MANILA, Philippines - Dingdong Dantes remains tight-lipped about the real score between him and girlfriend Karylle. Some questions are better left unanswered.

Will he and perennial leading lady Marian Rivera never outgrow each other? ?There will come a point when we will part ways as partners,? Dong says. ?What?s important is that we make many people happy with the time given to us.?

Who would he want to be paired with after Marian? ?Too many beautiful and talented stars. It?s hard to make a choice. I?d rather leave that to GMA 7.?

Looking back, does he have any regrets? ?None at all. Everything I went through was a constructive learning experience.? What are the thoughts running through his mind at this point in his career? ?How to improve my craft and how to enjoy the fruits of my labor.?

To say that Dong?s career is fruitful is an understatement. He?s the apple of every Pinay?s eye. It?s picking-apples time for Dong!

Toothache or heartache?

Karylle?s Facebook status reads: ?Karylle has a wonderful toothache.?

?So contrary to rumors, you don?t have a heartache because they insist that Dingdong and you have split up,? I told her in a text message.

At press time, she hasn?t replied. But based on her FB site, Dong is still her BF. It reads: ?In a relationship with Dong Dantes.? Enough said.

Guess list

?An In-Demand Actor applied for insurance but he got declined. Not even all his money could clinch it for him because the results of his medical exams showed that he?s a heavy user of all sorts of drugs. Man of Substance (Abuse).

?A Popular Actress and a Sexy Star shared a dressing room. The makeup kit of SS fell so its contents were scattered all over the floor. The production assistant of PA helped in picking up the stuff. PA reprimanded her. ??Wag ka tumulong magpulot ng gamit diyan. Baka may mawala. Ikaw pa pagbintangan!? Makeup or Shut up time?

?A TV host called up her Boyfriend before her taping. BF said that he was about to sleep already. When the taping was over, her co-host told her that their common friends saw her BF at a bar. So she rushed to the bar and caught him in the act. Perhaps what the BF meant when he told her that he was going to bed was that he was sleeping with the enemy.

Expectant?

Could it be true that Nancy Jane (a.k.a. Nancy Castiglione) is infanticipating? Guests at a Rockwell event insist that she looks pregnant. Or maybe she just gained weight. Will the party girl?s next gimik be a baby shower party? Could the little birdie that told me turn out to be a stork après tout?

New studios

True to its commitment of delivering superior entertainment, GMA 7 further advanced its network facilities through the construction of a new building and the acquisition of cutting edge broadcast technology which cost P1 billion. It was inaugurated last Oct. 17.

The new GMA Network Studios (4 and 5) are equipped with Digital Speaker Management, most modern video design gadgets and top-of-the-line audio systems. They are designed using ETC (Electronic Theater Control) lighting dimmer, the world?s biggest manufacturer of dimmers and lighting consoles for broadcast. Studio 4 is installed with the most powerful and flexible digital production switcher, a first in the history of Philippine television. Studio Kapuso, sunod sa uso!

Halloween party

Watering Hole (across Shangri-La Mall), my ?headquarters,? gives new meaning to the term graveyard shift with their ?6 Feet Under Party? on Oct. 31 from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. A P100 entrance fee comes with a free blood-shot drink.

Those in costume enter for free and get a chance to win in the Solo Fright category, Sexy Spooks category or Dreadful Duo category (for pairs in matching costumes).
There will be games like Tequila Poison Shots and Mummy Wrapping and live, ?deadly? performances from Chillworx and Wodo Tribe. Don?t miss the ?HalloWINNER? sa saya na party!

Gary at 25

Catch ?Gary V Live at 25? on Nov. 14 and 15 at the Big Dome (Call 9115555). It will chronicle the 25 colorful years of his career that continues to soar even to this day.
Gary is back fresh from his successful concert tour in Europe. If there is one thing he is most happy about, it?s the God-given opportunity of being an instrument of changing lives through his music. His musical history is full of touching stories of people who found the Lord by listening to his songs.

After 25 years in the industry, he gives back the glory of his life and career to the Lord. Mr. Pure Energy?s got a pure heart!

New image model

Kristine Hermosa is Cinderella?s new image model. Tin-Tin modeled for Naf Naf and Seventeen (Cinderella?s sister brands) during her teen years.

Marketing director Malou de Venecia and VP for Marketing Richie Santos say they couldn?t have chosen a better endorser than Kristine. Will the new Cinderella Girl finally name Oyo Boy Sotto as her Prince Charming for keeps?

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