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| After failed marriage, Kristine goes back to family Column: Freehand THE team up of Kristine Hermosa with TJ Trinidad in "Gulong ng Palad" was a bigger hit than with ex-husband Diether Ocampo in "Till Death Do Us Part" and "Palimos ng Pag-ibig". No wonder Kristine and TJ are together again in "Prinsesa ng Banyera," a daytime drama starting Monday after "Wowowee," about twin sisters (the other is Angelika de la Cruz) who lead different lives. "I'm glad tanggap ng tao ang tambalan namin ni TJ," she says. "Enjoy rin naman talaga akong katrabaho siya as he's not only a professional but also a good actor. " So what's the status of her relationship with Diet now? "We're still working on the annulment of our marriage," she says. "Marami kasing naging mali sa mga papeles namin noon. But we still care for each other. Who knows, baka pagda-ting ng araw, we'll still end up with each other. We feel no bitterness toward each other. We just need more time and space. We remain to be good friends and we're both not closing our doors that we might still be together in the future. " So how's Diet now? "I haven't seen him for a while kasi busy rin siya. When he's not working, he's with his Kids Foundation that helps poor children. " Does she have new suitors? "May mga nagpaparamdam. Meron na ring nag-try, pero hindi ko pa feel makipagrelas-yon. Gusto ko, friend lang muna. It's too soon for me to get into another relationship. " What she's happy about is that she has reconciled with her mom, who guested in "The Buzz" with her last Sunday along with her siblings. She had a conflict with her family when she married Diether as they were against their relationship. Now that she and Diet are off, it's but natural for her to go back to her family. NEW ACTOR ALL PRAISES FOR RUFA MAE AMONG PBB 2 housemates, Persian boy Kian Kazemi has the best PR. He really tries to remember the names of the writers introduced to him and when you see him again, he'd be the first to greet you. No wonder many press people are happy that he's now also in the movies, being the leading man of Rufa Mae Quinto in the riotous comedy, "Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat. " "It's an honor na first movie ko pa lang, si Rufa Mae na agad ang kapareha ko," he says. "Napakabait niya. Wala siyang ere na mas sikat siya at co-producer nitong movie. She's really very humble and she knows newcomer lang ako kaya matiyaga siya sa akin, even in our sweet moments in the film. "Ang saya naming lahat while filming dahil pati si Direk Wenn Deramas, panay ang pakwela kaya tawa kami nang tawa. Sa mga eksena pa lang namin ni Rufa Mae, tawa na ako nang tawa, what more kapag kasama sina Eugene Domingo, Candy Pangilinan at Pokwang. Actually, maliit lang ang role ko and I shot for only three days, but it's a very memorable initiation for me in the movies. " On ABS-CBN, he's now doing the action series, "Kung Fu Kids. " Eventually, he's hoping he'd be given his own show to host. "I feel na hosting talaga ang forte ko," he adds. WE saw Assunta de Rossi at the presscon for her new show on QTV 11, "Camera Cafe," where she plays Puri, a sexy and liberated girl, and asked her why she was suddenly yanked out of the cast of "Dagaw," the long-delayed suspense-thriller that Chito Roño is supposed to direct for GMA Films. The latest development is she's been replaced by Sunshine Dizon. Is it because Sunshine is more of a bonafide Kapuso star than her? "Honestly, hindi ko rin alam," she says. "Biglang hindi na lang ako. Sayang nga as I was really looking forward to doing that movie. " We just wonder when "Dagaw" will finally push through, what with Direk Chito going to London and Prague with Sharon Cuneta to film their "Care giver" movie there on location. We won't be surprised if it would hit more snags since Richard and Sunshine are both starting their new shows on GMA-7: "Kamandag" for Richard and "La Vendetta" for Sunshine. And mind you, Dingdong himself is still very busy with "Marimar. " LUI