MANILA, Philippines - Has-been heartthrob has found a lucrative sideline. HH has put himself on the market, offering “services” to gay patrons for P30,000. But it’s just a sting operation. “Cops” would be waiting at the appointed place to pounce on the hapless gay client who would then be forced to part with the moolah. Goodbye, promised night of pleasure.
As Canadian-Australian blogger Brian Gorrell would exclaim: “It’s extortion, mate!”
No to 12 steps
The owner of a major food chain was shocked to see the true colors of the company’s new Image Model. On the very day of the contract signing, IM refused to climb the 12-step stairs at the company’s headquarters. As a result, the company had to rent another venue for the event.
Faltering shows
On its premiere telecast, Regine Velasquez’s new GMA 7 musical show “Songbird” got a trouncing from its rival, the ABS-CBN Koreanovela “Lovers,” in the ratings. Other GMA 7 shows like “Sis” and “Pinoy Idol” are also losing steam in that department charts, according to an insider.
Bipolar Star
Her handlers have serious suspicions that the erratic behavior of a Singer-Actress is attributable to a mental health issue. “We think she’s bipolar,” says a source. How else to explain her often cantankerous, and contradicting, statements to the media concerning her love life, asserts our mole.
Real reason
Rushes has received an e-mail disparaging a certain TV Executive who is being blamed for the transfer of a Major Star to a rival network. What the poison letter writer didn’t know was that Rushes had long known the real reason for MS’s departure. MS felt that another Network Officer was practically “pimping” her to a Married Co-Star. Ouch!
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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.)
•Ama ng magiging asawa ni Inah Revilla, namigay ng milyones! (Saan, bakit at paano?!)
•Ramon Revilla Sr. tutol sa kasal ng anak ni Bong? (Ayyy.)
Whatakiss!
•Si Sharon Cuneta dapat ang unang nagsampa ng kasong bigamy laban kay Gabby Concepcion! (Baka ’di rin siya sure.)
•Suntok sa buwan ang pagsasamang muli sa pelikula nina Sharon at Gabby! (Baka ’di lang sa buwan.)
•Sharon, hinding-hindi malilimutan ang halik ni John Estrada! (Nakup.)
•John, ‘hinigop’ si Sharon! (Ayun na.)
Whatamess!
•Jericho Rosales, mahal na mahal pa rin si Heart Evangelista! (Parang regulation comment ’to a..)
•Heart at Echo, malabo nang magkabalikan! (Ang labo-labo-labo nga raw.)
•Pamilya ni Heart, sukdulan pa rin ang galit kay Echo? (Shaks.)
•ABS-CBN galit na galit kay Heart? (Shakss.)
•GMA, galit kay Billy Crawford? (Shaksss.)
Killer throats
•Aegis, pamatay ang mga lalamunan! (Obvious ba?)
•Regine Velasquez, lagot sa MTRCB! (Huh?)
•Alma Moreno, walang pakialam kay Rudy Fernandez? (Parang baligtad ang narinig namin.)
•Lolit Solis, kay Alma naman galit! (Tawag diyan, rebound.)
True kaya?
•True ba, si KC Concepcion na ang next Darna? (Oo nga raw.)
•Rica Peralejo tumanggi sa marriage proposal ng isang British! (Wrong accent?)
•Bea Alonzo, nasasaktan pa sa breakup nila ni Mico Palanca! (Well, that’s a choice.)
•Iwa Moto, mahilig sa mga lalaking may anak na?! (Naku, ’di lang naman siya...)
•Toni Gonzaga, ayaw daw sa titulong Ultimate Multimedia Star? (Kami rin ... look for another titlist.)
•Claudine Barretto mas mapera kay Raymart Santiago? (Who’s counting?)
Enough, puhleez
•Patrick Garcia, initsapwera sa baby shower ni Jennylyn Mercado! (Sabi nang tama na ’to e. Diretso na tayo sa reconciliation project at sayang ang oras!)
•Lolit, tutulungan sina Piolo Pascual at Sam Milby! (Are we missing something here?)
•Hindi buntis si Angelika dela Cruz! (Is that ... good?)
•Pagrampa ni Angel Locsin na naka-bikini, oks lang kay Luis Manzano? (And why shouldn’t it be?)
•Lara Quigaman, tsinugi na sa ’Wowowee’ dahil sa boyfriend! (Hindi raw true.)
•Sam, gagawin ang lahat para magustuhan ng mommy ni Anne Curtis? (Ah, akala namin si Anne ang gusto niya.)
•Oks lang kung ayaw makapareha ni Lea Salonga si Gabby, matanda na naman siya ’no! (Cutie pie pa rin, in fairness)
(From Bandera, Tumbok)
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