Beware of starlets who believe their own hype.
In a recent event that included a trio of relatively new singers, Gimmicky Youngster (GY) began “acting up” when she asked Seasoned Journalist (SJ) a list of preapproved questions—a practice that is only being observed in this country either by visiting K-pop stars or popular local actors wary of questions they’re too “ineloquent” to answer. Ironically, GY is neither K-pop nor popular, that’s for sure.
SJ found the delusional starlet’s “request” ridiculous, especially coming from a singer wannabe who consistently “massacres” many of the notes and melodies of her songs with dirty curlicues. The Mariah Carey-channeling GY is one of Tinseltown’s “galing na galing sa sarili” upstarts.
Just to get it over with, SJ acquiesced and agreed to give GY a list of the questions.
But when GY started censoring noncontroversial questions from the list, SJ refused to push through with the interview with GY. Thereafter, SJ went backstage for his one-on-one chat with GY’s two costars and was only too happy to skip his prescheduled talk with the delusional starlet.
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):
Sharon Cuneta handa nang magpahinga sa show biz para sa mommy duties. (Good for her.)
Sigaw ng JaDine fans sa isyu na buntis si Nadine Lustre: Lumaki lang ang tiyan buntis na agad, ‘di pwedeng busog lang? (So she’s better famished?)
Nadine Lustre (left) and James Reid
Nadine lalayas na nga ba sa Viva para maging talent ni James? (To do what?)
James Reid umamin na: Na-starstruck kay Nancy Jewel Mcdonie ng Momoland. (Lagot.)
James sa pagtatambal nila ni Nancy: Please, no love team name, meron na akong #JaDine! (How loyal!)
Maine Mendoza
Maine Mendoza payag ba na makatambal si Daniel Padilla sa susunod na pelikula? (Choosy?)
Popsters, KathNiel fans aprub sa Sarah Geronimo-Daniel Padilla movie! (They have a say on the matter?)
Heart Evangelista
Heart Evangelista agree kay Anne Curtis: Ang pagbubuntis, hindi siya parang bumili ka lang ng bag! (Wow. Galing ng analogy.)
Julia Barretto nag-vlog na lang matapos manega ang career! (At least she’s doing something…)
Julia: Akala nila ako ang laging nananakit sa lalaki, pero ako ang laging sinasaktan… (Appearances are deceiving.)
Security staff walang nagawa nang sugurin ng fans si Alden Richards. (So, dapat nakisugod na rin sila?)
Vice Ganda awang-awa sa mga bashers nila ni Ion Perez: Ipagdasal na lang natin sila… (Love must have made him religious…)
Kim Chiu laging may dalang arinola sa sasakyan: Doon ako umiihi! (Hard to ignore the call of nature.)
Herbert Bautista sumabak na sa shooting kasama sina Francine Diaz at Kyle Echarri. (New lease on his acting career.)
Sunshine Dizon inuulan ng blessings sa GMA. (A drizzle or monsoon rain?)
Janine Gutierrez (left) and Rayver Cruz
Rayver Cruz, perfect boyfriend kay Janine Gutierrez: Gustung-gusto kong sinu-surprise siya! (She must like surprises.)
Angel Locsin kakarerin na ang paghahanda sa kasal nila ni Neil Arce! (Go, gurl.)
Sa wakas, bonggang wedding nina Richard Gutierrez at Sarah Lahbati tuloy na sa March 2020! (Ho-hum.)
Maine Mendoza inatake ng “sepanx” sa pagtatapos ng shooting nila ni Carlo Aquino: Nalulungkot ako… (What about Caloy?)
SMB import Chris McCullough umamin sa feelings para kay Maine! (Huh?)
Alfred Vargas isusulong ang Magna Carta sa show biz. (Good move.)
Bashers kumontra kay Jennylyn Mercado bilang ka-love team ni Dingdong Dantes. (Ay, sus.)
Regine Velasquez dinedma ng saleslady nang pumasok sa LV store! (Sing for her Ms. Songbird: “And I am telling you, I’m not going…”)