MANILA, Philippines?Kris Aquino strikes again! If show biz insiders would compile anecdotes about their taklesa encounters with Tetay, it would be more than enough to make a book.

Kris? latest target is Charlene Gonzales, who?s one of the nicest women I?ve ever met. At the gala show of Randy Ortiz, Kris snapped at Charlene, ?Pa-star ka!? just because the color of Charl?s gown was different from the set motif.

If there?s one thing Kris hates, it?s being upstaged. When Charlene confronted her, Tetay said she was just joking. Aren?t jokes half-meant?

Struck by Cupid

Acoustic King Paolo Santos is kissing his bachelor days goodbye. But before taking the plunge, Pao will have shows at Phi Bar Metrowalk with Top Suzara on Sept. 23, 24, 30 and Oct. 1 and his ?Sabado Boys Nite Out? concert at the Music Museum on Sept. 20 and 26.

It will be an unorthodox wedding with his fiancée Jiji Jorge on Oct. 11 at Nuestra Senora de Gracia (Guadalupe).

?I was a wild child in my early days as a musician,? Pao reveals. ?Kasi in my line of work, booze is free and I meet a lot of women. But when I started hanging out with Ji, I never wanted to be anywhere else because she understands the moody and emotional artist in me. She?s a lawyer so yari ako pag argument time! Idadaan ko na lang sa kanta when she?s mad (laughs).?

Pao has been serenading hopeless romantics with his hit songs like ?Moonlight Over Paris.? Now it?s his turn to be struck by Cupid.

24-hour break

I was deluged by text messages about an item in this paper?s lifestyle section last Sunday about Dr. Vicki Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho?s romance going pffft. They cooled off for 24 hours only but it didn?t make their love turn cold.

Vicki is in Paris alone for a much-needed break. The French capital is known as le ville que protégé l?amour (the city that protects love) so it?s really the perfect place for Vicki to look into her coeur de coeurs (heart of hearts).

Sometimes lovers have to be apart to be able to see what they had together.

Twins? celebration

Senator Chiz Escudero and his fab wife Christine threw a cowboy-inspired first birthday party for their twins Cecilia and Joaquin at Club Filipino last Sept. 7. A close friend of the couple, Direk Boots Plata, relates, ?Si Joaquin di comfy sa boots niya. Parang dad niya. Si Cecilia aliw na aliw sa made-to-order boots. Panay flying kiss at pose. Mana sa mommy.?

The fete was so Chiz. Cowboy na cowboy!

September gig

Catch Brod Pete and Long Mejia in ?Ka Pete na, Ka Long Pa? on Sept. 13 at the Music Museum with Cesar Montano, Ara Mina, Bayani Agbayani and Faith Cuneta. (Call 721-0635.) It?s one solid laugh trip!

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