Kahit solo flight, Paulo… KIM, SUPER ENJOY MAMASYAL SA LONDON

ni Mercy Lejarde @Showbiz Talkies | August 31, 2025

Photo: Kim Chiu sa London - IG

Halata sa larawan na super-enjoy si Kim Chiu sa pamamasyal niya sa mga magagandang tanawin sa London, United Kingdom. 

Sey ni Kim, “Living my full tourist life here in London. Of course, I had to tick off the mandatory shots - red telephone booth, the iconic London Eye, and a ride on the Underground. Classic London moments that make the trip extra memorable.”

Sa dami ng pinuntahan ni Kim, sure si yours truly na pagoda (as in tired) na siya, kaya kantahan na lang natin siya ng old song na… “London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady.”

Pak, ganern!

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MAKATOTOHANAN ang ibinahagi ng TV host na si Vice Ganda sa kanyang Instagram (IG) Story. Makikita sa video clip na ibinahagi ni Vice ang mga pagkain na iniluto nila sa loob ng kanilang tinutuluyan na Airbnb sa London.

Kasalukuyang nasa London si Vice para sa ASAP in England concert na ginanap sa BP Pulse Arena nitong nakaraang August 30, 2025.

Sey ni Vice sa kanyang IG story, “Super tipid ako dito sa London kasi ang mahal. Kaya namalengke na lang kami nu’ng first day at nagluto dito sa Airbnb.

“Pangatlong araw na naming iniinit ‘tong natirang adobo.”

Mga bagets, siguro naman ay may natutunan kayo sa ibinahagi ni Vice. Ang moral of the story, kahit ano’ng yaman ng tao, dapat marunong magtipid. 

Well, may katwiran ang katwiran. 

Pak na pak ka d’yan, Vice Ganda!

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MAPAPA-SANA ALL ka na lang talaga kapag nakita mo ang tulad ng comedian-actor na si Ogie Diaz at ang kanyang daughter. 

Nagpahayag ng pagbati si Ogie sa kanyang panganay na anak na si Erin sa pamamagitan ng social media post.

Sey ni Ogie, “Gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa anak ko, dahil hindi n’ya isinuot ‘yung mamahaling damit dito sa mga pics, hindi rin n’ya ginamit ang mamahaling bag at sapatos, dahil mahirap na. Baka ma-lifestyle check s’ya at mapagkamalan s’yang nepo baby.

“Or else, alam na, ‘di na naman mako-control ang flood ng mga bashers. Hahaha!

“Actually, madami pa ‘kong sinasabi, eh. Gusto ko lang namang batiin ang aking panganay na anak ng ‘Happy 24th birthday, Erin!’

“S’ya ang una sa limang batang naging pruweba na kaya ko palang maging isang ama. S’ya rin ang batang ‘pag bina-bash ay unbothered. Nu’ng i-suggest ko na i-block na lang n’ya, ang sabi ba naman sa akin, ‘‘Wag, Daddy. Hayaan mo sila. Engagement din ‘yan. Sayang.’ So minaynd set lang ako ng anak ko. Hahaha!

“Basta mahal ka ng daddy, anak. Always remember na nakasuporta lang ako sa lahat ng mga pangarap mo sa buhay.

“Anyway, bagay sa ‘yo ang black dress sa pictorial mong ito ng Envi Skin Beauty & Wellness. Grabe, buti na lang, nagkasya sa ‘yo ang pinagliitan kong black sexy dress.”

Uwian na, may nanalo na, walang iba kundi ang loving daughter ni Ogie na si Erin sa pagkakaroon ng tatay na tulad niya.

Happy birthday, Erin! You are lucky to have a father like Panyerong Ogie.

‘Yun lang, and I thank you.

Iyak nang iyak nu’ng ililibing na… DINA, SINABIHAN NG PARI NA SUMAMA SA NITSO NG MISTER

ni Mercy Lejarde @Showbiz Talkies | August 30, 2025

Photo: Dina Bonnevie - IG

Ganap nang Star Magic artist ang showbiz icon na si Gladys Reyes matapos nitong pumirma ng kontrata noong Grand Welcome to Star Magic event ng ABS-CBN last Thursday (Aug. 28).

Makalipas ang 4 na dekada bilang artista, malaki ang pasasalamat ni Gladys na mapabilang sa Star Magic family ngayon, lalo na’t nakilala siya bilang isa sa mga pinakasikat na kontrabida noong bumida siya sa 1992 teleserye na Mara Clara (MC) ng ABS-CBN. 

“Masaya ako kasi answered prayer ito para sa akin bilang artista. Umaasa ako sa mas makabuluhan at mahirap na mga proyekto. Nakakaiyak ‘yung respeto at pagpapahalaga ‘pag nararamdaman mo pa rin ‘yun pagkalipas ng ilang taon,” saad niya.

Dumalo sa contract signing sina ABS-CBN Chairman Mark Lopez, President at CEO Carlo Katigbak, COO Cory Vidanes, group CFO Rick Tan, entertainment production at Star Magic head Laurenti Dyogi, at Star Magic manager Gidget Dela Cuesta.

