Partner’s pal pays for starlet’s designer duds, mansion

Haughty Starlet is laughing all the way to the bank.

Neighbors raised their brows when HS and Dubious Partner moved into a palatial manse recently.

Adding fuel to the fire, HS can’t resist showing off expensive designer duds and trinkets in public.

According to the grapevine, the sudden, inexplicable wealth was courtesy of DP’s Naïve Pal.

DP apparently duped NP—to the tune of hundreds of millions of pesos. Thing is, NP is not so clueless, after all.

NP knew about DP’s nefarious schemes all along.

Busted!

Ultimatum

High-profile Celebrity managed to penetrate the inner circle of Influential Personality.

Alas, when push came to shove, HC realized that friendships don’t matter in this age of cardboard justice.

Well, IP went beyond the call of duty by warning HC about Troubled Kin’s involvement in illicit activities. IP told HC that TK can end up six feet under.

HC got spooked and made sure TK mended ways… pronto!

Sob story

Stunning Starlet was initially unsure about an emotionally charged dramatic scene. In order to be convincing in the sequence, SS tapped into real-life heartache.

SS recalled a traumatic episode in her personal life. SS effortlessly wept buckets, remembering how Despondent Relative abandoned the family a few years ago.

SS was initially furious, of course. But it turned out DR only wanted to spare SS from a worsening crisis. When SS discovered DR’s real motivation, she was inconsolable.

Straight and narrow

Beleaguered Thespian was hit by all sorts of misfortune this past year.

Bouncing back from a string of setbacks, BT kept texting friends for help.

To be fair, BT wasn’t asking for alms. BT merely wants to go back to work. Well-meaning Colleague has been imploring coworkers to hire BT.

Keeping busy will encourage BT to stick to the straight and narrow, and avoid shady cronies.

Feisty martyr

From the Inquirer tabloid Bandera:

Who knew Feisty Performer is a martyr in real life?

FP chooses not to buy the latest gadgets and other luxury items—in order to provide for the entire clan.

FP constantly prioritizes family members who seem unappreciative. Shiftless relatives refuse to look for jobs, relying on FP for absolutely everything.

 Top of show biz news

For those who missed last weekend’s show biz news on TV. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)

Paolo Valenciano on brother Gab and Tricia’s breakup: “We’ll be there for the two of them. Tricia is already [part of the] family.” (Moving on…)

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“Ang Babaeng Humayo” actor John Lloyd Cruz on attending film fests like Venice: “You get immersed [in fests  because] cinema is really celebrated as art there.” (Bravo!)

Vina Morales, asked if she sees herself marrying her French boyfriend: “I’m praying hard na sana, ito na.” (Prayer can move mountains.)

Arci Muñoz on her intimate scenes with “Magpahanggang Wakas” costar Jericho Rosales: “’Di na namin pinag-uusapan, nafi-feel na lang namin sa eksena.” (Ho-hum.)

Miguel Tanfelix on being a United Nations youth ambassador: “I feel very honored, kasi it’s a big responsibility.” (Naks.)

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Gabby Concepcion on bonding with daughter Garrie: “Wala siyang ginagawa, so sabi ko, ‘Sumama ka na lang sa ’kin; ikaw ang PA ko!’” (PA ni Papa.) TV Patrol, 24 Oras