Angelika: No to premarital sex

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

ANGELIKA de la Cruz gained some weight and writers who visited the set of "Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita" say she must be preggy, what with her and non-showbiz BF Orion being inseparable.

"Ano ba 'yan?" she laughs. "Ba't naman ako ngayon pa magbubuntis sa dami ng trabaho ko? Hello, gumaganda uli ang takbo ng career ko, gagawin ko pa bang pagbubuntis ang priority ko? Siyempre, ito munang pagbabalik ko sa GMA-7 ang uunahin ko. At saka bago ko magbuntis, kailangang magpakasal muna. And I want to plan that well, my wedding and my starting my own family. "

She and the rest of the cast of "Babangon Ako" are happy that their ratings continue to go up, as a result of which, the series is being extended for a few more weeks. "Viewers say mabibitin sila kung matatapos na agad ang show so they requested na pahabain pa ito. Expect more interesting twists and turns in the story. "

What can she say about the breakup of her ex-BF Jericho Rosales and Heart Evangelista? "I have no communication with him at all. Anuman ang nangyari sa amin, matagal nang nakalipas 'yun at pareho na kaming may kanya-kanyang buhay. So whatever is happening to him now, ayoko nang makisawsaw. "

In "Babangon," Angelika as Via gets separated from her husband Alfred (Marvin Agustin) who is arrested and imprisoned for raping a minor. She visits Alfred in jail and he implores her to help him. Her grandpa (Tony Mabesa) then finds a way to distort the truth about what happened to Carla, the girl Alfred raped, so he can be freed from jail. Via is determined to regain power and clear their name.

Salve (Yasmien Kurdi) and Derek (JC de Vera) have an LQ and Lawrence (Patrick Garcia) then professes his love for Salve, making Derek jealous. Derek is put on a spot when cops stage various raids on their gambling operations. Tyrone (Paolo Contis) takes this an opportunity to show that Derek is not a good leader of their syndicate.

IMPERSONATOR PUNISHED AS RUFA MAE TOLD LIES

Rufa Mae Quinto celebrated her 30th birthday in "Showbiz Central" last Sunday. It so happened that she and John Lapus were the only hosts present that day. Pia Guanio is currently on vacation with BF Vic Sotto in China while DJ Mo is in the States. Raymond Gutierrez is busy with the live telecast of "Pinoy Idol. " She was really busy that day as she was also the one who took the lie detector test in the "Don't Lie to Me" portion. Her impersonator, Rufa Mi, was assigned to take the punishment each time her answer turns out to be a lie.

She was visibly touched when members of her family (her mom, siblings and nieces) were videotaped to deliver birthday greetings for her. They all praised her for being the family's breadwinner. She then took the test, for which she had not just one but two sessions. She was first asked if it's true she was willing to reconcile with first showbiz BF Jay Manalo but she backed out when she found out he had gotten someone else preggy. Her answer was no and it's the truth.

Next question: totoo bang sumama ang loob mo kay Dennis Trillo? She said yes but added: "Okay na kami ngayon. " Again, it's true. Sa tampuhan ninyo ni Jessa Zaragoza, nagalit nga ba ito dahil nagpalitan kayo ni Dingdong Avanzado ng cellphone number? She said no and it's a lie. She later explained: "Dingdong tried to get my number, pero hindi ko ibinigay sa kanya. Kaharap nga namin noon si Jessa at narinig ko na lang later na nag-away nga raw sila. Pero hindi ko alam kung ako nga ang dahilan noon. "

Is it true na pinagselosan ka ni Alessandra de Rossi noong sila pa ni Jeremy Marquez? She said yes and it's true. "Nag-usap na kami ni Alex about that kasi ayokong may tinatapakang tao. " Sa mga na-link sa iyo, meron ka bang pinagdudahan ang pagkalalaki? She said no and again, it's a lie.

DJ Mo called up via long distance and asked her: Sinagot mo na ba si Bobby Lopez (the Latin American guy being linked to her)? She said yes and it's the truth. She added it's hard as he is based in Hong Kong and they only see each other once a month.

Director Joyce Bernal then asked her: Sa mga na-link sa iyo, sino ang pinakamalapit sa puso mo, si Baby Boy ba? She said yes and it's true. Later, she said Baby Boy refers to Rudy Hatfield who was her boyfriend for six years.

The last question was from her friend Diana Zubiri: Nag-break ba kayo ni Rudy kasi pinangakuan ka niya ng kasal pero hindi tinupad? She said no and it's another lie.

WHY KIM CRIED

WE can't blame Kim Chiu for crying as she was being grilled by some writers during the presscon of "My Girl". She felt she was being subjected to a third degree as they keep on pressuring her to admit that she and Gerald Anderson are already going steady because he gave her a P300,000 used car as a birthday present and no boy will do that for someone who's not his girlfriend yet.

