"Not true, not so true," Abellada told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on the sidelines of a tree-planting event in Quezon City in commemoration of the first death anniversary on August 1 of former President Corazon Aquino.
"Mas madalas ko pang makausap si Chiz [I speak more often with Chiz], more than Kris," she said, adding that Kris herself will speak on the matter later.
VETERAN character actress Jean Garcia does not believe the news circulating right now that Alwyn Uytingco is a bad influence to her daughter Jennica.
During the press conference of "Ilumina" where Jean will play the role of an evil sorcerer, the actress told reporters that what she knows is Jennica is still the same.
"Wala akong nakikita kay Jennica na negative ngayon ha para sabihin ko na bad influence si Alwyn sa kanya. Ang akin lang eh sana hindi totoo yung bali-balita," she said.
She shared that Alwyn has been very respectful to her and to her daughter and she doesn't have any bad bones for the actor.
According to Jean, the young actor is always asking her approval if they have plans of going out or when he will drive home her daughter.
"They go out and nagpapaalam naman sila sa akin kaya okay lang. Nakikita ko din eh kasi pagpumupunta sya sa bahay eh ok naman."
She meantime admitted that she really made it a point to talk to Alwyn so he knows also her point of view about him going out with her daughter.
Jean told Alwyn to never forget to respect their family and especially Jennica because they gave their trust in him.
"Okay naman sya, walang dating na parang 'I don't like you' kasi okay naman eh, wala pa naman akong nakikita."
Jennica is not the only one who's seeing someone right now. This as Jean confirmed that she's also openly dating right now.
Jean said she is dating someone not from the entertainment industry.
Though she's happy with her love and career life, the actress wants to focus more on her job because it is not every day when artists are being offered big roles on TV.
Watch Jean starting August 2 on GMA-7's newest fantaserye "Ilumina" after Endless Love.YOUNG Kapuso star Rhian Ramos doesn't want to comment much on the issue involving her and then co-star and love team JC de Vera.
In an interview with Sun.Star, Rhian said she really doesn't know why all of the news are starting to come out only now and not when the actor was still in GMA 7.
To recall, JC compared Rhian to an "eraser" when he was asked to define his past relationships.
JC was quick to point out that she compared his then co-star to "eraser" because he doesn't want to remember anything between them.
He added that he will not say hi when their path crosses because "hindi ako plastic", saying he will think twice before talking again with the Rhian.
For her part, Rhian said she was advised by her father to just forgive and forget and not be overly affected by the issue and just get some lessons from what she's been through.
"My dad told me not to get angry at tama naman yung advice ng dad ko na wag maging bitter kasi at a certain point eh tinulungan nya akong maging masaya yun nga lang hindi nag last," she said.
Rhian's upon learning this issue was shocked because she really didn't expect hurtful words from JC.
"Nung una nagulat ako, sa ngayon tanggap ko naman yung mga nangyayari kasi matagal na din kasi eh. Hindi ko lang inexpect yun from a guy like him."
The actress just want to keep quiet on their history and said that she doesn't want to erase all their memories together because she also felt special and cared when they were still close to eh other.
"Yung JC noon kilala ko sya, friend ko sya, close ko sya... lampas pa nga sa friend eh. Minahal ko naman sya," she reiterated.
Rhian added: "Binigyan ko yun ng importance at time, ng effort. May mga masasakit na nangyari pero pano yung mga una, eh masasaya naman."
When asked if the relationship was an official boyfriend-girlfriend thing, she said it was mutual and exclusive but they never put label on it.
On another issue, Rhian denied that she received an expensive shoes from close friend Mo Twister.
The Kapuso actress however confirmed that she and Mo are very close now.Pop singer and theater artist Rachel Alejandro is gearing up for the most demanding performance of her life — roller skating to Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra songs in Atlantis Productions’ upcoming Broadway musical comedy
Xanadu which opens at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City on Sept. 3.Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time — the first Roller Disco…hey, it’s 1980! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos abounds.
This hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, and includes Magic, All Over The World, Suddenly, I’m Alive, Evil Woman, Have You Never Been Mellow and Xanadu to name a few, and is based on the Universal Pictures’ cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly.
Rachel captured audience’s hearts in the dual role of Kate Monster/Lucy The Slut in Avenue Q and now takes on the lead role in Xanadu. She has started her skating classes and is supervised by choreographer Cecile Martinez and skating supervisor Anthony Ong, who studied skating in New York with the Broadway production’s skating instructor Lezly Zeiring. Rachel says, “The biggest challenge here is the roller skating by far. I’m not as well-coordinated as some of you might imagine. But I am quite excited as it is such a fun musical people of all ages can enjoy!”
Bobby Garcia, who will direct Xanadu says, “I’m thrilled to be directing Xanadu. It is a musical I was instantly smitten with when I saw it in New York in 2007. I suspect it will be one of the zaniest rehearsal periods I have had and I look forward to the fun with this amazing cast!”
She will also be returning to the recording studio to record tracks from Olivia Newton-John’s catalog which Sony BMG will release as a five-track CD available at the theater.
As Funfare Update correctly predicted, Willie Revillame will not return to Wowowee on Saturday, July 31, as widely reported in the tabs. Instead, a new show called Pilipinas For The Win (PFTW) will take Wowowee’s timeslot (after Showtime), to be hosted by Robin Padilla, Mariel Rodriguez, Valerie Concepcion, Pokwang and Kris Aquino.
“It’s a game and variety show that will surely bring joy, energy and hope to Filipinos all over the world,” according to the ABS-CBN official statement.
The same people behind Wowowee are also involved in the new show —Johnny “Mr. M” Manahan as director, Bobot Mortiz as creative director, Jay Montelibano as business unit head and Phoebe Anievas and Rancy Recato as executive producers.
Rating of Wowowee has been slipping since Willie took a three-month vacation (some sources said that he was actually “suspended” without pay) after he demanded that the network fire Jobert Sucaldito whom he accused of hitting him on Jobert’s radio program on dzMM, sister company of ABS-CBN. There are reports that advertisers
have been pulling out of Wowowee, which is being clobbered in the ratings game by its competition Eat, Bulaga! (on rival station GMA), and promised to return only if Willie was back on the show.According to Funfare Update’s VDPA (Very Deep Penetration Agent), Willie has been spotted having a serious meeting with an executive of a rival station in Forbes Park and, on another occasion, with an executive of another network.
“Willie was being given an offer hard to refuse,” said the VDPA — that is, to the tune of P8-M monthly with a P100-M signing bonus from one station, and P6-M monthly and as co-producer from another station.
Willie was not available for comment. He doesn’t text back or return calls and is presumed to have been changing his celfone number to evade the press.
ABS-CBN official statement said that Willie, through his manager Arlene de Castro, was already informed about the replacement of Wowowee with a new show.
“He was also notified about a new program being planned for him and this will be announced in due time,” added the statement which didn’t mention if Willie was amenable to the idea.
Meanwhile, Kris is expected back home tomorrow from the US where she and sons Joshua and Baby James are on a holiday.
