Heard: Fair game

Billed as the bored housewives of Alabang, Pam Spella and Vanessa Ishitani joined “The Amazing Race Philippines” because they had a crush on host Derek Ramsay. Vanessa was afraid of getting sun-burned while island-hopping. “My skin is fake. I used to be dark. My husband spent half a million pesos to make me fairer. He sent me to Japan for the latest treatments.” But the prospect of meeting Derek proved irresistible. “I just made sure to bring Glutathione pills on the road,” she said.—Bayani San Diego Jr.