Amalia Fuentes out of hospital

MAMA Nena is showing signs of improvement.

I AM overjoyed that my second mom, Amalia Fuentes, is finally out of the hospital. Mama Nena was confined since October, after she suffered a stroke in South Korea. According to her brother, Tito Cheng Muhlach, she was discharged on Feb. 24.

“Nena can already comprehend things and recognize people,” he disclosed. “God willing, within the year, she will recover completely.”

Oskee Cabeltis, Mama Nena’s favorite hairdresser (as well as mine), told me that she requested him to go to her house this week. (We usually bond in Oskee’s salon on Boni avenue.)

Mama Nena wants to have her hair colored. That’s a sure sign that La Amalia is getting her groove back and is ready for her second lease on life in full color.

I would like to believe it’s more than coincidence that Mama Nena is back home, a few weeks before the first death anniversary of her beloved daughter, Liezl Martinez. Liezl must have whispered to God to heal her Mama in time for the commemoration of her passing. Their mother-daughter bond goes beyond eternity.

Pregnancy thoughts

James Yap’s stunning girlfriend, Michela Cazzola, shares her “pregnancy” thoughts with Inquirer. The Italian who’s a Filipino at heart will surely be one hot mama!

After giving birth, will marriage be next?

The baby came early. We were talking already about marriage and babies, but the baby arrived first. I don’t want to get married because I “have to.” I want to get married because “we want to,” so I want to wait until after the baby is born. I don’t want to get married while pregnant—it will look like a forced thing. With James, he said it would be nice for the baby to be able to walk in church with us to witness our union.

What’s the toughest part of your pregnancy?

Mood swings.

How does James take extra care of you now that you’re pregnant?

We eat what I want to eat, and he bears my mood swings.

Will you give birth in Manila or Italy?

Manila.

In what way will you raise your kid as an Italian and as a “Filipino at heart”?

Italians and Filipinos have very similar values and practices, so it’s much easier, because for both of us, family is the number one thing.

As an Italian, work ethic is a must… being independent, having your own work… being honest.

What promise would you like to make to James as the mom-to-be of his baby?

I promise to do my best to raise our baby well and to be a hands-on mom.

Love fever

Viva Communications and TV 5’s “Wattpad Presents” levels up in its new season. It has been extended to an hour and a half every Saturday from 9 to 10:30 p.m. The show for the “young and the restless” features unique plots and fresh love teams.

Some of the kilig-filled presentations lined up are Amor Filla’s “My Soulmate Is from Another Planet” topbilled by Bianca King, Crunch’s “My Casanova Husband” starring Meg Imperial, Mars Valena’s “Mr. Cold Heartbreaker,” Yilin04 Bookware’s “Weight for Love,” Jhing Bautista’s “The Filthy, Rich Bitch” and Vampiremims Lib’s “Cupid’s Bedmate.” Catch the Saturday love fever!