson's staff before quitting to become news reporter at UNTV 37.