It was like attending a party without its own host. All the merrymakers were there, except Contumacious Celeb (CC)—whose conspicuous absence, even in the days leading to the splashy celebration, didn’t go unnoticed by clueless revelers.
CC’s entourage insisted that she was recuperating from a medical condition and was too sick to mingle with the commoners. But just days before the big event, CC was seen by a not-so-little-birdy (NSLB) in an after-office joint.
The “sickly” maiden wasn’t easily recognized, but since the guy she was having a happy and boozy good time with was Mister Jock (MJ), her current squeeze, it wasn’t so hard to eventually put two and two together—and CC certainly didn’t look ill!
NSLB’s pals weren’t really surprised about this development—after all, MJ is known in Tinseltown for his party-loving ways.
The big question is: How did CC get away with the “unconventional” vanishing act—and why was she allowed to get off the hook so easily?
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):
Demolition job laban kay Jane de Leon simula na, tinawag na “retokadang Darna.” (Must have needed super scalpels, too? )
Nadine Lustre naliitan sa role kaya nag-resign sa MMFF entry ni Aga Muhlach. (It has long been proven that there are no small roles, just actors.)
Maine Mendoza at Carlo Aquino sumailalim sa acting workshop, umaming “awkward” ang una nilang pagkikita. (It would have looked odd if they acted like long-lost friends the first time they met.)
Angelica Panganiban (left) and Carlo Aquino
Angelica Panganiban ayaw nang makipagbati kay Carlo Aquino: Ayokong maging bobo! (Carlo has that effect, huh?)
Carlo nag-sorry kay Angelica: Nandito pa rin ako ngayon nang dahil sa kanya. (Cue music: “All Behind Us Now”)
Angelica ‘na-Bea Alonzo’ na nang ilang beses: Karapatan din niya ang lumigaya. (How cinematic…!)
Angelica umaming naiisip pa rin si Lloydie (John Lloyd); may hugot sa ‘abs’ ni Derek (Ramsay). (Too many elusive men; too many bittersweet memories.)
Kathryn Bernardo tumangging makatrabaho si James Reid, ayaw din sa Daniel Padilla-Nadine Lustre: Para iwas-away… (After all, who wants a headache?)
Julia Barretto buking na: Matagal nang gusto si Gerald Anderson, pangarap na ‘first kiss’ natupad. (Ayos!)
Kampo ni Liza Soberano tuloy ang demanda sa DJ na nagpakalat ng fake news! (Just like the wrath of Darna.)
Catriona Gray inatake ng depresyon, may problema: You’re never alone… (It’s true, even the Universe has its dark side.)
Derek Ramsay
Derek Ramsay kumampi kay Bea Alonzo, binasag ng basher: Pre, huwag kang bastos! (What say you, Angge?)
‘Eat Bulaga’ mapapanood na rin sa Myanmar. (Dubbed or with English subtitles?)
Joey de Leon binastos daw si Pia Guanio sa ‘EB’: Nakakadiri, dapat turuan ng leksyon! (Can’t teach old dogs new tricks.)