MANILA, Philippines - ?We both value our work so Dong and I make sure not to do anything to ruin our professional relationship and friendship,? says Marian Rivera, who top-bills Mars Ravelo?s ?Dyesebel,? which premieres tonight on GMA 7?s Telebabad block.

?Dyesebel? casts Marian as the mermaid who conquers everything in the name of love and Dingdong Dantes as Fredo, a multimedia mogul whom Dyesebel falls for.

How would Marian Rivera handle a forbidden love affair?

?Kahit bawal basta tunay ang love, gagawin ko ang lahat para maging tama,? says Marian. ?Pero mas masarap ma-in-love pag walang nasasaktan na iba.? (If its true love, I'll do my best to make it right."

Any funny incident while shooting underwater? ?Malabo ang mata ko so minsan smile lang ako nang smile. Di ko alam malapit na pala ako mabunggo sa corals!? (I have poor vision underwater, I almost hit the corals!)

But with ?Dyesebel,? it?s 100 percent visibility of success for Marian.

Guess who

A young actress is on the verge of becoming a ?frozen delight? in her home network. She brought it upon herself so she must be ready to face the consequences.

As her co-worker reveals, ?Her show will be cancelled soon. It won?t be extended as originally planned. The staff is fed up with her prima donna ways. Heard that she won?t be given a regular show na until she shapes up.?

Changing networks would be futile. What she badly needs is a change of attitude.

Alarming video

I came across an alarming video on You Tube about Oprah Winfrey?s alleged church (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=o2DMSNUkLJo) which had its first assembly last March. It implies that the talk show host could be the anti-Christ and that she?s playing ?God? with her acts of generosity. Maybe it?s just a smear campaign due to her political affiliation in the US elections. Or is the Queen of Talk Shows really pretending to be queen of heaven and earth?

Vicki?s star

Just like any event hosted by Dr. Vicki Belo, the opening of her new clinic branch in TriNoma Mall (3rd level) was star-studded. It coincided with the launch of the Volume 2 of Belo?s Skin magazine with Claudine Barretto on the cover. The actress lost weight after giving birth, thanks to Smart Lipo and Carboxytherapy. The mag is littered with never-before-seen photographs of the clinic?s celebrity endorsers, such as Zsa Zsa Padilla, Christopher de Leon, Richard Gomez, Piolo Pascual, Anne Curtis, John Lloyd Cruz and Sam Milby. But the main star in Vicki?s heart is boyfriend Dr. Hayden Kho, one of Regine Velasquez?s leading men in ?Kim Sam Soon.?

Vicki?s sentiments about Hayden joining show biz: ?I let him do his thing ?cause I know it makes him happy. I just hope he doesn?t lose himself in show biz.? Ahh! To Belo and behold!

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