"We're really just friends," Kim insists. "Nahiya nga ako nung nakita ko ang regalo niya. Kasi, ang kapal naman ng mukha ko para tanggapin 'yung ganung sasakyan. Kaya lang, sayang naman 'yung effort niya na maghanap ng pink na car na gusto, tapos hindi ko tatanggapin. Even my dad, ayaw tanggapin ang car, kaya I was returning it to Gerald. Kaya lang, nagalit si Gerald kasi nga nag-effort siya, tapos, hindi ko tatanggapin. Friends lang po kami talaga. Importante si Gerald sa buhay ko as he's really a dependable friend. "

The writers insisted they're on. "Hindi po talaga. Kahit buksan po ninyo ang puso ko, totoo po ang nakalagay riyan. Kung kami talaga, I won't deny it. Ayoko lang talaga madaliin. "

Kim then started crying. When asked why, she said: "Kasi po pinipilit ninyo ako, e. Parang pinalalabas ninyong nagsisinungaling ako. "

At this point, her tears must have melted the hearts of the prying writers and they finally believed that she and Gerald still have no commitment with each other.

COME-DIENNE GROPES YOUNG BOY'S CROTCH

WE had a real good time at the Metro Bar concert of Rubirubi and Boyz. com. Polo Ravales, Frank Garcia, Joseph Bitangcol, Alwyn Uytingco and Gabb Drilon did highly energized song and dance numbers, but it's singer-comedienne Rubirubi who brought the house down not only with her hilarious antics but even more so with her great singing.

Rubirubi honed her singing voice as a host in 22nd St. , a sing-along bar owned by Mon Confiado in Marcos Highway and in Las Piñas. She has very versatile vocal pipes that can do ballads, rock and dance tunes with equal ease. Her voice doesn't change even if she's dancing, being lifted high up in the air or lying down on stage. She was a standout from her "One Night Only" opening number and her rock medley combining English and Tagalog rock tunes, to her rendition of Sitti's bossa number "Para Sa Akin", and her medley of various songs that all have the word "Mr. " in it, like "Mr. DJ," "Mr. Disco", "Mr Dream Boy" and "Mr. Cupido". She deserves to be given her own solo album soon.

Her most riotous act was the Bukol Rating she did with the Boyz. com. She really groped the crotches of each of the boys, starting with Gabb who got a rating of 8 from her for being "lean and mean. " Gabb looked so embarrassed and she quipped: "Kung nahihiya ka, di hawakan mo rin yung sa'kin. " Next was Joseph, who got a rating of 8. 5 for being "cute and smooth. " Frank was the bravest among the boys and he let her touch him freely. Rubirubi gave him a rating of 9 for being "round and proud. " Alwyn was next and she said he's really her crush among them all. "Ikaw ang gusto kong alagaan," she tells him. "Gusto mo kong maging sugar mommy?" Alwyn got a 9. 5 rating but Rubirubi tells him to "go and grow. " Last was Polo, who has the hunkiest physique. She gave him a perfect 10 rating for being "rough and tough. "

Among the guest stars, Jan Nieto impressed us with his duet with Rubirubi, but Rufa Mae Quinto failed to make the crowd laugh in her interview portion with the boys. But she was able to recover and did quite well with her live rendition of "Ocean Deep. "

FRENCHIE RECOVERS

Frenchie Dy has fully recovered from Bell's Palsy, a viral disease that nearly disfigured her face. She's now reprising her role as the Japanese girl in the Atlantis Productions re-staging of the hit Broadway musical, "Avenue Q". We've seen it last year and it's one of the best shows we've seen in years. It's not only the songs and the music that are great but also the terrific performances of the entire cast. Frenchie is a standout in her solo number, "The More You Love Someone," where she pronounces Love as Rove since she plays a Japanese character.

"I've learned a lot from doing 'Avenue Q', which is my first play ever," she says.

How did she get the role? "I just auditioned and I'm lucky directors Bobby Garcia and Chari Arespacochaga liked my performance. With their help, I learned so much about acting, discipline, and projection. It's something new for me and it was really a big challenge dahil ibang-iba ito kaysa yung kumakanta ka lang sa TV. "

Frenchie is the only winner in ABS-CBN's "Star In A Million" contest who was not given her own album. "Pero okay lang, talagang ganyan ang buhay. The important thing is hindi ako nawawalan ng trabaho. I'll just save money and produce my own album pag marami na akong pera. Kinukuha pa rin naman ako ng ABS, like right now, they're getting me to join Cesar Montano's 'The Singing Bee. " In October and November, I will be joining the cast of 'Avenue Q' in Singapore when it's staged at the Esplanade Theatre produced by Singapore Repertory. "

Before the play goes to Singapore, you can watch its farewell run from June 12 to 22 at the Carlos Romulo Theatre. RCBC Plaza, Makati. For tickets, call Ticketworld at 891-9999 or Atlantis at 892-7078 or 840-1187.

Source: People's Journal