More workshops required for singer-actor

Middling Actor (MA) was once asked to perform live in an entertainment company’s special gathering dedicated to its emplo­yees.

MA was nervous—and rightly so. His singing is slightly better than his acting … which, unfortunately, isn’t saying much.

To make matters worse, he was to go after Impressive Newbie (IN), who delivered an effortless good performance.

MA, however, jumped from one key to another. His voice inevitably cracked. And this all happened with one of the company’s top executives, Cheeky Honcho (CH), in the audience.

After the song numbers, CH got up onstage for a short speech.

CH was all praises for IN.

As for MA? “Maybe more workshops,” CH said.

TOP OF THE TABLOIDS

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

• Career ni Nadine Lustre napag-iwanan na ni Kathryn Bernardo! (Some fans will be cantankerous about this.)

• Bea Alonzo biktima ng ghosting at gaslighting: Feeling ko basura ako! (Which explains the painful bashing the other party got …)

Joshua Garcia

• Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto nag-asaran sa press con ng “Love Unlock”: Mas pinili naming i-save ang friendship (Show biz na show biz …)

• “Follow back na ulit?” Exes Julia, Joshua in playful Twitter exchange (Wait till after the project comes out …)

• Alessandra de Rossi takot pa rin bumalik sa trabaho; nagbenta ng sasakyan para maka-survive … (Nothing wrong with that …)

• Sam Milby inatake ng grabeng nerbiyos nang dahil kay Maricel Soriano: Grabe siya! (Prepare for some out-of-this-world slapping, Sam …)

Rhian Ramos

• Rhian Ramos certified ‘quarantita’ na; Gil Cuerva gustong maging sportscaster! (Desperate times call for desperate measures.)

• Manny, Jinkee Pacquiao going back to basics: Tinuruan ang mga anak na maglaba (Hmm. Does Gucci have a detergent brand?)