MANILA, Philippines?Remember Wealthy Gay who fell for Not-so-handsome Stud after a string of deceitful Gorgeous Guys?

WG seems content with NS who?s loyal, but also open-minded, to the extent that NS helps WG find other playmates. In short, NS is both merchandise and merchandiser, says a spy.

Demolition Lady

Rival politicos? dirty tricks departments are working overtime to disparage Popular Politician.

They insinuated that PP?s gender was suspect. But this swiftly went pffft because of PP?s past and present girlfriends.

Cracked a pundit: If they want to demolish PP?s goody-two-shoes image, they should resurrect the career of Sexy Starlet, PP?s former fling.

Funny thing was, SS ran and won as a small-town public official in PP?s turf.

Affliction

Veteran Actress lost a plum role in an international project because she was diagnosed with a communicable but curable disease.

An insider noted that it was a blessing in disguise. All told, the project was actually spared from VA?s eccentricities as well.

Among friends, VA is lovingly dubbed as the original ?Madwoman of Chaillot.?

Job-related gender

Respected Director was devastated when he broke up with New Artist.

RD?s supporters say NA used the hapless gay as stepping stone?to gain prominence in the industry.

They point out that NA isn?t really gay, but is happily married to Movie Insider who?s female. They call his affliction ?occupational homosexuality.?

Acting for a fee

Talent Manager was pleasantly surprised to receive a call from Veteran Filmmaker.

VF offered TM?s Prized Talent a part in an upcoming movie. The catch was, VF also asked PT to assume the role of ?silent investor.?

TM was aghast; it was as if PT was hired to act for a fee.

Something for Joey

Joey Gosiengfiao?s friends wonder why ABS-CBN failed to credit the late filmmaker in its remake of ?Underage? and ?Katorse.?

He was just mentioned in the press releases.

Joey deserves star billing, the friends insist?after all, film is a director?s medium.

Lloydie?s patron saint

John Lloyd Cruz?s patron saint must be Sta. Lucia. He grew up in a Sta. Lucia community in Cainta. He was discovered while promenading in Sta. Lucia Mall in the same town. And now he lives in Sta. Lucia Land?s first condotel project in Metro Manila, La Breza Tower?a walking distance from his home network, ABS-CBN.

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Top of the tabloids, TV talk shows

The top show biz stories in PDI tabloid Bandera this week, plus quotes from TV talk shows. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)

What touched BB Gandanghari the most when his brother Robin Padilla gave him a car:
?It?s not the car but [his] acceptance [of me].? (Awww.)

Geoff Eigenmann on courting Carla Abellana:
?Hindi naman ako nagmamadali. Formal pa rin ang panliligaw na binibigay ko sa kanya. Hindi pwedeng maging kami na lang na bigla.? (Awwwwwwww.)

Rufa Mae Quinto on claims by Mo Twister that he texted her to say sorry:
?Wala naman akong natanggap na text sa kanya. Kailangan bigyan niya ako ng respeto. Kasi paulit-ulit eh. ?Wag niya akong gawing joke.? (Joke lang daw.)

Melissa Ricks on reports she is pregnant:
?Wala namang hint ng katotohanan ?yan ... nakakatawa na lang siyang pakinggan.?

Sarah Geronimo on Mark Bautista:
?Baka nga ... kami na ang magkatuluyan. Nakikita ko na ano siya, consistent. Nakikita ko ang respeto niya sa akin.?

Kris Bernal, after a televised lie detector test showed Aljur Abrenica lied when he said he loved her:
?Ayoko na, tampo na ako!? (OK, so what were you two doing, stealing the show from Iza Calzado during the premiere of ?The Echo??)

Maja Salvador, asked if she gave flowers to a hospitalized Coco Martin:
??Di ba dapat siya ang magbigay noon?? (Naospital nga e.)

Jennylyn Mercado, asked if Mark Herras could court her again:
?Hindi sinasara ang puso ko kay Mark.? (Here we go again.)

? Bagong bahay ni Sarah regalo ni Bongbong Marcos? (Big question, ha?)
? Piolo Pascual ayaw nang ligawan si KC Concepcion. (Gusto ba ni KC?)
? KC: Ayokong lokohin ang mga tao! (Hmm, provocative.)
? Mark Herras: Sana kami uli ni Jennylyn Mercado. (Enough!)
? Martin Nievera madaling hingalin; kailangan nang magpapayat. (Don?t we all?)
? Mariel Rodriguez mas pinagselosan si Piolo kesa kay KC? (Whatever does that mean!) (Startalk, The Buzz, Showbiz Central)