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Philippine Showbiz Today
July 8 - 21 , 2018
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Zanjoe opens up on rumored romance
Zanjoe Marudo on Tuesday finally addressed rumors that he is now dating anew months after he was first spotted with model Josie Prendergast .
In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Tuesday , Marudo pointed out that he now has time for love .
“ Ngayon may time na dahil natapos ko na ‘ yung dalawang movies na ginagawa ko itong ‘ Kusina Kings ’ at ‘ To Love Some Buddy ,’” Marudo said .
“ Inspired ako ngayon ,” he declared .
Asked to react on his viral photo with the surfer-model that was taken in Siargao during Prendergast ’ s birthday , Marudo said : “ Reaksiyon ko ? Kinikilig ako .”
Asked if he and Prendergast are dating , the actor replied : “ Getting to know kasi bago pa lang naman kaming magkakilala .”
Meanwhile , Marudo announced that his upcoming film “ Kusina Kings ” with Empoy Marquez for Star Cinema will hit theaters soon . ( abscbn news )
“ Malapit na malapit na ang ‘ Kusina Kings ’ at excited na kami lahat na mapanood nila lahat itong pinaghirapan namin . Bago ito . Parang matagal na tayong walang napapanood na ganitong klaseng comedy . Ito na ibinabalik namin at sana ay magustuhan ng viewers natin ,” he said . ●
- ABS-CBN News
Rayver Cruz bids goodbye to Star Magic
After being a topic of blind items for months now , it ’ s now confirmed that Rayver Cruz has finally left Star Magic . Rayver ’ s handler Peachy Bautista broke the news on Instagram .
In December last year , Rayver
Barbie as Happylou !
Barbie Forteza has reason to rejoice because her primetime show , “ Inday Will Always Love You ,” continues to clobber its rival show in the ratings game . Her performance as the very positive and perky Happylou is truly a big winner as viewers just can ’ t seem to get enough of her .
A posting on social media from someone who ’ s undoubtedly a fiercely regular follower of “ Inday Will Always Love You ” says they ’ re hooked on the show because of Happylou ’ s charming personality .
“ Para siyang modern-day Cinderella , pero mas palaban ,” commented the netizen . “ Kapag inaapi siya , lumalaban siya pero hindi siya nananakit na gaya ng character ni Gladys Reyes as Amanda na siyang pangunahing contravida sa show . At kahit drama ang eksena , nagagawa ni Barbie na haluan ng comedy para good vibes pa rin ang dating for us viewers .”
“ Salamat naman sa magagandang feedback na natatanggap namin from the audience ,” said Barbie , who now has her own vlog on YouTube where she demonstrates how she puts on make up . “ Lahat kami sa cast , we make an extra effort na mapaganda ang show . In interpreting my role as Happylou , malaking tulong ‘ yung fact na masayahin naman talaga ako sa totoong buhay . Hindi ako ang type na basta susuko agad sa problema o sa pang-aalipusta ng ibang tao . Dapat laging malakas ang fighting spirit natin at kapit lang tayo lagi kay Lord sa pagharap ng mga problema sa buhay .” ●
Vice Ganda jokes about fighting for teammates
Glaiza De Castro revealed that some of the episodes of her hit afternoon show , “ Contessa ,” are recorded in the morning and aired in the same afternoon . “ Naubusan kasi kami ng stocked episodes ,” she said . “ Dalawang taping days namin , inabot ng maghapong ulan , lalo na ‘ yung set in Daranak Falls na puro exterior , kaya walang nakunang eksena at napack up na lang kami .”
She has visibly lost weight when we saw her on the set of “ Contessa .”
“ Kasi physically and emotionally draining gawin ang role ni Contessa . Nahirapan din ako sa ‘ Encantadia ’ as Pirena , pero mas mahirap ito . Ang daming fight scenes . Daig ko pang nag-work out . May eksenang naka-gown ako at naka-heels , pero nakikipaglaban kay Gabby Eigenmann as Duquessa . Ang gown , inilusong ko pa sa ilog na puno ng water lily at napunit . Buti na lang , we have four copies of the same gown kaya kahit masira ang isa , may pamalit agad . Tapos , emotionally , very taxing din . May taping na six sequences ang kinunan , puro umiiyak ako . Ang hapdi ang mata ko sa kaiiyak .”
And the fact that she ’ s also shooting a movie makes her work overtime . She plays the title role of “ Liway ” in a film that ’ s an entry in the Cinemalaya Film Festival this August . Liway is an NPA rebel who got arrested by the military at the height of martial law with her very much pregnant . She gives birth to her child while she ’ s detained in a military camp . ●
denied the rumors about his transfer with GMA Network . During that time , his project “ Bagani ” is still under production . “ Hindi , hindi po ako lilipat . Gumagawa ako ng show sa ABS , Bagani , yung kina LizQuen .”
Rayver further confirmed he actually has a contract with ABS-CBN but he wouldn ’ t specify until when it would be valid . “ Meron , meron , meron pero hindi ko na lang siguro sasabihin kung hanggang kailan .
Glaiza works hard in Contessa
It comes as no surprise that Vice Ganda , a vocal fan of basketball who happens to have one of the widest audience reach in local showbiz , had a few things to say about the controversial brawl between the Philippine and Australian teams in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers on Monday .
Immediately in the scuffle ’ s wake , for instance , the comedian tweeted , # KAPAYAPAAN , in a message believed by many of his followers to be referring to the incident . But while that was left on a vague note , his statements Tuesday during the live episode of “ It ’ s Showtime ” were more direct .
Vice Ganda was interviewing a “ Tawag ng Tanghalan ” contestant , Rhea Velarde , when the topic was brought up . Velarde shared what her motivation was in joining the competition — in her words , what she was “ fighting for ” — prompting Vice Ganda to joke about the fistfight at the Philippine Arena .
At one point , Vice Ganda even mentioned basketball players and fighting for their teams , as well as throwing chairs , pertaining to a moment caught on camera as chaos ensued at the sporting event . Feigning annoyance at the contestant , Vice Ganda also quipped , “ I-o-Australia ko ‘ to !”
Fans of Vice Ganda were quick to note , on Twitter , the comedian ’ s past ties with Gilas Pilipinas player Terrence Romeo , with whom he was known to have a close friendship until a reported falling out . ●
- ABS-CBN News
Kasi pag sinabi ko , lalo na namang maglalabasan yung mga ano .”
He additionally confirmed that his contract hasn ’ t finished yet . “ Hindi naman , kaso … hindi pa tapos , hindi pa tapos .”
But those were his answers last December … How about now ?
Yes , he will be moving to GMA network to join girlfired Janine Gutierrez . His character will be gone in Bagani . ●
- MS
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