TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte -- Comedian Vhong Navarro, a Kapamilya (ABS-CBN) star, professed that he has a "crush" on a Kapuso (GMA-7) star, Marian Rivera, before a jam-packed crowd at his concert held here Saturday night.

Navarro mentioned Rivera, whose role as "Marimar" propelled her to television superstardom, when he misheard the name of a 12-year-old girl, whom he asked to join him on stage to do a number.

"Did you say Dyesebel? You know, I have a big crush on Marian. She's so pretty," Navarro, to the delight of the crowd, said. The name of the girl was Elizabeth.

Rivera is set to do the iconic role of Dyesebel, a mermaid, which is slated to air within this month, her second lead role after her successful stint as "Marimar" on GMA 7.

Navarro is one of the fast-rising comics in the country and one of the prized talents of ABS-CBN, where he just finished his own television series "Lastikman."

Navarro also mentioned Richard Gutierrez, the leading actor of the Kapuso network, as a friend. He said that while his show was pitted with Kamandag, Gutierrez's show, he never considered him as a rival. "We are close," he quipped.

GMA and ABS-CBN are the leading television networks in the country and are engaged in bitter ratings rivalry with their respective talents not permitted to appear in shows of their rivals.

Navarro was in the city to do a concert, dubbed as "Lastik Navarro," held at the Tacloban Convention Center.

He was joined by the members of the Street Boys, an all-male dance group that served as a launching pad of his showbiz career.