Our rapid-fire roundup of things happening in Philippine showbiz.
1. IS JUDY ANN INFANTICIPATING?
Picture! Picture! host Ryan Agoncillo shared with StarTalk last Saturday that wife Judy Ann Santos may be pregnant. When asked by host Lolit Solis to confirm the rumor, he said that they don’t know yet, explaining that they “controlled it” so they could take care of their son Lucho, and that they actively tried to give Lucho a sibling middle of this year. Up next is a trip to the doctor to confirm things.
2. SPOTTED: KC AND PAULO
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KC Concepcion and Paulo Avelino may not be exclusively dating, as KC emphasized, but it looks as if they are continuing to enjoy each other’s company. The two were spotted at a charity dinner in Quezon City last Friday. The photo above was taken by Dreamscape publicity head Eric John Salut, and KC herself reposted the photo in her Instagram page.
3. ILO ILO WINS BIG AT THE GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS
The movie Ilo Ilo may not be a local production but this movie by Singaporean Anthony Chen has a lot of Pinoy-ness. It is inspired by a Pinay nanny, after all, so a lot of us will be able to relate to it. The movie won several awards at the 50th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, such as Best Picture, Best New Director (Chen), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress (Yeo Yann Yann). Catch the movie opening in local cinemas this Dec. 4. A sure tear-jerker, just watch the trailer above.
4. NERI’S LIFE AFTER THE VIDEO SCANDAL
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For a lot of people, Neri Naig = sex video scandal. She may be an actress, but more people know her as That Girl Chito Miranda has sex with in that video. Good thing Chito’s GF has bounced back. She is making a showbiz comeback via TV5’s Obsession, and shared during the recent press con for that show that she is doing okay because she has a positive outlook, and that she is thankful for the people around her. She told Yahoo! OMG, “Marami ring nangyari. Pero ginawa ko na lang joke minsan sa sarili ko. Thankful naman ako na sobrang okay ang support ng mga tao sa paligid ko. Talagang nirerespeto nila ako kapag nakikita ko sila.”
5. ERIC QUIZON LATEST STAR TO LEAVE TV5
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People leave their mother networks all the time so this bit of news shouldn’t be world-changing, but, yes, Eric Quizon has tendered his resignation as director of the TV5 series Positive, his manager Dolor Guevarra has confirmed. Amy Perez left the Kapatid Network some months ago, and there are reports that the crew of Ryan Agoncillo’s old show Talentadong Pinoy have moved to ABS-CBN.
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