16 Philippine Showbiz Today
16 Philippine Showbiz Today
January 8 - 21 , 2017
Happy 2017 ! But let ’ s take one last look at 2016 with a report on the colorful love life of our celebrities .
Wedding bells rang for three of the so-called “ It Girls .” Solenn Heussaff married live-in partner Nico Bolzico in France on May 21 , Georgina Wilson had her wedding with Arthur Burnand in England on April 29 and Isabelle Daza and Adrien Semblatt chose Tuscany , Italy for their nuptials on September 11 , 2016 .
Cristalle Belo , daughter of Dr . Vicki Belo , wed hotelier Justin Pitt in Lake Como , Italy on September 15 . In January , those who faced the altar were Vic Sotto with much younger bride and “ Eat Bulaga ” co-host Pauleen Luna , TV5 entertainment reporter MJ Marfori with GMA news reporter Oscar Oida and Cristine Reyes and Ali Kathibi at Balesin Island .
Singer Nyoy Volante and theatre actress Mikkie Bradshaw tied the knot in February . Former GMA stars Stephanie Henares and Gino de la Peña exchanged “ I do ’ s ” in March . Movie , TV and theatre actress Cris Villonco wed businessman Paolo Valderrama in May . Francine Prieto and American molecular biologist Frank Shotkotski had their wedding in Italy in September . Rufa Mae Quinto also tied the knot with Fil-Am balikbayan Trevor Magallanes in November and they ’ re now waiting for the delivery of their first baby . Karel Marquez and non-showbiz Sean Fariñas were wed on December 1 . Kaye Abad married Paul Jake Castillo on December 9 and Cai Cortez also admitted she got married in civil rites with Tuni-
Hellos and farewells in 2016 sian businessman Wissem Rahkmi and gave birth to their son , Habib , last Dec . 21 .
Those who officially confirmed they ’ re going steady include Luis Manzano and Jessy Mendiola , James Reid and Nadine Lustre , Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla , Kim Chiu and Xian Lim , KC Concepcion and athlete Aly Borromeo , Tom Rodriguez and Carla Abellana , Megan Young and Mikael Daez , Max Collins and Pancho Magno , Mark Herras and Winwyn Marquez , Julie Anne San Jose and Benjamin Alves , LJ Reyes and Paolo Contis , Louise de los Reyes and singer Champ Lui Pio , Valeen Montenegro and non-showbiz guy Selu Lozano , Sunshine Cruz and Ara Mina ’ s brother Macky Mathay , Alex Gonzaga and non-showbiz guy Mikee Morada , Andi Eigenmann and Emilio Arambulo , Geoff Eigenmann and singer Maya , singers Michael Pangilinan and Garie Concepcion , Brazilian import Fabio Ide and ex-beauty queen Bianca Manalo , Sam Milby and Japanese-English model Mari Jasmine .
Love is lovelier for reconciled former lovers Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo , Kylie Padilla and Aljur Abrenica , Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson , Zsa Zsa Padilla and Conrad Onglao . Stars who officially got engaged were Anne Curtis with chef Erwan Heussaff , Billy Crawford and Coleen Garcia , Erich Gonzales and Daniel Matsunaga , Rochelle Pangilinan and Arthur Solinap , Gwen Zamora and Jeremy Marquez , widow Camille Prats and JB Yambot , Desiree del Valle and Boom Labrusca , Luis Alandy and non-showbiz fiancee Joselle Fernandez , and Bangs Garcia and British boyfriend Lloyd Birchmore , who already have a wedding date , January 17 , in Boracay , where they first met each other .
Still to be confirmed is Lovi Poe ’ s relationship with French Chris Johnson with whom she spent New Year in Thailand . Aiko Melendez found new romance in an Iranian named Shahin Alimirzapour in April but they broke up in September . An actress who had a same-sex wedding in December is Rosanna Roces with t r a n s g e n d e r Jessy Arias . Transwoman Ate Glow – the impersonator of former President Gloria Arroyo whose real name is Rene Facunla – also married a British guy last July in London and is now known as Renee Hampshire . A controversial relationship involves that of sexpot Ellen Adarna and presidential son Baste Duterte , simply because Baste already has two kids from two previous relationships .