NOT A FATHER FIGURE TO ANGEL'S DAUGHTERS ANGEL Aquino is also in "Camera Cafe" playing Manang Ingrid, a social climber who sells call cards and fake goods. "I'm excited as this is my first time to do comedy at gag show pa," she says. "When they asked me to do it, I can't imagine myself in one, but the script helps me a lot in portraying the character I play. " "Camera Cafe" is a franchise comedy that started in France. Three Frenchmen help supervise the local version produced by Euro-Asia Media Group with Roselle Lorenzo as production manager, directed by Mark Meily. The show's unique format sees a single camera on top of a coffee vending machine and for four minutes, various characters working in an office talk in front of it about people they hate, office policies they love to break and other funny situations. The star-studded cast also includes Bearwin Meily as a union leader, Jojo Alejar as a stupid account executive, Christian Vasquez as an accountant who's a mama's boy, Jaime Fabregas as the company's boss, Noel Colet as head of the HR department, Arnold Reyes as the messenger, Tado as a balikbayan from the U. S. , Joy Viado as an on the job trainee, Sherilyn Reyes as a party girl, Kalila Aguilos as the company's VP, LJ Reyes as the receptionist, Patricia Ismael as a naive virgin desperate to have a boyfriend, and many more. The four minute show will air Monday to Friday at 10 a. m. , starting October 15, with replays at 1:45 p. m. and 8 p. m. It's a hit in Europe and a movie has been made based on it. Meanwhile, Angel is celebrating her 10th anniversary in showbiz. "It was in 1997 when I started acting in the movie, 'Mumbaki'. I'm glad I was able to do other good movies since then, like 'Sana Pag-ibig Na', 'Laro Sa Baga', for which I won a best supporting actress award, 'Goodbye America', and 'Donsol', which is our country's entry in the next Oscars. I hope it gets nominated. " Angel is now going steady with Lui Villaruz. "Mabait siya, madiskarte, at walang takot. Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng someone very straightforward like him who's not intimidated easily. Ke ordinary man on the street ka o senador ka, the same ang treatment niya sa'yo. " How are her two daughters, aged 14 and 12, toward him? "Ten months pa lang naman kami ni Lui so we're still working on it. They call him Tito Lui, but he's not a father figure yet for them. Nagpaalam naman muna ako sa kanila bago siya sinagot kasi I told them, no secrets. " SANDARA COMING BACK TO JOIN PBB CELEBRITY EDITION2? JOSEPH Bitangcol has no new assignment at ABS-CBN after "Margarita," so he's happy to be part of Direk Manny Valera's Boyz. com that Manny predicts will be the hottest boyband in Asia. He'd be singing and dancing with Polo Ravales, Frank Garcia, Alwyn Uytingco and Gabb Drilon in their first concert, "Boyz. com Live" at Klownz Angeles City on October 20, Saturday with Alesandra de Rossi, and at Zirkoh Timog in Quezon City on October 27, with Giselle Sanchez. We asked Joseph if it's true his ex-GF Sandara Park is coming back to Manila to join Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition. "I e-mailed her and she said it's not true," he says. "Hindi raw siya babalik dito kasi a talent agency has accepted her in Korea and she's now being trained there. Pero ewan ko rin, kasi mahilig 'yun mag-sorpresa at hindi ako magugulat kung biglang narito na lang siya uli. Okay lang naman sa 'kin for her to join PBB kasi it might be another break for her. " In his Boyz. com shows, he'll be doing solo numbers, mostly the hits of Justin Timberlake. He'll also play the drums while Frank plays the keyboards and Polo, Alwyn and Gabb play the guitar, to show their musical versatility. All the boys have undergone rigid song and dance rehearsals and now work out regularly in the gym to make sure they'll have hunky physiques that will send their girl and gay fans swooning. "Boyz. com Live" is sponsored by Bioessence and Bonjour de Corp. For tickets, call 374-1361 or 0917-453-2427. Source: People's Journal |
