Sharon approves of Richard for KC

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

Sharon Cuneta was present at the Wack Wack birthday party of Rudy Fernandez and reporters again asked her if it's true she has separated from Sen. Kiko Pangilinan who wasn't with her that night. "Alam n'yo, I'm really tired na of the rumor that my husband has another woman at may mga anak na sila and we're hiwalay na raw," she says.

"The truth is habang sinisiraan ang asawa ko, lalo kaming nagiging close. Ayan nga, he just texted me if I got here to Wack Wack safely kasi he can't come with me as he has an important meeting. Ganyan ba ang hiwalay?"

When we attended the wake on the last night of Ethel Ramos' mom, Sen. Kiko was there and he also condoled with us for the loss of my wife. Later on, Sharon texted me saying Sen. Kiko told her he saw me there and she asked him if I looked depressed. Sharon is very caring and continues to send us inspiring messages up to now. If she's really "hiwalay" with Sen. Kiko, I don't think she'd bother to tell us that Sen. Kiko saw us at the said wake.

"12 years na kami ng husband ko," adds Sharon. "Since then, ilang beses nang nabalitang naghiwalay kami. I've long been asking for proof. Kung may babae nga siya't mga anak, ilabas nila ang litrato, ang pruweba. Wala naman silang maipakita. Nakakasawa na, ha. Ewan ko kung bakit may mga gusto talagang sirain ang aming pagsasama. Natsismis pa ngang may affair daw sila ng best friend niya, si David Celdran. I don't know where this is all going. "

As for the reported romance between her daughter KC and Richard Gutierrez, she says she doesn't know anything about it. "I'm not even sure if he's really courting my daughter and I also don't know kung matutuloy ang movie nila, so don't ask me. But if he would court KC, I wouldn't mind kasi good friends ko sina Tita Annabelle Rama and Tito Eddie Gutierrez. "

RUFFA'S FAULT?
SOME quarters are blaming Ruffa Gutierrez for magnifying what happened to her and Lani Mercado. "Kundi ko raw inilabas ito sa 'The Buzz', hindi lalaki ng ganito ang issue," she says. "All I can say is I'm not the one who started it. May mga nakapansin at una itong nasulat as blind item, then pinangalanan na nila.

All I did is to confirm such a thing happened. But I want to make it clear na hindi ako galit kay Lani at all. Nagtaka lang ako. "

Now, Lani's self-appointed defender and protector, Manay Lolit Solis, promises to spill everything she knows about Ruffa, Lani and Sen. Bong on "Startalk" this afternoon. Wonder what juicy tidbits she'll reveal.

As for Lani, she claims she didn't intentionally snub Ruffa at the birthday part of GMA exec Wilma Galvante.

She says she and Bong were leaving then with their son, Jolo, and they were in a hurry. They met Ruffa and Donita on their way out but she was bidding Wilma goodbye so her attention was with the celebrant and she was not able to acknowledge Ruffa anymore. Lani is now with Bong in L. A. with other celebs who'll receive awards in Kodak Theatre. (By the way, is that award a prestigious one? We read its roster of awardees and it looks like, everybody is getting an award for something. )

The issue has gotten worse in that Annabelle Rama, who feels Lolita bypassed their 30 year friendship, has also stepped into the picture and is challenging Lolit on TV: "Kung matapang ka, magharap tayong dalawa, kahit saang lugar o anong oras, hindi kita uurungan. "

POSITIVE E-MAIL FOR REGINE
AT LAST, we got an e-mail from Minerva La Fea (obviously a pseudonym) that says something positive about Regine Velasquez: "In all fairness to Regine, I believe that she really got an offer from ABS-CBN. No less than Boy Abunda, who's with ABS, reported that she got an official offer sheet from ABS where the shows she'll do with them, including 'Betty La Fea', were indicated.

If they say Regine just used ABS, then ABS should also thank Regine as they also got to use her. Because of her, 'Betty La Fea' has become a much coveted role and they capitalizing on the search for the actress to play in its publicity, whether it will be played by Bea Alonzo, Angel Locsin, Anne Curtis, Valerie Concepcion or Pokwang. But the best choice should be Piolo Pascual. Ha-ha-ha!" (That's a joke, right?—Ed. )

YASMIEN MUST BE CASTIGATED
HERE'S another e-mail from Gina Pastoril-Bucud about Yasmien Kurdi: "I read that writer Dino Erece saw Yasmien Kurdi chatting in a public Internet shop with a guy who is naked. Yasmien said the guy is just a friend but Dino said it's her boyfriend, a flight attendant.

I don't know with Yasmien but considering that GMA-7 is building her up to be a big star, she should be more careful with her actuations in public. Don't you think she owes it to herself to be more discreet with her private affairs? I mean, if you'd chat with a naked guy, why do it in a computer shop available to the general public where she'd be seen by other people using the computers there?

