MANILA, Philippines - There?s this joke making the rounds in a major network: The station?s current It Girl is apparently suffering from twin maladies.
Quips a source: ?IG got drenched in a downpour of good fortune. As a result, she developed hydrocephalus ?water in the brain, a.k.a. fame delirium.?
Seems the channel has created another monster, says another source.
An ex-boyfriend of IG?s complains that she acted like they had never met when they recently bumped into each other.
Jests still another mole: ?She?s denying that they were a couple. Hydrocephalic na, amnesiac pa!?
Granny?s girl
Marian Rivera reveals in Marie Claire magazine (she?s on the cover of the March issue): ?My grandma holds first place in my heart.? Also that, after her ?Marimar? audition,?Lahat ng simbahang pwedeng pasukan, pinasok ko.?
In fact, she says, ?I still go to Baclaran every Wednesday.?
Fan alert!
Idol dropout
A fellow celebrity is wondering: Why wasn?t Drew Arellano considered for ?Pinoy Idol? as host?
Quick flashback: Drew almost made it as co-host of ?Philippine Idol? on ABC 5, but he chose to stay with GMA 7. Now that the franchise is with the Kapuso station, Drew has lost the gig to Raymond Gutierrez.
Too chatty for comfort
Must be hormones. Preggy Jennylyn Mercado can?t stop talking about her ex (for now), Patrick Garcia. She has been reprimanded by a network exec, reminded to take it easy or, to be blunt, to shut up. But she just can?t help it; her movie with Jacky Woo opened last Wednesday.
Summer camp
Jackielou Blanco is one of the teachers in basic exercises and wellness at the six-day, live-out Summer Nature and Arts Camp for Kids at Taal Lake Yacht Club in Talisay, Batangas. The other mentors are Monsour del Rosario (taekwondo) and Adriana Agcaoili (acting). Call 6870801.
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Top of the tabloids
The top show biz stories in local tabloids this week. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)
Anatomy lessons
?Yasmien Kurdi, payag i-tattoo ang name niya sa pwet ni Robin Padilla! (Anuvayan!)
?Hindi totoong marumi ang pwet ni Jason Abalos, no! (Eto pa isa.)
?Polo Ravales, nagpahalik sa nipples; Jean Garcia, nairita?! (Territorial!)
??Alaga? ni Baron Geisler, nag-?Bayang Magiliw? sa eksena nila ni Maui Taylor. (Patriotic!)
?Annabelle Rama kay Lolit Solis: ?Ikaw at si Lani Mercado pumunta kayo sa doktor, ipa-check up niyo ang utak niyo doon!? (Isama nyo sina ...)
Never say never
?Ina ni Patrick Garcia, nires bakan si Jennylyn Mercado!
?Jennylyn, tanggap nang di sila magkakabalikan ni Patrick! (Pero ready kami ?pag nagbago ang isip mo.)
Jennylyn, todo kayod kahit buntis! (Her choice, entirely.)
?Angel Locsin, di feel makasama nina Claudine Barretto at Kristine Hermosa?! (The girl?s media savvy.)
Snakes, seminars
?Valerie Concepcion, inahas si Vhong Navarro kay Desiree del Valle? (Si Vhong?)
?Valerie, di pa handang makipag-usap sa ama ng anak niya! (Those who care ... show of hands, please.)
?Valerie, kinalimutan na ang pakikipagrelasyon sa kahit na sinong lalake! (Ever?)
Again, again
?Regine Velasquez ano?ng say mo, si Valerie raw ang magbibida sa ?Betty La Fea?! (She?s never leaving GMA 7 now.)
?Regine, hindi lahat ay pwedeng mapasa-iyo no! (Korek din ?yan.)
?Regine, kinakabahan na sa pagbubuntis! (Your decision, entirely.)
?Kris Aquino, buntis na naman?! (Uh.)
Super secret
?KC Concepcion at Richard Gutierrez, lihim ang relasyon? (Hindi naman a.)
?KC, pang-sabotahe sa tambalang Richard-Judy Ann Santos. (It?s working.)
?KC super sagot ?pag si Richard ang tinatanong! (Gwapo niya, ha?)
Re-Greta-bles
?Claudine Barretto, damay sa awayang Gretchen Barretto at Nadia Montenegro! (?Wag na, kaya na ni Greta ?yon.)
?Greta, proud maging kabit! (Uh-huh.)
?Gretchen at Lani Mercado, muntik nang magpang-abot! (Sayang?)
Sister act, part 2
?Ara Mina, nadagdagan ang sama ng loob sa Kapuso Network? (Andyan na kasi si Rufa Mae.)
?Cristine Reyes, sinasapawan na si Ate Ara! (?Di nga?)
Good boy
?Marky Cielo, pamilya muna bago si Glaiza de Castro?! (Good boy.)
?Angel Locsin, hindi bastusing babae! (Nag-?daring? lang sa Cosmo mag)
(Thanks to Bandera, Tumbok)
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