James answers Kris

James answers Kris

Author: Mario Bautista

Kris Aquino is back to work after her hospital confinement for foot and mouth disease with sons Josh and Baby James for more than a week. The boys have gone back to school and Kris, while waiting for her new game show to start on ABS, is now shooting her horror entry for the Metro filmfest with Diether Ocampo, "Dalaw. "Her first two horror flicks, "Feng Shui" and "Sukob," both directed by Chito Roño, are big hits, so she's confident that "Dalaw" will also be a blockbuster, even if she has a different director, Dondon Santos. What can she say about ex-hubby James Yap being linked to Isabel Oli? "I've seen her commercials and she's very pretty. I praise God kasi the quicker he moves on at may magustuhan siya, hindi na niya pahihirapan ang annulment case so we'll both be free and happy," she says.

To which James quipped: "Hindi ko naman pinahihirapan 'yung case. Nasa court na 'yun. Sila na magdi-decide. "

ANNABELLE: MALALAOS ULI SI HEART
ANNABELLE Rama is celebrating her birthday on October 31 with a fashion-variety show, "Spotlight," featuring all her talents under Royale Artists Management at Crowne Plaza Hotel, October 28, 8 p. m. , directed by Robbie Carmona.

At its presscon, we noticed that the invitation had Heart Evangelista's name on it but this was erased with a pentel pen. The reason for this was revealed when Annabelle was asked who among her wards is her favorite.

"Si JC De Vera kasi very professional siya. Never ako binigyan ng sakit ng ulo. Kahit ano ipagawa mo, wala siyang reklamo. Nakikinig talaga sa manager at di umiistambay kunsaan-saan na kasama ng mga pokpok kaya umaasenso ang buhay niya. May bago siyang bahay, tatlo ang kotse niya. Pero 'yung alaga kong ingrata, kakarmahin 'yan. Walang utang na loob. Nang mapunta siya sa 'kin three years na siyang laos. Wala siyang project. Ang nakuha kong contract for her sa GMA, never niyang natikman sa kabilang istasyon, wala ni ¼ noon. Ipinareha ko siya sa anak ko (Richard Gutierrez) at bumongga uli ang career niya. Akala ko, maa-appreciate niya 'yun. Nu'ng makita ng nanay niya how much she's earning, nanghinayang sa komisyong binibigay sa 'kin. Siya na lang daw ang magma-manage sa anak at sayang ang pera. 'Yang talent na 'yan na nagwalanghiya sa 'kin, sinusumpa ko, malalaos siya uli. "

Annabelle says she'll just concentrate on talent management from now on. "Ayoko nang magbenta ng alahas. Lagi akong nasu-swindle. Now, I have 29 talents, ang pinakabago sina Jon Hall, Danita Paner, Paolo Paraiso, Jinkee Pacquiao, and Pops Fernandez. Mukha akong pera, kaya as a manager, talagang inihahanap ko ng trabaho ang talents ko para kumita rin ako. Sa 'Spotlight,' maglalabas din ako ng glossy magazine showing all my talents, edited by my son Raymond, na ipapamigay ko sa lahat ng ad agencies para kunin nila mga alaga ko for endorsements. Special guest singers sa 'Spotlight' sina Ogie Alcasid, Lovi Poe, Anthony Castelo and Malu Barry. "

KRISTA, SUNSHINE BOTH PREGGY

KRISTA Ranillo is due to deliver her first baby in April 2011. She and husband Jefferson Lim a. k. a. Niño also have their birthdays in April, Krista on April 27 and Niño on April 25. The ultrasound test showed that they will have a boy. They were married twice, first in a civil ceremony on July 14, then in an ecumenical wedding on August 8 at a hotel in Long Beach, California. They plan to have a bigger wedding in Manila next year. This is Niño's second marriage. The first one ended in divorce and he has three kids aged 11, 8 and 5 with his first wife. His family owns the Island Pacific chain of supermarkets with nine branches all over California.

Also confirmed to be officially infanticipating is GMA's Bakekang herself, Sunshine Dizon, who married Timothy Yap on March 20. In May, she thought she's pregnant but it turned out to be false alarm. This time, it's for real and she was confirmed to be preggy in July. She stays in Angeles, Pampanga with her hubby whose family is based there. Like Krista's husband, this is not Timothy's first child as he also has a love child with a non-showbiz girl. Those who've seen Sunshine says she has gained so much weight. She has always had a battle with the bulge but this time, she doesn't care if she got fat as long as her baby is safe. They don't know yet what the gender of their baby is. "Maybe sa next ultrasound test ko, makita na," she says.

DIREK JOEY DEFENDS GERALD

IS Gerald Anderson's breakdown at the presscon of "Till My Heartaches End" planned to help promote his film with Kim Chiu? "I don't think so," says their director, Joey Reyes. "First time it happened that an actor of mine broke down at a presscon and it was an unnerving experience for me. Gerald was honest and sincere in his feelings at ako na ang unang magsasabing it's no gimmick. "

Despite his busy sked, Gerald is busy promoting Dermablend soaps with Sam Milby and Daiana Menezes that will have a mall tour, The Grand SkINvasion at SM Fairview Annex Atrium, tomorrow, Sunday, from 5 to 8 p. m. This campaign of Swisse-Phil Holdings Corporation (formerly Stalder Group of Companies) is aimed to help improve Filipino skincare habits and lifestyle. One of the biggest local manufacturers of various whitening products since 1986, it's Filipino owned, with world class products tailor made for Filipinos who want to use soaps that can lighten their skin in a natural and healthier way.

'PLEASE BE HAPPY FOR US'

DID Jennylyn Mercado forbid Patrick Garcia to be part of her new soap, "Little Star," that starts this Monday? "No, hindi ko siya pinagbawalan at all," she says. "But we talked about it and we agreed na mas mabuting hindi kami sabay magtrabaho para kung busy ako, I can leave our son Jazz with him kasi siya ngayon ang hatid-sundo sa bata sa school. "

How about her refusal to use Patrick's surname for Jazz? "Alam nyo, it's not an issue at all with us. Ni hindi namin napag-uusapan 'yan, kaya wag nyo nang gawaan ng issue. Basta as of now, masaya kaming maayos na ang lahat with his family, my family. Maging masaya na rin sana kayo for us. "

She's happy to be directed by Maryo de los Reyes in "Little Star" where she plays a simple lass who takes care of a baby boy that she finds during a shipwreck at sea. It turns out the boy is the love son of a big movie star, Lovi Poe, who later tries to take the boy away from Jen. The show introduces a talented new child singer-actor, Nikki Castro, 6, whose real name is Arthur Nixon Castro. Hopefully, he will be as popular as Jillian Ward who really gained fame as Trudis Liit and will make "Little Star" a toprater in GMA's Haponalo (former Dramarama sa Hapon. )