TALK about paddling in two rivers: Singing Idol left Home Network and moved to Fledgling Channel. As first assignment, SI was set to tape a commercial for FC. Then, SI had a sudden change of heart.

At the very last minute, SI transferred to HN?s Top Rival. Funny thing was, TR had earlier rejected SI.

SI was enticed by a bigger offer from TR, which includes a stint on a new program that will be pitted against an old show.

So much for loyalty.

Not his type

At least two show biz insiders insist that Handsome Hunk is not Gay Manager?s new lover.

Both sources quote GM as saying that HH isn?t his type. Moreover, HH is still seriously involved with Famous Director. But the protestations seem a tad too indignant ?suspiciously so.

After all, GM allegedly bankrolled a project for HH and was purportedly instrumental in securing a major gig for FD.

Insiders assert: GM just considers HH a ?good investment.? ?Nuff said.

War of words

A word war is brewing in TV Land. A mole says Beautiful Star has had enough of snide remarks thrown her way by Controversial Co-worker.

BS noted that CC is relentless in a campaign to upstage, if not sabotage, her. CC is determined to make BS look dumb on air, said a spy. So BS decided to leave CC?s company and join a rival group. BS is out to prove she can do a better job than CC.

Package deal

Hotshot Manager secured a contract coup by signing two talents with Emerging Channel.

EC was originally interested only in Cute Actor, but HM dangled another major talent, Gorgeous Celebrity.

Fortunately, EC took the bait and GC benefited from the cash windfall.

Then HM offered another talent, Flashy Host, but EC declined. For now.

No quitter

Now, it can be told: Hot Ingenue almost quit from Major Soap. Whatever for?

HI was unhappy about the way Present Manager handled her career, particularly her delayed launch on the show.

HI had already met with Rival Channel, but cooler heads prevailed and she finally stayed with PM and MS.

Rigodon Roco

The buzz in TV Land is that Felix and Dominic Roco have decided to leave GMA 7 and are signing up with ABS-CBN anew.

If true, this will be a homecoming of sorts for the twins, who started out as Kapamilyas.

Gutierrez family coup

Reliable sources have confirmed that actor Richard Gutierrez is the new host of the GMA 7 reality show ?Survivor Philippines,? taking over the slot left by Paolo Bediones who has joined TV5.

Sources say Gutierrez?s camp will sit down with network execs ?to iron out details.?

Credit for the coup goes to Gutierrez?s manager-mother Annabelle Rama who also masterminded daughter Ruffa?s move from ABS-CBN to TV5.

As Ruffa pointed out, ?We?re in all three networks ? my brothers Richard and Raymond in GMA 7, me in TV5, and my daughters Venice and Lorin in ABS-CBN?s ?Goin? Bulilit.??

John Lloyd: ?Ingat!?

How does John Lloyd Cruz play romantic leads so effectively? By channeling the Sensitive Male persona. Explains the 26-year-old ?box-office king?: ?With every role, I make the character?s heart live in me.?

(Flashbacks to Popoy in ?One More Chance? and Miggy in ?A Very Special Love? and ?You Changed My Life.?)

In real life, Lloydie is more inscrutable, his love life at best hinted at in gossip columns.

The singular affiliation that has stuck is with a fever reliever, four straight years and counting. Now he?s endorsing Biogesic for Kids, too.

And more than any line in any of his blockbuster movies, his most famous to date is, ?Ingat!?

Top of the tabloids

The top show biz stories in Inquirer tabloid Bandera this week. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)

Mga bading, hayok na hayok kay Coco Martin. (Well, that certainly cuts quite a picture.)

Erich Gonzales ipit na ipit ang boobs. (This one, too.)

Angel Locsin, Aga Muhlach matindi ang gagawing hubaran. (Aga doesn?t need to; he can act, can?t he?)

Billy Crawford magpapasipsip ng taba. (This sounds infinitely better in English.)

Gretchen Barretto: Hindi ako natatakot kay Bea Alonzo! (Kami rin!)

Pagbubuntis ni Judy Ann Santos, positive o false alarm? (May alam kami...)

Juday daraan sa maraming pregnancy tests. (Way beyond this.)

Claudine Barretto: Hindi ako galit kay Gretchen! (What, she didn?t even say ?Ate? Gretchen?)

Toni Gonzaga tumanggi sa romansa ni Robin Padilla. (Si Robin kaya, ?di tumanggi?)