Alex Gonzaga is in full bloom. That’s what love can do. She’s blissfully happy with her boyfriend, Jed Tiu Lim. “He’s very supportive,” she told me, beaming. “I don’t mean to sound holier-than-thou but I think our relationship works because we put God in the center.”
For Alex Gonzaga, being in the shadow of her elder sister Toni isn’t a big deal. And the issue of sibling rivalry is something she simply laughs off. In fact, the TV5 actress-host looks up to big sis as an inspiration to do better in the entertainment industry.
Although TV5 talents Ritz Azul, Danita Paner and Eula Caballero are enjoying steady exposure through regular shows, they’re still far from becoming household names, especially outside Metro Manila.
TV5 has been making waves in the entertainment industry by using big-bucks persuasion to get a number of talents in an exclusive capacity. Aga Muhlach, Dolphy, Willie Revillame, Sharon Cuneta, Nora Aunor—these stars are major players, so their presence in TV5 programs have added to the “third” channel’s luster.
Airport people told me that Angelica Panganiban went ballistic when customs taxed her for the two Hermès bags she hand-carried (stashed in Hermès paper bags to match). She wanted to pay using her credit card because she did not have enough cash with her. But of course, no government agency has a swiping machine.
Kean Cipriano denies that he has a live-in girlfriend who guards him like a hawk. “I’m single,” he says, “and always excited to mingle.” Do sparks fly on the set of his new teleserye, “PS I Love You,” with Alex Gonzaga (with whom he had a thwarted romance)? “What’s important is that pagandahin namin muna [...]
