Rhian: I won't fall for somebody taken

Author: Aster Amoyo
Column: If I Know

Rhian Ramos admits she and Dingdong Dantes are still working on their chemistry for their new GMA7 show, "Stairway to Heaven. " Everyone knows that she's more identified with Richard Gutierrez.

"It's understandable since my first acting job was with Chard in "Captain Barbell. " The last was in "Zorro. " So as of now, I can say that I'm still more comfortable with him. But I know Dingdong and I will eventually reach a certain level of comfortableness in the days to come," she assures.

Rhian shares that it's not hard to like Dingdong.

"For one, he's such a gentleman. He is also dedicated to his craft and is a real professional. "

This early, many are already waiting if in the course of their tapings, she'll fall for her handsome leading man.

"Honestly, I'm not saying it's not possible since I'm no fortune teller. But one thing I can assure is that I won't fall for someone who's already taken," Rhian meaningfully muses.

At this point in time, the pretty gal wants to concentrate more on her career than anything else.

"For me, I still have big dreams to realize. I can't give myself to another person if I don't feel accomplished yet. "

So, she's not a threat to Marian Rivera, Dong's rumored steady?

"Of course not, there's no reason for her to get jealous or worse, feel insecure. "

GERALD READY TO SEPARATE FROM KIM
Gerald Anderson is happiness personified these days. With his career on the upswing, everything seems to be rosy for the handsome lad. First, there's "Tayong Dalawa" opposite perennial screen partner Kim Chiu which is considered as the standard bearer of ABS-CBN's primetime block. Aside from this, his fantasy drama "Tiagong Akyat" is also registering high marks in the ratings chart.

Because of his present success, many say he can already leave his love team with Kim and be packaged as a solo star.

"That's something I'm not entertaining in my mind. I'll feel sad if that happens. Everyone knows that we've been together for the longest time now starting from our Pinoy Big Brother days. Our respective career soared high because of our love team. I'd rather not think about it in the meantime. "

But Gerald knows that eventually, he and Kim will be given separate projects where they'll be paired with other faces.

Just like him, Gerald believes Kim can also go solo.

"What she needs is a very good vehicle. I know that it will happen and when that time comes, I will extend her my support. "

Regarding the lukewarm reception his screen partnership with Erich Gonzales in "Tiagong Akyat" gets from the viewing public, the popular matinee idol says:

"I've expected that already. In the first place, most of my fans are solid Kimeralds. It's already enough for me that they get to watch the show even if Kim isn't my leading lady. "

JAKE COULDN'T SETTLE FOR LESS
ACCORDING to Jake Cuenca, he couldn't thank ABS-CBN enough for all the wonderful breaks the network is giving him, like the role of Dave Garcia in "Tayong Dalawa" which made an indelible mark in the minds of local TV buffs. His next projects "Agimat" and Ruby prove to be as equally exciting, too.

His top rating soap "Tayong Dalawa" along with Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson is already nearing its end.

"I'm having mixed emotions regarding that. I feel sad because all of us in the cast will not see one another regularly anymore. It's hard because we're like one big happy family on the set. On the other hand, we're doing new projects so it's a positive moving on, right? And the bottom line is we're leaving the prime time block in a high note. "

Jake is perfectly aware that because of "Tayong Dalawa," he couldn't settle for anything less in his future projects.

"The overwhelming success of the program inspired me to further hone my craft. That's why I'd like to do heavier stuff in my next assignments hopefully. I know that the public will look for the same level of output I had for TD. Anyway, my upcoming shows are also promising and I'm excited to do them," he reveals.

"Agimat" is an action-fantasy-drama while "Ruby" is the remake of the hit Mexican telenovela shown in ABS-CBN 2 years ago.

"It's nice because it will test my range as an actor. I'd love to do both characters. "
Many are excited to see him play the part of the male lead in "Ruby. "

"It's one challenging role. This early, I want to have a fresh interpretation of the character. As much as possible, I don't want the viewers to see traces of Dave in him. That's the challenge there especially that I'm with a competent cast like Angelica Panganiban and Diether Ocampo," Jake states.

CRISTINE OK WITH Pokwang, MIGHT RETURN TO 'BS'
Cristine Reyes says she's touched with what she heard that the staff of the gag show Banana Split is toying with the idea of bringing her back to the show. As everyone knows, she left the show because of a gap with fellow mainstays RR Enriquez and Pokwang.

"It's simply touching since the writers and the staff members of the show are my friends. But everything is mere hearsay as of now. If ever it's true, I'll still think about it," states the sexy actress.

She and Pokwang are already okay but with RR, Cristine admits:

"We still have to settle things. But I know, in time, we will. Let's not just force it now. "

Meanwhile, the flawless beauty is excited with her nomination at the Seoul International TV Awards as Best Actress for "Eva Fonda. "

"I feel very excited about it. I hope I win but if not, it's just fine since to be in the list of nominees is already a big honor. "

Source: People's Journal