Anne: Sam's not gay

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

Anne Curtis celebrates her 10th year in showbiz with the press at TGIF Rembrandt last Friday and with a show for her fans at Market Market on Sunday, October 28, 5:30 p. m.

It was in 1997 when she was 12 that she's introduced as the lost princess in Peque Gallaga's "Magic Kingdom. " She later went on TV with GMA-7's "Ikaw Na Sana," "TGIS" and "Anna Karenina. "

As a teener, she starred in the horror film, "Ikalabintatlong Kapitulo," then Viva moved her to ABS-CBN where she did teleseryes like "Hiram," "Kampanerang Kuba" and "Maging Sino Ka Man. " She's now doing Book 2 of "Maging Sino" and has also started "Weddings" with Zanjoe Marudo and Derek Ramsey. On the big screen, she's shooting "Waiting for Love" with Aga Muhlach who she has dreamed of working with since she's in her early teens.

Anne has written a letter to all her fans. We quote it here in parts: "10 years have passed. What a journey it has been. I grew up in a business that brought me happiness from deep within. Lessons I have learned. Trials I have overcome. Learning from each mistake and realizing some growing up had to be done.

"I learned that work is not just all play. May it be acting, modeling or hosting, I shall never take it for granted but strive hard to do my best and never forget to thank the Lord for it is because of Him that I am so blessed. I lift my life and career to my Father and give Him all thanks and praise for the glory He has done. With all sincerity and from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I love you all and God bless you and your families always. "

Anne is currently linked to Sam Milby. "Never naging kami. Maybe, in the future, who knows? But we always hang out. Since I started my walk with God as a Christian, I feel I have to concentrate on God more now at gusto ko, my next boyfriend, mas mahal muna niya si God kaysa sa'kin. "

How does she feel about Lolit Solis' story that she saw Sam with Piolo Pascual in Sofitel? "He's not gay. I've spent a lot of time with him at hindi ako dense kaya maaamoy mo naman 'yun, no? Isa pa, he already said he wasn't in Sofitel then as he was having a haircut then went to the shooting of his film. "

MO AND PIA GRILLED
IT'S Mohan Gumatay's (better known as DJ Mo) 30th birthday and we were invited to be part of "Showbiz Central's" Central Jury to grill him, along with Janno Gibbs who's also promoting his new show, "Kakasa Ka Ba sa Grade 5. " Mo was originally given a break in "SOP" but he chose to move to ABS, where his career didn't progress, so he went abroad.

He says he has no regrets about it as he has done a couple of good shows with them. And that's where he met Jeanette Macbride who was his live-in girlfriend in the States.

To ape the kind of questions he'd ask his guests, we asked him who's better in bed: Bunny Paras (with whom he has a daughter) or Jeanette? He said it's not a matter of being good in bed but the kind of relationship he had with them. He said his relationship with Bunny would never last due to basic differences and he had a deeper and more lasting one with Jeanette.

He's one of the few talents who has regular shows in both top networks. If things come to a head and he'd be asked to make a choice, which would he choose between the two? He found this a very tough question and thought for a while before he answering. He said: "I'd choose GMA as I started with them and I guest more often in their shows. "

Also celebrating her 28th birthday this October 24 is Pia Guanio and she was the one who took the lie detector test. The truth verifier said she was lying only once, when she was asked if she were threatened by Miriam Quiambao who substitutes for her in "24 Oras" when she's absent. She said she's not threatened, but the lie detector said it's a lie. All her answers to the other questions were truthful, especially to the last one asked by her beau, Vic Sotto: Gusto mo ba akong maging asawa? Her answer, of course, was yes, making the crowd inside the studio shriek with delight. To both Pia and Mo, happy birthday! Also to Crispina Belen of Bulletin on October 24 and Mario Hernando of Malaya on October 25.

INSIDE PBB HOUSE
Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 held its first nomination night last Saturday and voted for elimination are Megan Young (who got seven votes because she's "maarte") and Jen da Silva, who both cried hard. In the case of Jen, it is yet to be revealed that she's not the only one who's nominated but her colleague as 26K Girl in "Deal or No Deal," Marylaine, since they're accepted on a two-in-one basis, just like brothers Baron and Donald Geisler. When one gets nominated, the other one is nominated, too. In the case of Jen, she got 15 votes but actually, most of those were meant for Marylaine. It's really unfair for Jen and it should have been Marylaine who's called first, not her. We won't be surprised if she'd get mad at her colleague later.

The housemates' first week inside Kuya's house was generally fun. The boys were asked to dress like girls, with the female housemates helping them put on women's clothes and acting like the 26K girls in "Deal or No Deal. " Chosen as the best looking ones were Will Devaughn, Victor Basa and Jon Avila. The girls who dressed them up (Riza Santos, Megan Young and Mariel Rodriguez) became their dates in a special dinner in the garden, where the dishes served turned out to be street food like tokneneng, adidas, isaw, etc. Megan had a hard time eating them so viewers thought she's "maarte. "

Three housemates were punished. Will fell into the pool destroying his lapel mike. Marylaine revealed that she can borrow clothes from Jen alone, something she's not supposed to do. Mariel is so fond of saying cuss words. Will and Mariel were asked to open up several kilos of lanzones using their mouths while Marylaine opened up an entire bowl of pumpkin seeds that took her five hours to complete.

PINAY STYLIST LAUNCHES OWN BEAUTY PRODUCTS
ROXY Liquigan of Star Cinema's PR department brought the stylist of Pinoy stars who do shows in the U. S. to Manila, Rosario "Cherry" Ordoñez, one of the most sought after beauty consultant in Los Angeles. She migrated to the U. S. with her husband (who's with the U. S. Navy) in 1987 when she was only 19. Their first son, 17, was born in Guam and the second one, in Hawaii. She took up styling courses in Hawaii Institute for Hair Design then trained with Vidal Sasoon Academy, Covina Beauty College, Makeup Institute, Amy Ward School for Models, and many more. She then became a licensed cosmetologist and opened her own salon in West Covina in 2000.

In two years, her operation expanded to 14 salons with Asian and Hispanic stylists joining her team who caters to people from various ethnic communities in L. A. The Pinoy market remains her top clientele. All ABS-CBN stars who do shows there and attends premiere nights go to her for styling, like Lea Salonga, Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Jasmine Trias, Kristine Hermosa, Charo Santos, Nora Aunor, Judy Ann Santos, Claudine Barretto, and many more.

Last year, she put up her own Cherry's Cosmetics, a complete line up of beauty products from foundations, powder, eye shadow, lipstick, mascara, lip gloss, etc. She also offers her two-step skin program, Skinlight L-Glutathione, an anti-oxidant, anti-aging preparation in caplets and cream for whiter skin now available exclusively at the clinic of Dr. Lourdes Collantes in Legazpi Village. You can also get them directly from her. Visit her website www. cherryssalon. com for more details. She later on plans to put up her own salon and factory here to make her products cheaper for Pinoy clients.

Source: People's Journal