Karylle now a certified Kapamilya

Author: Jill Beltran
Column: Manila, Jill Beltran, Entertainment

AFTER her privileged stint singing National Anthem during the Pacquiao-Dela Hoya bout last Sunday, singer-actress Karylle Tatlonghari went straight to her new home ABS-CBN to sign a one-year contract.

Karylle looked so refreshed when she welcomed the press last Tuesday night. "This a new home and a fresh start for me. I am so excited to be part of the ABS-CBN family and looking forward to work with some of the great actors here."

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Aside from signing an exclusive contract, Karylle also inked a recording deal with EMI Records. She will be launched as the newest underwear Bench model this Saturday at Trinoma.

"I never done anything like that (underwear show) before but then I didn't prepare for it that much. The preparation that I did, I just ran the marathon," she said when asked what made her decide to do an underwear show.

With Karylle's transfer, she will be having a series of projects under ABS-CBN. She will have a grand welcome party in ASAP '08 this Sunday.

One of the highlights of her welcome party will be her first-ever duet with mom ZsaZsa Padilla.

ASAP management also disclosed that she will have a number with ASAP heartthrobs.

Apart from hosting and singing stints on ASAP '08, she will also be part of ABS-CBN's upcoming teleserye "Maruja" with Kristine Hermosa. "Maruja" will be the closing series of the superHero TV series "Mars Ravelo's Komiks."

As a newly-minted Kapamilya, Karylle is also gracing the cover of the January issue of Star Studio Magazine.

To answer consistent queries if she decided to switch network because of her break-up with long-time boyfriend Dingdong Dantes, Karylle has this statement to say.

"Maybe there was a time that I was really afraid to face the press because a lot of things are going on and I was still in the phase where I am processing everything that's happening to my life so I won't be nervous when I will be asked about it," she said. "Well, I think everything happens for a reason but I don't want to think that's the only reason why I transferred. I want to focus on the positive side of my life now and leave everything bad behind."

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(December 11, 2008 issue)
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