JENNYLYN Mercado wasn’t the bet of her ex-boyfriend’s mom, according to scuttlebutt.
Embattled beauty made a big fuss over her breakup with Hunky Cutie. But they were spotted recently in a splashy event, being much too chummy for comfort—dancing suggestively, flirting heavily all night.
They couldn’t keep their hands off each other. For an estranged couple, they were inseparable. Ah, but they also looked a bit drowsy, like they had one drink too many. Hopefully, it was just booze and not the illicit substances passed around like candy that heady evening.
Glassy-eyed EB and HC were as high as kites.
Unkindest cut
ALJUR Abrenica needs to assure jealous girlfriend.
Major Star had a mega-meltdown. After quarreling with Family Members, MS took a pair of scissors and had a drastic makeover by her own hand.
It worked.
The impromptu hairstyle change horrified FMs, who promptly made hysterical calls to stylists in the middle of the night, begging for hair extensions.
Turned out, the whole gang could get sued by big companies that require MS’ tresses to remain long and lustrous.
That could be a financial disaster. MS certainly knew where to hit the hardest.
Cracked glass
Stunning Celeb has a nasty side. SC hobnobs with Wealthy Friend— making beso-beso in public events. But as soon as WF leaves the room, SC unleashes a barrage of vicious rumors.
POLO Ravales is raring to duke it out with the athlete who tried to steal his gal.
SC often dismisses WF as nouveau riche and drops insinuations about the sources of the latter’s fortune.
SC should remember that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. SC’s fragile home is already cracked, to begin with.
Secret lovers
From the Inquirer Radio program “Inquirer Entertainment” (dzIQ 990 AM, Monday to Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.):
Disturbed Star denied a supposedly hush-hush affair with Popular Personality.
The trysts occurred years ago and were witnessed by PP’s costars (including chatty celebs, like Controversial Comic and Scandalous Siren) in a defunct project.
MAJA Salvador is said to be sweeter to fans, compared to her rival
DS would often visit PP on the set, and they would vanish into the latter’s dressing room—no, not to play Scrabble—for hours on end.
Rude awakening
From the Inquirer tabloid Bandera:
Cocky Newcomer got a taste of his own medicine. Apparently, insiders showered CN with harsh criticisms.
Veterans said CN was not just smart-alecky; he was plain rude. “CN doesn’t show respect to elders by saying po,” they claimed.
Beleaguered Dad tried to apologize for CN—saying that the teener is not used to dealing with show biz folk. Then again, it can be genetic.
ALICE Dixson has been by her lonesome for a year now. ARNOLD ALMACEN
CN’s Troubled Mom was notorious for her brazen ways, too, when she was a neophyte. The kaimito doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Top of Bandera
Top show biz news in the Inquirer tabloid Bandera (and why we are moved, if we are moved):
Toni Gonzaga ayaw pang ibigay ng tatay kay Direk Paul Soriano, pero type nang magkaapo. (You normally have the wedding before the babies, pero…)
Lugi raw ang babae kapag inuna ang sex; Toni: Mas mahalaga pa rin ang love; prenuptial agreement nina Direk Paul at Toni ibinasura. (Hurrah for premarital love without sex?)
Aljur Abrenica, Kylie Padilla mas matatag na ang relasyon, ’di na uso ang selosan. (A jealous person is a jealous person.)
DID MATTEO Guidicelli cause the rift between Sarah and her parents?
Kylie inatake na naman ng selos, inaway si Aljur kay Louise de los Reyes. (Kitam?)
Louise pinagalitan ni Marian Rivera, pinayuhan ng tamang akting sa “Kambal Sirena.” (How generous.)
Vhong Navarro protektado ng mga bodyguard sa mga hired killer. (Hired sikyu vs hired killers. Or Vhong could hire a kalokalike! This is one scary world we live in.)
Sarah Geronimo ibinandera na ang short hair, ayaw nang magkunwari. (Go ka lang, girl! But the hair tantrum is only symptomatic of you-know-what.)
Todo-iwas sa chikang galit na galit ang magulang kay Matteo Guidicelli; Sarah: Please po, hindi pa ako handang sagutin ’yan! (Can we just leave them alone—at least until she’s 50?)
Kris Aquino na-shock sa mga tanong ni Bimby tungkol sa pagse-sex. (We refuse to comment on the grounds that lightning may strike us. Zzzzzzzzt!)
Matapos “mabasted” ng mayamang negosyante; Kris: Oo, nakikipag-date uli ako! Pero ibalato n’yo na lang sa akin! (By all means. But who is that wealthy trader who dodged the bullet?)
LOUISE de los Reyes gets acting tips from Marian Rivera.
Gusto raw kasing ahasin ang kanyang girlfriend; Polo Ravales may ipinahahanting na PBA player, handang makipag-upakan. (Challenging a pro athlete? Reconsider!)
Kim Chiu payag makatrabaho si Sarah G; walang paki sa pagiging “kabit” ni Maja Salvador. (Speaking of pros … no need to make a mess, ladies.)
Alice Dixson isang taon nang single, mas naging maingat sa mga lalake. (That’s how it goes.)
Richard Gomez pinagagalitan na si Lucy Torres-Gomez dahil daw sa katigasan ng ulo. (Define katigasan ng ulo.)
Kathryn Bernardo sa escort niya sa debut: Automatic na ’yun, si Daniel Padilla siyempre! (Not just fan power, is it?)
Nagmumurang birdie ni Tom Rodriguez peke? (Kinda like hair extensions for the ladies. No harm, no foul.)
Sorry na lang Jennylyn Mercado, Gov. Vilma Santos mas boto kay Angel Locsin para kay Luis Manzano. (Can’t put a lid on the truth, we guess.)
Luis, Angel naglolokohan lang; scripted daw ang love affair. (Dumbing us down again?)
Julia Montes ikinumpara kay Angelina Jolie. (How?)
Kung lantaran ang pakikipag-date ni Lian Paz sa ibang lalake; Paolo Contis bawal pang magdyowa: Tiis-tiis na lang muna ako! (Muna. That means, for now.)
Bawal daw ang media sa Karylle-Yael Yuzon wedding; “Utang na loob, hindi kami atat mag-cover sa kasal nila!” (Home network lang.)
Itinigil na rin ang pakikipag-live in, natutong manindigan; Edgar Allan Guzman napatino ng bagong dyowa, bumalik na sa pamilya. (Can’t be as simple as this.)
Maja mas mabait sa fans; Kim supladita. (Sabi ng fans ni Maja.)