Members of media were in for a surprise when they saw a throng of pageant winners slowly trickling in just before the start of a recent promotional sortie.
“Who’s that lovely gal?” asked one reporter to another.
He thought a beauty titlist had been dethroned and replaced by one of the prettier “ladies in waiting.”
The writer was referring to Gorgeous Muse, who looked radiant as she began greeting guests at the venue. “She looks vaguely familiar,” noted a kibitzer.
Upon closer scrutiny, however, they realized that they actually knew who GM was, but they just had to get used to the thinner nose that made her stand out even more.
Let’s call it the “medically enhanced makeover” look.
TOP OF THE TABLOIDS
This week’s top show biz news in the Inquirer tabloid Bandera (and why we are moved, if we are moved):
Kalat na: “Ang Probinsyano” ni Coco Martin tatapusin na?! (We heard that line before.)
Piolo Pascual ayaw nang gumawa ng teleserye: Final na po, tsaka hindi na ako masaya! (Spin-a-win!)
Basher to Heart Evangelista: Sobrang kaplastikan ng palengke tour mo! (You think?)
Hugot ni Judy Ann Santos sa fans: Hindi n’yo didiktahan ang buhay ko… O kung kanino ako magiging masaya! (Nakup. Angry si ate!)
Bea Alonzo may inamin kay Jericho Rosales nang malasing sa Star Magic Ball. (Hik … Ano daw, Echo? Hik…)
Nadine Lustre mas naging fresh mula nang makipaglive-in kay James Reid! (Constant source of love, perhaps?)
Kathryn Bernardo kayang-kayang magsolo sa career, ano na kaya ang mangyayari kay Daniel Padilla? (Show ’em what you’ve got, DJ.)
Matapos kumalat na mag-dyowa na sila ni Vice Ganda, true ba, Kuya Escort (Ion Perez) hinahanting ng beki, may utang daw na P100K? (Raise the interest then?)
Angel Locsin mahal magmahal, regalo kay Neil Arce umabot sa P350K. (Aba, yayamanin.)
Janine Gutierrez bagong Pinay ‘superhero’ sa Dragon Lady. (She’ll breathe fire…?)
Andi Eigenmann galit na galit sa nam-bully kay Ellie: Dahil lang talaga sa short hair niya!? (Go, Andi, go.)
Pinoy celebs dapat matuto sa sunud-sunod na sex scandal sa Korea. (True, sex scandals in the Philippines turn has-beens and never-beens into repackaged stars.)
JK Labajo dedma sa demanda ng pamilya ni Darren Espanto, mas natakot sa natanggap na death threats. (Selective fear.)
Keempee de Leon tsinugi sa ‘EB’ nang walang rason; pero host na may sex scandal nakabalik na. (Reenergized?)