Now , the stars whose relationships ended in a split up . Those who uncoupled include Ciara Sotto and TV exec Jojo Oconer , Sunshine Dizon and non-showbiz husband Timothy Tan , Donita Rose and non-showbiz husband of 12 years , Eric Villarama , Gab Valenciano and Tricia Centenera ,
Daiana Menezes and former Rep . Benjo Benaldo .
Sweethearts who broke up include John Lloyd Cruz and Angelica Panganiban , Bea Alonzo and Zanjoe Marudo , Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona , Jake Cuenca and model Sarah Grace Kelly , and Kapatid Network ’ s “ Artista Academy ” winners Vin Abrenica and Sophie Albert .
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Let ’ s say a prayer for those who passed away : Lolita Rodriguez , German Moreno , Dick Israel , Max Laurel , Jonas Sebastian , Alma Lerma , Dinah Dominguez , horror star Lilia Cuntapay , singer-comedians Joy Viado and Blakdyak , directors Wenn Deramas , Rosauro de la Cruz , Francis Xavier Pasion , Deo Fajardo , Ding Bolanos , Bebong Osorio , songwriter Snaffu Rigor , Sen . Ernesto Maceda , Production designer Joey Luna , editor Rod Reyes , former celebrity cager Carlos “ Caloy ” Loyzaga , former TV host Cielito “ Mahal ” del Mundo , former broadcaster Ronnie Nathanielz , entertainment writers Rino Fernan Silverio , Bibsy Carballo , Tony Vizmonte , Cesar Pambid and Dennis Adobas .
People go but people also come . The stork was busy last year as there was a baby boom and among the celebrities who gave birth were Toni Gonzaga , Mariel Rodriguez , Judy Ann Santos , former Viva Hot Babe Jen Rosendahl , Lian Paz , Isabel Oli ( of John Prats ), Mikaela Cazzola ( of James Yap ), Nikka Garcia ( of Patrick Garcia ), Shamcey Supsup and Krista Ranillo in California . ● - Mario Bautista , Malaya
Fil-Am Kriesha Tiu eliminated from K-pop Star show
In a surprising twist , Filipino- American Kriesha Tiu , a . k . a . Chrisha Choo , was eliminated from K-pop Star 6 : The Last Chance , ending her journey on the Korean TV show .
Tiu , 17 , a popular contestant on the show , was in tears as judge Yang Hyun-suk , founder of YG Entertainment , announced that she was out of the competition during the seventh episode over the weekend .
During the show , the contestants were grouped for the team survival mission . The team of Tiu and Lee Soo Min performed against Kim Hye-rim and Min Ga Rin .
Tiu and Lee sang BTS ’ “ Blood Sweat & Tears ” and danced to Black Pink ’ s “ Playing with Fire .”
However , they failed to impress the judges with their performance including Tiu missing the lyrics of the song .
“ This is hard to judge ,” said Yang , according to KShowOnline . “ The biggest flaw was your key . I ’ m not sure if it was because you had to move around but you were both slightly off tune .”
He added that he “ felt that this song had too much for two people to cover .” During the past episodes , Tiu impressed Yang so much that he said he wanted to sign her up under his agency .
As for Tiu , he told her that he made a slight mistake in singing the lyrics that “ it made you nervous and you went downhill from there .”
Judge Park Jin-young , founder of JYP Entertainment , told them that “ I don ’ t think that either
of you fit the hip-hop theme .”
“ It doesn ’ t match you . I feel like you weren ’ t able to show off the talents that you have .
However , your tunes and lines were both bad . I think you didn ’ t practice as much as the other team . That ’ s what disappointed me ,” he said .
On the other hand , Kim and Min wowed the judges with their girl group concept , charming choreography and teamwork as they sang “ Somebody ” by 15 &.
“ You did a good job ,” Yang told them .
In the end , the three judges chose Kim and Min as the winner of the face-off round .
Backstage , Tiu and Lee cried and consoled each other for the disappointing result .
Tiu continued to tear up as
she walked down the stairs for disqualified contestants but said , “ I ’ m fine .”
“ I ’ m going to continue singing ,” she vowed . ● - Jonathan Hicap , MB
Fil-Am Kriesha Tiu , a . k . a . Chrisha Choo