Vicki, Hayden: Off now, but.

As of now (6:24:30, Feb. 24, 2012), Dr. Vicki Belo insists that she and her (ex?-)beloved Hayden Kho are off. Her only concern is that Hayden, as is his wont, might resort to something drastic (you know what, don’t you?) to win her back. Hayden can be self-destructive, you know. This time, the duktora seems to have learned her lesson and means it when she said “It’s over!” but with “I hope” after it.

Vicki’s friends are worried that if she continues to use her heart more than her head, emotion more than reason, she might — knock on wood! — end up like Demi Moore who went into a downward spiral after her break-up with the philandering Ashton Kutcher.

Meanwhile, love-crazy kibitzers (ouch!!!) are curious how Al Galang looks like. Hayden tagged him as the “third party” in his break-up with, but Vicki denied it and so did Hayden who confessed that he tweeted that accusation in anger.

If you look closely at Al’s picture and his (very impressive!) credentials, you will tsk-tsk and think that Hayden has a good reason to be insecure. Aljarreau, 28, owner-director of Sundar Bikram Yoga in Greenhills, San Juan City, is a Political Science and Art History graduate from UCLA. From San Diego, California, he relocated to the Philippines in 2006 and became a Bikram Yoga instructor. Aside from Vicki, among Al’s clients is Lorna Tolentino whom he calls “Mommy.”

Needless to say, Al is drop-dead gorgeous, even more so than Hayden. No wonder Al finished second runner-up in the Mossimo Bikini Summit and, in 2009, was chosen Hunk of the Month by Cosmo magazine.

Once linked to Korean TV host Sam Oh, Al is a deejay at MAX FM 103.5.

If Vicki dares to really break up with Hayden, she has a better “alternative,” doesn’t she?

(Reminder: For more on Al Galang and l’affaire Vicki-Hayden, watch this afternoon’s edition of Startalk on GMA, starting at 2:30 after Eat, Bulaga!)

Breaking News

• Ruffa Gutierrez (photo, with daughters Lorin and Venice) is now legally single. Her petition for the Declaration of Nullity of Marriage against her estranged husband Yilmaz Bektas has been granted by the Regional Trial Court of Taguig City, “declaring the same to be null and void under Article 36 of the Family Code” last Jan. 17. Custody of the un-couple’s daughters Lorin Gabriella and Venezia Loran was awarded to Ruffa.

• It’s another boy for Krista Ranillo (photo, with son Nate) and husband Nino Jefferson Lim who informed Funfare that Krista is due to give birth in July. Nate is turning a year old on April 5 and his parents are hosting a party at their new home in an exclusive village in Valencia, California, on April 8.

What’s up?

• It’s auditing time in several (er, all) networks. The big boss of one of them might be pleasantly surprised to learn that payment for the caterers is delayed by nine months and that of the car services by one year.

• Graduates of Victorino Mapa High School (formerly Manila East High School) will have their grand homecoming tomorrow, Feb. 26, at the Le Pavilion, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. Among them: National Artist Jose Joya, SGV co-founders Washington SyCip and Alfredo M. Velayo, Judge Esperanza Fabon, Rico J. Puno, Julio Diaz, Verni Varga and Funfare’s “other beauty expert” Celso de Guzman Caparas. For inquiries, call Jojo Posadas at 0917-8718186, Vangie Evangelista at 0949-3495531, Eve Grande at 0927-9148012, Emms San Juan at 0923-4958364 or Fe Paredes at 254-1984 (alumni office).

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