KRIS: I'm Noynoy's lucky charm

Author: Salve V. Asis
Column: Showbiz Dribble

PLUS: Robin Padilla to replace Willie Revillame in "Wowowee"?; Venus Raj starts training for Miss Universe pageant; Sen. Noynoy's GF Shalani Soledad laughs off break-up rumors

Kris Aquino won't be going into "exile" after all. She had threatened to leave the country with her family several weeks before the election, saying she didn't want to be a liability to brother Noynoy. That was the time Kris had made the headlines again after visiting husband James' supposed other woman.

In a tweet to Philippine Star entertainment editor Ricky Lo, the media superstar said she won't give the detractors of Noynoy the chance to gloat over the fact that she's broken her promise.

"Why should I mind the ranting of bitter losers? If you review my interview, I had told Noy that if I would just be burden to his being president, then by all means I'd gladly take my kids abroad and not be a burden. .. But Noy told me to stop being melodramatic. "

Kris said Noynoy considers her as his lucky charm. "I worked to help my brother win, fulfilling a deathbed promise I made to our Mom and it seems apparent that I was effective. " * * *

Still on Noynoy, Shalani Soledad has laughed off stories that she and the presidential candidate have split up. Shalani, who topped the election for councilor in Valenzuela City's 2nddistrict, said she and Noynoy had talked on the phone just recently.

"We and Senator Noy have an understanding, and he knows that I will always support his aspirations for the country," Shalani told reporters. "Even if we still have time for each other, he has a lot of responsibilities now. The important thing is we both put the country ahead of our own concerns. "

Viel Dee, Noynoy's sis, said the Aquinos have given Shalani their seal of approval, but they don't want to pressure Noynoy, especially when it comes to affairs of the heart.

Still, it would be nice to finally have a wedding in Malaca?ñang.

Noynoy would be the country's first bachelor-president, so wouldn't it be fitting that he ties the knot in the Palace?

The question is: Who would stand in as Noynoy's First Lady? * * *

It will be almost a week since Willie Revillame took a leave of absence from "Wowowee," and rumors are flying thick and fast. One report has it that the host has asked ABS-CBN for a six-month sabbatical, but the network turned him down. Another claimed that he has turned in his letter of resignation after a closed-door meeting with the network's bigwigs. But in an official statement, ABS-CBN insisted: "There is no such closed door meeting and we have not received any resignation letter from Willie Revillame. "

Just the same, it looks like Willie has painted himself into a corner by hurling a challenge to ABS-CBN to fire radio host Jobert Sucaldito or he would quit "Wowowee. " Last time I looked, Jobert has not been yanked out of his show. That itself could be a subliminal message to Willie that he can't order his bosses around.

ABS-CBN meanwhile announced last Friday that a movie "idol" will be making an appearance in "Wowowee. " The network refused to name the mystery person, but this early, it has sparked speculation that he or she could be Willie's replacement. Idol Robin Padilla. * * *

Venus Raj may soon be getting her Bb. Pilipinas Universe crown back. Last week, the statuesque beauty applied for a passport with the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI), the organizer of the Bb. Pilipinas pageant, has asked for a passport from Venus as proof that she is indeed a Filipino citizen.

She was stripped of the title after BPCI alleged that Venus lied about her citizenship and that she was really an Indian national.

Even while waiting for her passport, Venus says she has been allowed to join the other Bb. Pilipinas winners in training for their international pageants, so she's confident the controversy will finally come to a close.