Hunky star, dangerous lover play with fire

The whispers are getting louder: Hunky Heartthrob has hooked a new closeted benefactor, High-profile Politico, who’s rich and wields considerable power.

The whispers are getting louder: Hunky Heartthrob has hooked a new closeted benefactor, High-profile Politico, who’s rich and wields considerable power.

Pretty Star and Handsome Consort are the current toasts of Tinseltown. When they headlined a recent show abroad, however, PS and HC realized they needed to work double-time on their popularity among overseas compatriots.

Ethel Perez, 26: “I’m a fan of Sarah Geronimo. I like her wholesome image and find her singing ability impressive. Lately, however, she’s been so safely predictable to the point of being boring. She does the same things on TV and essays the same type of roles in her big-screen rom-coms.

A few show biz seasons ago, some stars initiated moves designed to shake up their flagging careers, and surprise and delight their fans with their energized portrayals. For instance, Anne Curtis used to be regarded as a relatively sophisticated and thus inaccessible luminary, until her sassy antics on “Showtime” proved to everyone that she could be “one of the boys.”

“Time will come [when] you will have to let go. Nung nag-let go ako, dun ko nalaman kung anong klaseng pagmamahal ang meron ako— ibang level na… ” Allan Policarpio

This piece is not meant to give a chronological listing of achievements by and recognitions given to Sarah Geronimo. But I’m writing from the perspective of an 18 year old teenager–which I was then–who saw a contestant by chance on a talent show on TV while changing channels.

“It takes a man and a woman,” the third installment of the John Lloyd Cruz-Sarah Geronimo love team’s long-playing rom-com, is currently unfolding on local movie screens, so the tandem’s avid fans are turning out in droves to see how the tale will finally wind up. Naturally, a Happy Ending is fully expected—and delivered—so, everybody’s happy!

This girl has chutzpah. Pretty Starlet pulled strings to upstage Veteran Star, an insider told Rushes. PS’ handlers somehow convinced Influential Benefactor to support the beleaguered project of PS and VS.

Time was when love teams ruled over the local movie scene—Guy and Pip, Vi and Bot, Gabby and Sharon, Maricel and William, Snooky and Albert—you know the drill. For some years now, however, movie tandems have been eclipsed in popularity by the film production slump and the teleserye craze, or they’ve held sway mainly on TV.

At a recent media gathering for his coming movie, “It Takes a Man and a Woman,” with Sarah Geronimo, John Lloyd Cruz was asked what would convince him to settle down. His response wasn’t quite what everyone expected. “A little more stability in family matters and finances,” he began. Lloydie hesitated, then blurted out, [...]

Gerald Anderson, asked to comment about his two ex-girlfriends Kim Chiu and Sarah Geronimo being friends these days: “Wala na po ako dun. Sila na lang tanungin niyo.

Sarah Geronimo’s musical variety show on ABS-CBN “Sarah G. Live” aired its final episode on Sunday. The network, in an official statement released on Wednesday, said the move was done to allow Sarah to focus on other projects lined up for her this year, which include a judging stint on “The Voice of the Philippines,” a drama anthology and a movie with John Lloyd Cruz.