MANILA, Philippines?On a recent trip, Big Boss? favorite became quite obvious.

The company?s top two stars traveled with BB, but Top Actor 1 was billeted in a new five-star hotel, where BB also stayed. Top Actor 2 got a less prestigious address, along with Lesser Talent. Add that to the rift already afoot between the actors.

Too expensive

Neophyte Producer realized belatedly that expenses for his pet project had gone out of control. An insider says the price tag hit the P100-M mark!

Sadly, the ROI isn?t expected to cover even a fifth of that.

Uh, awkward

This is how Top Exec must have felt during a recent gathering, where her former lover, Aging Hunk, turned up. TE was clearly on pins and needles all night. Or was she secretly thrilled? The host didn?t know about the secret romance?

Hide and seek

Method or madness. Even off-cam, Gifted Actor, a very effective contravida, has exhibited a nasty streak. His co-stars, especially the kids, are scared of him! When he invites the young ones to play, they hide.

Remake queen

Is Marian Rivera this generation?s remake queen?

After doing Maricel Soriano?s former character in the new version of ?Super Inday and the Golden Bibe,? Marian?s name was attached to Chris Martinez?s re-imagining of Joey Gosiengfiao?s camp classic, ?Temptation Island.?

Now, there is talk that Marian is donning the slinky costumes of Vilma Santos in an update of ?Burlesque Queen,? to be megged by the original director, Celso Ad. Castillo himself.

Why Lani lost weight

When the media asked Lani Misalucha recently why she had lost a lot of weight, the Las Vegas-based singer said it was due to her family?s drastic change of diet. ?The doctor said my younger daughter was overweight and needed to lower her cholesterol, so I decided the whole family should eat healthy food na rin,? Lani explained.

Lani is home for a concert on Jan. 25 at the newly opened Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila.

Fulfilled

Home from Uganda, where she visited isolated and poverty-stricken areas, KC Concepcion, ambassador for the United Nations-World Food Programme, told ?Showbiz News Ngayon?: ?Nakita ko ?yung worst, at nakita ko ?yung best. Masaya ako sa lahat ng nakita ko, at nakilala ko sa napakagandang Uganda.?

Not bolting

There is talk that Vice Ganda is not happy with his manager, Ogie Diaz, and that the two are headed for Splitsville. But in an interview with ?Showbiz News Ngayon,? the comedian denied the rumors: ?Hindi kami maghihiwalay dahil punung-puno ng pag-ibig ang puso namin sa isa?t isa.? Awww.

Horrorscope

Dingdong Dantes on ?24 Oras,? on several astrologers? prediction that his relationship with Marian Rivera will end this year: ?Kailangan palaging sentro ang Panginoon sa isang relationship because kung ?yun ang mangyayari, Siya lang ang mag-ga- guide sa ?yo.? Uh.

Weighty issues

During the launch of the Philippine edition of ?The Biggest Loser,? Sharon Cuneta surprised everyone with a slim figure. She told ?TV Patrol? that losing weight is always a struggle for her: ?Parang see-saw... Mag-lu-lose, mag-ge-gain, depende sa nangyayari sa buhay ko. Tapos nag-midlife crisis ako. May projects, hindi matutuloy? ?Pag malungkot ka talaga, kahit na uma-acting kang masaya, pag-uwi ?di mo nare-realize, kain ka nang kain.?

Top of the tabloids
The top show biz news in the Inquirer tabloid Bandera and why we are moved if we are moved:

Say ng mga naninira sa bagong ?Machete?ng GMA, Aljur: May kulugo at peklat sa puwet? (Nobody?s perfect.)

Eugene, enjoy sa halikan nila ni Richard! (Si Richard kaya?)

Ayaw nang umalis ng bahay; Mariel kinakarir ang pagiging misis kay Binoe. (Si Binoe kaya?)

Sobra na raw ang pagiging kuripot, Vhong, ginutom ang driver. (Sinabi ng driver yun?)

Mga mata ni Angelica, pinagamot ni Derek. (Baka di siya makita.)

Jean di makaiyak dahil sa ipis at daga

Angelica, may bulong sa mga ?bangkay.? (Rise and shine!)

Ex-BF ni Candy, bagong dyowa ni Ai Ai. (Is there a problem?)

Willie ayaw mag-ninong sa kasal ni John; Priscilla Mereilles, umiyak habang sinusukat ang wedding gown. (Dahil lang do?n?)

Young actress, nagmaldita sa loob ng eroplano. (High-flying ba!)

?SNN,? ?24 Oras,? ?TV Patrol? with Allan Policarpio, Contributor