KC joins mom, dad over at Viva

KC CONCEPCION: New hair, new life. Photo from kc concepcion facebook fanpage

Actress-TV host KC Concepcion is set to announce in mid-January her decision to either move to TV5 or stay with ABS-CBN, her new talent manager Vic del Rosario told Inquirer.

“She is considering all options,” Del Rosario, Viva Entertainment honcho, said on Tuesday. KC signed with Viva on December 14. Star Magic, ABS-CBN talent management arm, used to handle her schedule and bookings.

“She had no contract with Star Magic,” Del Rosario said, “but she made sure to ask the permission of (Star Magic executives) Johnny Manahan and Mariole Alberto. She spoke with (ABS-CBN president) Charo (Santos-Concio) before she signed the contract with us.”

He added that KC’s mom, Sharon Cuneta, could have influenced the former’s decision. Sharon—a Viva talent who recently left ABS-CBN for TV5—arranged for KC to meet with Del Rosario last month. KC’s dad, actor Gabby Concepcion, is also with Viva and TV5.

“We immediately felt comfortable when we sat down and talked,” Del Rosario related.  “KC listened to my advice and also voiced her opinion. Two weeks later, she asked me to draft the contract while she talked with her Kapamilya bosses.”

KC joined Star Magic in October 2010. She appeared in the Star Cinema movie “Forever and a Day” with Sam Milby and the show-biz gabfest “The Buzz.” She signed endorsement deals with Century Tuna, Real Leaf Green Tea drink and sang at the opening of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

New life

With Viva, KC would make a movie, record an album and appear on TV shows, said Del Rosario. “She just renewed two big endorsement deals. We are working on two or three more.”

Del Rosario denied that KC’s transfer was the result of a fallout with network bosses due to a controversial interview that aired November 27 on “The Buzz.” Some executives reportedly opposed her decision to publicly discuss her breakup with actor Piolo Pascual.

“That was a personal decision. This [transfer] is about her career,” Del Rosario stressed. “She’ll be ready to work after the holidays.”

On her Twitter account, KC announced that she recently had a makeover. Sporting a new haircut, she posted this quote from Coco Chanel: “A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.”