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Philippine Showbiz Today
August 8 - 21, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
Vice Ganda storms off over ‘hurtful’ discovery,
‘Showtime’ becomes ‘Face to Face’ with Amy
In a sudden turn of events,
“It’s Showtime” ended up airing
from backstage with an impromptu
iteration of “Face to Face,” the defunct
conflict resolution reality show, as
Vice Ganda feigned a dramatic exit
after finding out a contestant he was
smitten with had a girlfriend.
No less than Amy Perez, a
mainstay of “It’s Showtime” who
formerly hosted the original “Face to
Face,” mediated among a “tearful”
Vice Ganda, “Tawag ng Tanghalan”
contestant John Andrew Manzano,
and the latter’s girlfriend, Viva artist
Anja Aguilar.
Vice Ganda and Manzano initially
met late last year, in an episode of the
singing game show “I Can See Your
Voice.” As the winner of that episode
where he was chosen by Vice Ganda
as the certified “see-nger,” Manzano
earned an automatic spot as a
“Tawag ng Tanghalan” contender.
His turn on the “It’s Showtime”
stage finally took place Wednesday,
with Vice Ganda carrying on his
“kilig” skit with Manzano from half a
year ago in “I Can See Your Voice.”
While initially the interaction had
Vice Ganda smiling from ear to ear,
the “drama” started to unfold when
his co-host Anne Curtis prompted
Manzano to introduce his companion
in the studio — his girlfriend.
telling her, “Lumayas ka!” as he threw
at her a pillow.
Eventually, the resolution — a
tearful one for Vice Ganda — was
to set Manzano free. “Hurt,” the
comedian stormed off once more,
pacing towards the camera. In
a moment that broke character
for the heartbroken Vice Ganda,
the cameraman tracking him fell
backwards, as seen from the sudden
change of angle on screen.
The cameraman did not appear
harmed, and laughed with the hosts
as they approached the main stage
to resume the contest.
Manzano, a hotel singer,
eventually became the daily winner,
and managed to unseat the defending
champion to become the new bearer
of the “golden mikropono.” ●
- ABS-CBN Star News
At that moment, Vice Ganda
stormed off the stage and disappeared
from view, until cameramen chased
him to the backstage, where Curtis,
and their other co-hosts Vhong
Navarro, Mariel Padilla, and Perez,
caught up with him.
There, Vice Ganda acted