Apo ni Gloria mas nakilalang chef kesa artista

Hulaan n’yo naman kung bakit Romero ang apelyidong napili ng batikang aktres na si Gloria Romero for her screen name?

Well, may kuwento. Medyo matagal-tagal na rin daw lumalabas bilang extra si Gloria sa ilang Sampaguita Pictures Films, when the late Dr. Jose Perez summoned her for an interview.

When asked what her name was, kiming sumagot daw si Gloria. Gloria Galla po.

“Okey ang first name mo,” ani daw ni Dr. Perez. “Pero, walang ningning ang apelyido mo. Palitan natin.”

At saka namataan daw ni Dr. Perez si Direktor Eddie Romero.

Well, he decided to have Gloria adopt Romero for her surname.

Later, napangasawa ni Gloria ang kanyang fellow Sampaguita na si Juancho Gutierrez.

Medyo matagal nang binawian ng buhay si Juancho.

Of Gloria, did we hear it right that her only apo, Chris Gu­tierrez, at one time, a Star Magic talent, is now a chef, just like his Mom, Maritess (Gutierrez), only child nina Gloria and the late Juancho?

Now nearing her mid-80s, aktibo pa rin sa showbiz si Gloria, may series siyang hinu-host weekly sa Kapuso.

She just won a best actress trophy for the movie, Rainbow’s Sunset, which was an entry in the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Aiko inaabangan kung makakasama sa oathtaking ng BF na pulitiko

Will Aiko Melendez stand next to her boyfriend Jay Khonghun, when he takes his oath of office as the newly elected Vice Governor of Zambales?

Common knowledge, especially among the Zambaleño na naging malaking tulong si Aiko sa victory ni Vice Gov. Jay. Common knowledge din, of course, na hanggang ngayon ‘di pa annulled ang marriage ni Vice Gov. sa kanyang wife, with whom he reportedly has a son.

In the case of Aiko, if Vice Gov. Jay finally marries her, it will be the third marriage for the former Regal Baby. She was first married kay Jomari ­Yllana, Dad ng kanyang panganay na si Andrei, now in college na.

Jomari is now a politician, too. He has been re-elected bilang Parañaque City Councilor for the second time.

With second husband, chef Martin Jickain, Aiko has a daughter, Marthena, na nearing teenager na.

With the election over, Aiko will keep herself busy again sa showbiz. She will soon start a new soap, Primadonna, for GMA-7.

Huling napanood si Aiko sa soap na Wildflo­wer, top billed by Maja Salvador, and produced by ABS-CBN.

Janice mas epektib na kontrabida kaya niligwak sa Mea Culpa

Napaikli ang pagganap ni Janice de Belen bilang ina ni Jodi Sta Maria sa trending series na Sino Ang May Sala? Mea Culpa. Obviously dahil kasunod ang airing nito sa The General’s Daughter (TGD), top billed naman by Angel Locsin, where she plays din an important role.

Bagama’t parehong maganda ang role ni Janice sa dalawang soap, mas powerful ang kanyang performance bilang kontrabida sa TGD. And she has a leading man in TGD, si Tirso Cruz III, na kontrabida rin ang role.

Since her break-up from husband, John Estrada, Janice has never been romantically linked to anyone. John, of course, now a Kapuso, is married na to a former beauty queen, Priscilla Meirelles, a Brazilian.

While John just have only one kid, a girl, with Priscilla, with Janice, he has four, three girls and a boy. All grown up na.

Ketchup inimbento lang

Could it be true that comedian Ketchup Eusebio chose to have for his first name bilang Ketchup, dahil mahilig siya sa catsup?

Ganado raw siyang kumain kapag may catsup na kasama ang kanyang ulam.

Ketchup’s real name is Michael Allen Eusebio.