Doesn't she have a computer at home where she can chat with a naked guy with her also naked? Di ba, common sense lang naman 'yan. If I were Wilma Galvante, kagagalitan namin si Yasmien for her lack of delicadeza. O kaya, ibibili na lang namin siya ng her own computer para hindi siya magkalat in public. " (Another demolition job?—Ed. )

GABBY COMING HOME IN APRIL
Gabby Concepcion is scheduled to come home in April to do a movie for GMA FIlms entitled "Love Cruise" with Jolina Magdangal. But no, they won't be paired with each other. Gabby's leading lady will be Rufa Mae Quinto while Jolina will be paired with a younger guy who's still being considered. The movie will be directed by Mark Reyes, whose last work, "My Best Friend's Girlfriend", made a killing at the box office.

According to his dad, Rollie Concepcion, Gabby will come home with new wife Genevieve and their baby daughter. This will fulfill KC Concepcion's wish to see his newest sister. Gabby has four daughters, all "panganays" or first borns, with Sharon Cuneta, Grace Ibuna, Jenny Syquia and now, with Genevieve.

VALERIE OVERTAKES ANGEL
Valerie Concepcion is very lucky. She left GMA-7 only after her manager had a falling out with the station due to the sudden transfer of Angel Locsin to ABS. She started with ABS as guest co-host of "Wowowee" and up to now, she's still there. And whaddaya know? She's now also the leading lady of Vhong Navarro in his new movie "Supah Papalicious". Some folks say she has even overtaken Angel, who has yet to do a movie with ABS.

"Huwag na lang po ako ikumpara kay Angel," she says. "Alam ko may plans din naman ang ABS for her. "

In the story, Valerie plays the role of a single mom with Makisig Morales as her son. Doesn't she mind playing mom to Makisig, who's 11?

"Okay lang kasi I'm a mom na naman in real life. But my daughter, Heather Fiona, is only three years old. Since I'm only 20, 'di ibig sabihin, nine lang ako ng maging anak ko si Makisig. Basta masaya ako to be part of this movie. "

The movie's director, Gilbert Perez, says Valerie is believable as the mom of Makisig as she has a wide range as an actress and can project herself to look older. "Pero kahit mom na siya, she shows na matindi pa rin ang sex appeal niya," he adds.

"I enjoyed making this movie kasi bungisngis talaga ako at enjoy akong nagpapatawa and it's also an honor for me to be the leading lady of Vhong Navarro na siyang comedy prince ng bansa ngayon," adds Valerie.

Is it true Vhong wooed her while they were shooting the movie? "No. Never po siyang nanligaw sa akin. But I'm not surprised that many girls find him very appealing because of his sense of humor. "

The comedy will open in theaters on March 22.

ROMANCE BLOOMS IN REALITY CONTEST
TWO contestants were eliminated from the "Fit N Right" camp at Laurel, Batangas last Saturday night, Angel and John. The challengers who were left behind are now fully aware of the reality that some friends will like them to make an exit each weekend.

But they still bond every day through text, especially John who has already returned to his native Davao. Angel, who's being linked to Elmer, visited the camp after she was ousted and this resulted into screams and cheers for Elmer. Angel says she just wants to say hello to everyone, but their friends tease her that she just misses Elmer so much. Angel insists they're just good friends and what she really misses is their entire barkada and the exercises they did while she was still inside the camp.

While they face new tough challenges this week, two more campers are also being paired with each other, Julie and Jim, since they always make "kulit" to each. They say they're just being naughty but there's nothing romantic going on between them. But then, their sweet acts speak louder than their denials. A big percent of the criteria for judging will come from text votes so the campers are now campaigning to their relatives and friends to vote for them. To vote for your bet, text FNR <space> name of challenger, then send to 2366 for Globe & Sun and 231 for Smart & TnT. You can also buy vote cards when you buy Fit n Right from Goldilocks, Greenwich and 7-11. "Got 2B Fit" is shown Saturdays at 9:30 p. m. , hosted by Mariel Rodriguez. Tonight, guest co-host is Rafael Rossell.

'KAPUTOL' A SURPRISE AFTERNOON TOPRATER
CONGRATS to Glaiza de Castro and Lovi Poe. Their new GMA-7 soap, "Kaputol ng Isang Awit", is now one of the topraters on Dramarama sa Hapon. Rating 20. 2% on Monday and 21. 2% on Wednesday, which is definitely high for an afternoon show. They now even rate higher than the other GMA-7 afternoon soap, "Maging Akin Ka Lamang".

We're not surprised that viewers like it as the scenes involving Glaiza being oppressed by her own lolo (Leo Martinez) and the imperious Lovi who treats her like an alalay, really click so well with the masa. We also won't be surprised if producer Mother Lily Monteverde would make a movie starring Glaiza and Lovi, who both have contracts with Regal.

ANIMAL EMPOWERMENT?
ONE of the funniest and most unpredictable shows on TV today is Q-11's "Planet's Funniest" animals seen Saturday night at 7. Hosted by Emmy Award winner Matt Gallant, it shows a series of home videos submitted by viewers featuring the humorous and odd behavior of their pets and other animals -- showcasing the most hilarious animal scenes in the planet! Definitely worth-catching is PLANET'S FUNNIEST ANIMALS' "Animercials" -- an amusing collection of regular TV ads showing different animals as main product endorsers! See how the creative minds behind these ads use the animals to actually sell different products. Set to give a new and comical definition to the term "animal empowerment", "Planet's Funniest Animals" shows various videos of animals making fun of humans instead of the other way around. Don't miss it tonight.

Source: People's Journal