MANILA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (MALAYA) By Mario Bautista (Heart is obviously very much smitten by the "Brapanese" hunk.)
HEART Evangelista admits that Daniel Matsunaga is now her boyfriend after "Langit sa Piling Mo." "He cooks Brazilian food for me. He's super sweet. Napakabait niya. Sobrang simple, wala kahit anong yabang sa katawan. He works so hard. He's God-fearing. He loves his family. He respects my family, who accepts him. He's very different from my past relationships," declares Heart who's obviously very much smitten by the "Brapanese" hunk.
When she returned from her US vacation, Daniel was waiting for her at the airport with flowers at 4 a.m. They communicated by phone, Skype and Facebook. Raymond Gutierrez of "Showbiz Central" asked each of them: Heart, do you love Daniel? "The feeling is mutual."
Daniel, is Heart your girlfriend?
"Yes. I'll do my best to make her happy. I'll be by her side."
Their term of endearment for each other is Angelito and Angelita. We won't be surprised if Daniel would be included in Heart's new TV series, "Dwarfina." This will replace "Endless Love" that ends in three weeks. Heart plays a dwarf, reminiscent of an early '90s Sheryl Cruz movie with Seiko Films, "Dwendina."
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Does Carl Guevarra have anything to do with the GMA decision not to allow Jennica Garcia's boyfriend Alwyn Uytingco to visit her on the set of their two shows, "Bantatay" and "Jejemon"?
"Ay, wala akong kinalaman doon," he says. "Para namang may power ako to do that."
But how does he feel about it?
"I respect GMA's decision and I think naiintindihan naman 'yun ni Jennica. Kasi I can feel may following na rin ang love team naming dalawa. Even my own mom says okay ang chemistry namin on screen."
If Jen had no beau, would he fall for her? "It's possible. Maganda naman siya. Kaya lang, taken na nga siya. I can see they're happy. Also, people say mas mabuting love team na lang kami so our work won't be affected."
It's said he can't woo a girl now since he has a relationship with a rich gay who bought his condo unit. "Kung may gay benefactor ako, hindi na ko magpapakahirap magtrabaho ng ganito. Puro pasarap na lang ako at di ganitong napupuyat sa overnight tapings. 'Yung condo ko, pinaghihirapan kong hulugan. I got it after I decided na maging independent from my parents."
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Melai Cantiveros has two regular shows on ABS-CBN, "Inday Bote" and "Kokey@ Ako," both on primetime, and she's also in the movie "I Do" with Erich Gonzales. The grapevine says she has become a swellhead and now has an attitude problem. "'Di naman totoo yan," she says. "Up to now, 'di pa nga ganap na nag-sink in sa'kin na kilala na ko. Kasi kelan lang, nasa kanto lang ako sa'min, hindi kilala. Pero tanggap ko ng artista na ko kasi eto, ini-interview nyo na ko. Enjoy ako, maraming trabaho, but ako pa rin ang dating Melai. Tingnan nyo nga ulo ko, lumaki na ba? 'Di naman. Pareho pa rin. 'Pag lumaki, kayo nang unang magsabi sa'kin."
But she admits her busy sked has affected her relationship with Jason Francisco. "Kasi siempre, walang time. Pero ang mahalaga, nagmamahalan kami. Basta kailangan, positive lagi. Sabi nila, 'di kami sweet sa isa't isa. Totoo naman 'yun, 'di kami sweet-sweetan sa harap ng mga tao, pero kami pa rin at nagte-text naman kami lagi. Buti nga, magkasama kami ngayon sa 'Kokey' kaya lagi kami nagkikita sa taping."
Does she see their relationship ending at the altar?
"Naku, nagsisimula pa lang kami. Trabaho na muna. Wag na lang kami madaliin. Bahala na si Lord kung saan kami makakarating."
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Solenn Heusaff says that she never expected her exposure in "Survivor Philippines Celebrity Edition" to make her famous overnight. She now gets lots of tweets and searches on the internet about her. People also now recognize her in public. "I really didn't expect it to be this big kasi I was just quiet in the challenges, but it's a new experience for me and I'm learning," she says.
Considering she comes from a rich family in Forbes Park, she registers as someone so simple and unassuming in the show compared to other castaways who are so "maarte." "I'm not a complainer and I should thank my parents because they brought me up well. When our group lang won suka, soy sauce, onion, tomatoes and cooking oil, I was so happy na. I don't usually eat carbs but in the island, I ate a lot of rice everyday and still I lost 5 kilos."
So is she now open to acting?
"I am, but ako na nagsasabi, I'm a bad actress because my Tagalog is sobrang pangit. Sa TV commercials nga that I did, I have no speaking lines at all. But now, I'm learning to speak it better with the help of a Tagalog coach."
What about her rumored romance with Richard Gutierrez.
"There's none. We're just friends talaga from way back. But we did get closer in the island and after that, we also bonded well kasi we go to the gym together. Now, people are saying we're bagay to each other and some people are even insinuating I caused his breakup with his girlfriend (Jewel Mische) which is not true at all. It's definitely not my fault."
There's talk she'd be included in Richard's return as Captain Barbell and in his Valentine movie. "Okay lang. But it's all just talk. Wala pang sinasabi ang GMA. What I'm doing now is preparing to cut my first album as a singer."
Is there a possibility that love will develop between her and Richard later?
"I don't know. I don't want to pre-empt the future."
Did Georgina Wilson, Chard's ex who's also her good friend, really warn her not to fall for him?
"No, she didn't tell me anything. She's very much in love right now (with Borgy Manotoc) and I don't think she'd meddle with others now."
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Bea Binene is only 12 while Barbie Forteza is already 13 but in "Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts" that airs Sundays after "Party Pilipinas," Bea plays Barbie's elder sister since she's taller at 5 ft. tall while Barbie is only 4'10."
"At least, sisters na kami ngayon," says Bea. "When we first worked together in 'First Time,' contravida lang ako sa kanya as the leader ng mean girls in our school. This time, we play long lost sisters dahil when our parents separated, napunta siya sa dad namin at ako, sa mom namin."
She and Barbie are projected as rivals, what can she say about this? "Basta friendly rivalry, okay lang po."
A wushu expert off cam, she's glad the character she plays in "Tween Hearts" is also into martial arts. "Kaya nakaka-relate ako sa kanya. This time, may ka-love team din ako, si Jake Vargas, na siya ring kapareha ko in 'Ilumina' on primetime."
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Jesi Corcuera is the very pretty member of "Starstruck IV" who now admits she's a lesbian. She now returns playing the role of Frankie, the kind and sympathetic neighbor of Raymart Santiago's family in "Bantatay" who discovers that Camille Prats is maltreating the three kids he left behind: Krystal Reyes, Renz Valerio and Sweet Ramos. "Na-miss ko rin ang showbiz at ang pag-arte kaya when GMA called me to be part of 'Bantatay,' I quickly accepted the offer," she says. "I have a nice role kasi ako ang tatawag ng pulis para ipaarest so Camille Prats dahil sa kalupitan niya sa mga bata, pero bigla siyang magkukunwaring mabait na sa kanila while Raymart naman will find a way to communicate with his kids through their dog Bantay."
She used to have a ka-love team right after "Starstruck," Kiko Junio. W, whatever happened to him?
"Wala rin akong balita. We were paired in some shows pero hindi nagkaroon ng follow up so we lost touch."
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