Excited na si Gladys para sa mga proyektong gagawin niya upang maipakita pa niya sa publiko ang kanyang kalog na personalidad bukod sa pagiging kontrabida sa mga serye.

“Marami pa akong gustong gawin. Bukod sa mga teleserye, gusto kong mag-host ulit para maipakita ko ang pagiging totoo ko at ang tunay kong ugali — kung talk show man, variety show, o kahit game show,” sabi niya.

Isa si Gladys sa mga bida sa And The Breadwinner Is… (ATBI) nu’ng 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) at napapanood din siya bilang hurado sa It’s Showtime (IS). 

Kamakailan din ay pumirma ng kontrata sa Star Magic ang anak niyang si Christophe Sommereux bilang recording artist ng StarPop.

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HINDI napigilan ng veteran actress na si Dina Bonnevie na maiyak nang mag-guest sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda (FTWBA).

Sa dulo ng panayam ay nag-iwan ng mensahe si Dina para sa yumaong asawa na si DV Savellano (RIP), dating governor at congressman ng Ilocos Sur.  

Sabi ni Dina sa mahusay na host na si Boy Abunda, sa huli nilang bakasyon ay sinabi niya kay DV na siya dapat ang unang mamatay sa kanila.

Tanong ng King of Talk Show, “Sinabi mo ‘yun?”

Kuwento pa ni Dina, “We were in Japan, sabi ko, gusto kong mauna. ‘‘Wag mo kong

iwan.’ ‘Ay, hindi puwede,’ sabi n’ya. ‘Ayoko ring maiwan.’ ‘O sige,’ sabi ko, ‘sabay tayo.’

“You know, when he died, gusto ko nang sumama. I kept wishing that God would kill me, I just wanna die. I don’t wanna live. What am I gonna live for? My kids are married. They’re grown up, may asawa na rin ang mga anak n’ya. Ano pa? I just wanna die. I don’t wanna be without him.”

Dagdag pa ng maganda pa ring aktres, “Sabi nga ng pari, ‘Oh, gusto mong sumama? Pumasok ka d’yan sa nitso, pumasok ka.’ Sinabi sa akin ng pari. Sa loob-loob ko, ‘Antipatiko ‘tong paring ‘to, gusto akong patayin.’ Tapos, sabi ng kapatid ko, ‘Kanina ka pa kasi iyak nang iyak d’yan. Sabi mo, gusto mong sumama. Oh, ‘yan, sabi tuloy ng pari, sumama ka d’yan sa nitso.”

Sa dulo ng panayam ay nag-iwan ng mensahe si Dina para sa yumaong asawa.

Aniya, “I really, really miss him so much. Sobra that even if he’s no longer there, I still wear his ring. I miss you so much. I’m so proud of your accomplishments. If I were God, I’d give you a double A for accomplishment as far as your work in government, you did the most you can do, even more. 

“You were a great dad, super, to the point of spoiling all of them. But that’s because you had overflowing love for all of your kids. And, if there’s somebody who really, really, made me feel so loved, it was you. Because, even when there were times we had tests and I became really ugly to him because I couldn’t accept the, you know, the test na pinagdaraanan namin, but he stood by me.”   

Wish ni Dina, “Sana, there’s visiting hours in heaven. I just wish it were true.”

Samantala, maraming netizens ang humahanga sa aktres. 

Komento ng isa, “Walang kupas si Ms. D. She’s the total package! Beauty, brains and a good heart. She's always glorifying God. She truly inspires me!”

Sabi pa ng isa, “You made me cry, Ms. D. Your words of wisdom hit a soft spot. You’re in our daily prayers. Stay strong. God is with you. You are surrounded by so many who love & respect you. May you find peace knowing that your better half is in a far better place now... no more pain, no more suffering. God bless you always.”

Bongga rin talagang mag-interview ang King of Talk na si Boy Abunda, nagagawa niyang natural at simple ang pagtatanong pero tagos sa puso ang kinalalabasan ng panayam. 

Boom, kaboom!

‘Yun lang and I thank you.

Kay Oyo raw idinadaan ang gustong sabihin… DINA, UMAMING TODO-INGAT NA SITAHIN SI KRISTINE

ni Mercy Lejarde @Showbiz Talkies | August 28, 2025

Photo: Kristine Hermosa, Dina at Danica - IG

“One of the finest actresses in the country and one of the most beautiful,” ganito ipinakilala ng King of Talk Show na si Boy Abunda ang veteran actress na si Dina Bonnevie nang mag-guest ito sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda (FTWBA) kamakailan lang.

Sa unang tanong ng mahusay na host na si Boy kay Dina, “Sa tunay na buhay, how is your relationship with Tin? (referring to Kristine Hermosa).”

Sagot ni Dina, “I treat her like my own daughter, pero siguro the only difference is if I would tell Danica, ‘Ba’t ganyan suot mo, bakit ganyan, eh, pupunta lang tayo sa ganito,’ I can openly (say), pero kay Tin, medyo ‘di ko puwedeng pakialaman ang outfit n’ya. Tipong ganu’n.

