Actress in no mood to ‘remember’ commitment

Pressed for time and running behind schedule, the production staff of a television series asked two of its cast members, Bubbly Gabbler (BG) and Dazed Actress (DA), if they could block off one of their Sundays for taping.

DA agreed. BG, on the other hand, initially declined because of an important family event that had already been set months prior. But after much convincing from the desperate production assistant, BG eventually relented—provided that the taping takes place in the morning, and that they work as quickly as possible.

BG arrived on the set. DA, however, was nowhere to be found. They waited and waited. The assistant kept on calling and texting DA, telling her that they would have someone fetch her if transportation was an issue. Turned out, DA was at a posh hotel and having herself pampered, blissfully unaware of the taping day they knew she had committed to.

BG was livid. And because she was already running late for her next event, BG couldn’t be bothered to wait much longer.

In the end, the production staff ended up resorting to last-minute script changes and good ol’ television trickery to shoot BG’s scenes without DA.

TOP OF THE TABLOIDS

This week’s top show biz news from the tabloids (and why we are moved, if we are moved):

Hyun Bin

• Smart Communications announced that it has tapped CLOY’s lead actor Hyun Bin to be the face of its newest campaign. (Imagine Captain Ri using Smart in Seoul or Pyongyang! Nemen.)

• Banat ni Enchong Dee sa ABS-CBN franchise hearing: Ikot-ikot lang, sayang ang buwis ng tao. (No answer can satisfy a man who doesn’t refuse to listen.)

• Madlang pipol waiting na sa resbak ni Coco Martin laban sa banat ni Solicitor General Jose Calida; patulan pa kaya? (Papogian na lang kaya … Game?)

• Kris Aquino finally goes home after almost 3 months in Puerto Galera. (Oh, she doesn’t want to stay there forever?)

• Liza Soberano, ipagpapatuloy ang pag-aaral habang wala pang “Make It With You” teleserye. (Good decision.)

• Totoo ba: Angelica Panganiban was “huling choice” in Banana Sundae’s original cast? (It doesn’t matter if she was the 200th choice. There’s nobody comedically sharper than she is, period.)

• Zanjoe Marudo, may butt exposure sa digital movie nila ni Lovi Poe. (How exciting … and relevant!)

James Reid

• James Reid on Nadine Lustre: “She’s one of the strongest women I know.” (A new project in the offing?)

• Anim na ABS-CBN entertainment shows, magbabalik-taping na! (That’s what we call confidence.)

• Balik-taping na ang “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” sa GCQ; saan ipapalabas? (Baka sa … probinsya? Ni Calida?)

• Korean actor Park Bo-gum applies with the Navy. (The Korean Navy’s dashing new recruit!)

• Viva Films, magre-resume na ng shooting ng mga pelikula sa July. (Good to know. The movie industry needs all the push it can get.)

• Did Sue Ramirez and Javi Benitez confirm their relationship via Instagram? (Wow … Uh, who are they again?)

• Karla Estrada to boyfriend on their first anniversary: “Looking forward to 800 more years with you.” (Now that’s stamina!)

• Pia Wurtzbach, Jeremy Jauncey confirm relationship. (They are each other’s … Universe?)

• Apl.de.ap posts messa­ges for KC Concepcion on Instagram Live. (What a unique partnership!)

• “I’m in love with my bump”: Coleen Garcia flaunts belly 25 weeks into pregnancy. (Does Billy feel the same way?)

KimChiu

• Kim Chiu, itinangging sumayaw siya ng “Bawal Lumabas” sa gitna ng Edsa. (Yup, the highway is far more dangerous than the … classroom.)