Lolit Solis speaks up on cancellation of talk show with Kris Aquino

Lolit Solis (left) and Kris Aquino. Image: Instagram/@akosilolitsolis, @krisaquino

Lolit Solis opened up to the public on the cancellation of the talk show meant to be hosted by her, Kris Aquino, Cristy Fermin and Jeffrey Espiritu, popularly known as Mr. Fu.

Through a series of Instagram posts since yesterday, Nov. 4, the talent manager laid down the reasons why she and her “Take It… Per Minute! (Me Ganun)” co-hosts will not be joining Aquino in the proposed talk show.

“Ngayon ko napatunayan Salve iyon kasabihan ‘if it is not meant to be, it is not meant to be.’ Iyon balak na pagsamahin kami nila Cristy at Mr. Fu with Kris Aquino sa isang talkshow nagsimula sa hitches, hanggang sa final decision namin tatlo na huwag ng gawin,” she said.

(I only now proved, Salve, that the saying “if it is not meant to be, it is not meant to be” is true. Our plan to have Cristy and Mr. Fu with Kris Aquino in a talk show started with hitches, until the three of us arrived at a final decision to not push through.)

“Exciting nung una ang idea, lalo pa nga at meron din soft spot sa puso namin ni Cristy si Kris. Exciting dahil sa daldal namin tatlo nila Kris at Cristy siguro ang ingay literally at in fairness, very juicy ang lahat ng lalabas sa mga bibig namin,” Solis added.

(The idea was exciting at first, especially because Kris has a soft spot on my and Cristy’s hearts. Exciting, with the talkativeness of us three, it will be noisy for sure and in fairness, everything that will come out of our mouths would be juicy.)

Solis went on to explain that Aquino initially planned to only host the show with her and Fermin. She noted that Aquino, however, eventually gave in to their requests to allow Mr. Fu to join the show.

Solis said that Aquino wanted Mr. Fu to do trial runs with them at first just to see how they will blend together as co-hosts.

Fermin, however, was not comfortable in having Mr. Fu do trial runs first before fully being part of the team. This, coupled with the hassle of doing technical runs and swab tests, eventually led to the cancellation of their talk show with Aquino.

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Ngayon ko napatunayan Salve iyon kasabihan ‘if it is not meant to be, it is not meant to be’. Iyon balak na pagsamahin kami nila Cristy at Mr. Fu with Kris Aquino sa isang talkshow nagsimula sa hitches, hanggang sa final decision namin tatlo na huwag ng gawin. Exciting nung una ang idea, lalo pa nga at meron din soft spot sa puso namin ni Cristy si Kris. Exciting dahil sa daldal namin tatlo nila Kris at Cristy siguro ang ingay literally at in fairness, very juicy ang lahat ng lalabas sa mga bibig namin. But in the end, iyon na nga, may mga bagay hanggang sa huli the thin thread that bind the idea naputol. In fairness, kahit na may attitude si Kris, mas mukhang mas matigas ang ulo namin ni Cristy. Nuon una kasi ayaw sana ni Kris kasama si Mr. Fu dahil idea niya 3 babae lang, pero pumayag din siya magkaruon ng trial period at tignan kung mag blend sa amin si Mr Fu. Pangalawa, iyon technical run, pangatlo iyon swabbing. Lahat ng ginusto namin, ibinigay na, ok na sana, ng bigla naka feel ng hindi comfortable si Cristy na magkaruon ng trial period si Mr Fu. So Cristy decided not to do it. I will not do it pag hindi kasama sila Cristy at Mr Fu. Pag hindi kasama sila Gorgy at Salve, as a group we are responsible for each other, one for all, all for one. Iyon ang bonding na naganap sa amin sa Take It Per Minute Me Ganuon. Hindi naman iyon hindi na kami puwede maka trabaho ng iba, hindi naman iyon dapat kaming 3 ang kunin, or dapat buong team kami, NO, ipokrita naman kami if we say it that way. Iyon lang nuon ilatag kasi ang plano at sabihin sa amin, magkasama kaming 3, so ayaw namin na may ilaglag na isa sa amin. OK , mataas naman ang EQ factor namin at tanggap namin na iba iba kaming talent, or ranking, or level, pero iyon alam na namin na magkasama kami, tapos meron palang isa na hindi masyado feel ni Kris, parang iyon ang hindi natanggap ng grupo. We are happy sa biruan namin barya ang TF ng TIPM me Ganuon, at ngayon pandemic , isang malaking grasya ang ibibigay sa amin talent fee ng bagong talkshow sana, pero iyon saya at enjoyment na nadarama namin every tuesday together, iyon camaraderie, parang compensated na iyon barya lang na TF. No regrets… (may karugtong)

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In the following post, Solis noted that they have “no regrets” in having the show canceled, although she noted that it was a pity that Aquino will not experience working with Mr. Fu, whom she described as a “team player, very sharp [and] pleasant.”

“Sayang at hindi niya nakita how happy we are working together,” Solis said. (It is a pity that she will not get to see how happy we are working together.)

“The only regret for giving up this show, we could have given our followers the top of the line enjoyment in watching us having repartee with each other. For now, let it go. No regrets. If it is not meant to be, no matter how hard you push, walang mangyayari (nothing will happen),” she added.

Despite this, Solis still wished Aquino good luck and noted that her talk show will surely be exciting.

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No regrets, maluwag sa loob na hindi matuloy ang sana ay pagsasama namin 3 nila Kris Aquino at Cristy Fermin. Honestly, Mr. Fu is worth the bullet, masaya siya kasama sa trabaho, alam niya ang lugar niya, team player siya, very sharp at pleasant. Sayang at hindi natikman o nakita ni Kris a ang mga qualities na iyon ni Mr Fu. Sayang at hindi niya nakita how happy we are working together. The only regret for giving up this show, we could have given our followers the top of the line enjoyment in watching us having repartee with each other. For now, let it go. No regrets. If it is not meant to be, no matter how hard you push, walang mangyayari. Saka siguro, talagang ayaw ng mga angels ko for me to work on a Sunday. Kaya iyan ang tunay na kuwento, bakit hindi na kami kasali sa Sunday talkshow ni Kris Aquino. Basta all the best Kris, kaya mo iyan, FIGHTING. Saranghae and goodluck to your show. Promise, watch ko iyan, exciting iyan for sure. Love you. #classiclolita #takeitperminutemeganun #73naako

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In another post also made yesterday, Solis noted that not pushing through with the talk show may have been for the best as the blending of the “triumvirate” of her, Fermin and Mr. Fu may not go well with the addition of Aquino.

She also noted that she will have to be more careful in what she says, among other things, if the show ever pushed through out of respect to the Queen of All Media.

“Kaya siguro nagkaruon din ng hitches dahil baka bigger pa ang mangyari pag magkakasama na kaming apat. I owe it to Kris na gusto niya kami makasama ni Cristy, I feel thankful for her giving in [to] some of my requests, and I am really happy that she [has] a new show,” Solis said.

She added that while now “is not the right time yet,” she is still open to possibilities of working together in the future. JB

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