Parang kay Danica, ‘Ano ‘to, may mga kalat d’yan? Ano ‘yan, dapat maayos ‘yung bahay,’ ganyan. Hindi ko puwedeng gawin ‘yun kay Tin. 

“Unang-una, hindi naman s’ya makalat. But you know, there are certain boundaries na s’yempre, ‘di ko s’ya anak, parang kuwidaw (ingat). Like if I notice something, I will speak to my son (referring to Oyo), not to Tin.”

Pangalawang tanong ni Boy, “How are you?”

Sagot ni Dina, “I’m okay. I’m coping. I can say I’m much, much better now than (last) January perhaps, when you called me and said, ‘Relax ka lang muna.’ I was terrible then, but now, I’m okay.”

Kuwento pa ni Dina, “There was a time, humiga ako sa kama ko, nakadipa, and I was just crying and crying and crying na talagang basang-basa na ‘yung kama ko. Talagang, ‘Nandito ka ba? Are you here? Is there a God?’ Parang, ‘Why do you want me to be like this?’ Parang, ‘You want me to be single, why? I can do anything for you with a husband. Why do you want me to be alone?’

“So, I was talking to God na parang ganu’n lang. And then, parang a voice was telling me, ‘Why do you keep focusing on what you don’t have? On what you no longer have? Why don’t you focus on what you still have to start all over again? Or to prosper yourself? To glorify my name? Or to do something that has purpose in your life?’”

Napag-usapan din nina Boy at Dina ang tungkol sa pagpanaw ng kanyang asawa (referring to DV Savellano, former governor at congressman ng Ilocos Sur).

Kuwento pa niya, “It has given me a lot of realizations that indeed, life is short. And that you know, we’re really in a rat race. I mean, here we are, working hard to earn this, to buy this car, to buy this house, to get this, to own that, but is that really all that matters?

“After all that’s been said and done, may nadala ba nila nu’ng namatay sila? Wala. But what do you remember a person for when he dies? The things he has accomplished. So, when DV died and there were loads of people going to the funeral parlor, parang inisip ko, DV was remembered for the way he served, not as a politician, he was a public servant.”

Dagdag pa ni Dina, “Death is actually how you see it. You can grieve for the loss of someone, and it’s true, the pain never goes away. You have to live with it, but you have to use that to inspire you to be a better you.”

Sey ni Dina, matapos siyang magluksa ay nakita niya ang “Dina 3.0”, as in bagong Dina.

Saad niya, “Ako, I’m looking at myself—I think this is Dina 3.0. Nandu’n na ‘ko sa living with intention, parang it’s intentionality, living a life that has a purpose. Nandu’n na ‘ko sa ganu’n. Kasi when I saw that happened to DV, and watching him die, that’s traumatic. Till now, there are nights that I just can’t sleep because the whole thing is replaying in your mind again and again. 

“He had four flatlines. On the fifth, hindi na s’ya nabuhay. And then I realized na, ‘Oh, probably God wanted to give him rest because he was tired.’ I mean, so many people depended on him. He was supporting so many people. And maybe, this is all borrowed, our lives are borrowed. It’s done.”

Supe-ganda pa rin ng mother dearest nina Oyo at Danica Sotto na tipong hindi naranasan ang mga paghihirap sa kanyang personal life, in fairness.

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KAABANG-ABANG na ang bawat eksena sa isa sa most-watched series sa Netflix PH na It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (IOTNBO), lalo pa’t ibinunyag ni Joshua Garcia na malapit nang lumambot ang puso ng kanyang karakter na si Patrick kay Mia (Anne Curtis).

Ngayong linggo, makikita ng manonood na hindi na natiis ni Patrick si Mia at hinabol niya ito sa ulan matapos ang hindi nila pagkakaunawaan.

Paliwanag ni Joshua, may dahilan naman ang kanyang karakter kung bakit umiiwas kay Mia. 

Aniya, “Ang bigat kasi ng dinadala ng karakter ko rito. Pasan n’ya ‘yung mundo, ‘yung kapatid n’ya, ‘yung hustisya sa nanay n’ya, pati ‘yung gusto n’ya nu’ng bata s’ya.”

Bukod kay Joshua, labis din ang naging paghahanda ng ibang cast members na sina Kaori Oinuma, Xyriel Manabat, Maricel Laxa, Sharmaine Suarez, Michael de Mesa, Albie Casiño, Ana Abad Santos, Alora Sasam, Bianca de Vera, Louise Abuel, Mark Oblea, at Alyssa Muhlach para sa kanilang roles. 

Dumaan sila sa seminars kasama ang ilang psychiatrists para mas maintindihan nila ang kanilang roles bilang pasyente at doctors sa serye.

Inispluk din ng creative head ng serye na si Henry Quitain na importante ang bawat istorya ng pasyente lalo pa’t makakaapekto din ito sa buhay nina Patrick, Mat-Mat (Carlo Aquino), at Mia.

Samantala, mas makikilala rin ang iba pang karakter sa serye na ginagampanan nina Carlo Aquino, Bodjie Pascua, Rio Locsin, Francis Magundayao, Bobot Mortiz, Agot Isidro, Enchong Dee, at JV Kapunan.

‘Yun lang and I thank you.