Author: Latest Chika STAR

Assunta De Rossi has given birth to her first baby with husband Jules Ledesma after what she described as “almost 20 years of waiting”. They named their daughter Giulia Fiorentina Alessandra or Fiore for short. The news of the baby girl’s arrival was first shared by family friend and publicist Jun Lalin in a social media post. According to Lalin, Assunta gave birth early morning today, October 23, 7:06 a.m. at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City. The baby weighed a little over five pounds and “delivered via elective CS at 38 weeks due to myoma uteri.”…

Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla couldn’t help but react to the criticism against Manila Bay’s “white sand beach” as part of the government’s multi-million-peso beautification project on the tourist attraction. “Nung puro basura walang nagrereklamo, ngayon na pinaganda… Can you believe it? Ngayon sila nag-reklamo? Ang hindi ko maintindihan is lagi natin hinahanap kung saan napunta yung tax na binabayad natin. Ayan oh. At least yan nakikita natin di ba. Tapos ma-complain pa rin?” the TV host said. Mariel made the comment on the Instagram post of actor husband Robin Padilla, who shared a news item on the 2008 landmark decision by the Supreme Court ordering…

Bea Alonzo can’t help but feel proud of what John Lloyd Cruz is doing for COVID-19 frontliners in Cebu City. “Proud of you,” said the actress, who tagged her former screen partner’s Instagram handle @dumpsitegallery while flexing a fan’s post that showed him distributing food packs. According to The STAR’s Cebu-based sister publication The Freeman, the Kapamilya actor who’s on leave from showbiz donated food packs to the frontliners in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City where he has been staying since the lockdown. Cruz has also reportedly been active in plotting programs with the barangay that can possibly help young people…

Ellen Adarna had a no-holds-barred Q&A session with her Instagram followers Friday night (May 1) wherein she gave advice on dealing with and moving on from cheating partners based on her own experiences in life. On Saturday, she directly addressed a fan’s question if she was referring to her ex John Lloyd Cruz. It all started when the 32-year-old Cebuana actress told her followers to ask her anything Friday evening and she answered these questions mostly in the Cebuano language via Instagram stories.  One of the most intriguing questions was why people cheat. “Simple kay di sila kontento (Simple because they…

By Niña de Guzman Excited ka na ba for this quarantine to be over? Kating-kati na ba ang mga paa mo para makagala? Nami-miss mo na bang hawakan ang throttle ng iyong motor habang humaharurot sa highway patungo sa iyong kasunod na adventure? Well, bago pa ang lahat ng iyan, mabuting planuhin mo na nang maigi ang iyong ride pagkatapos ng quarantine na ito. Pack light. I-limit mo lamang ang dala mong damit sa isang pang-ibaba at dalawa hanggang tatlong pang-itaas. Maaari ka ring magdala ng raincoat sakaling umulan habang ika’y bumabyahe, encouraged din na ang gagamitin mong gloves kung…

Heart Evangelista is dealing with the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in style. The actress and fashionista said that she’s coming up with masks that are “more pretty” than the usual protective masks. In a series of Instagram stories, she can be seen enlisting the help of her personal stylist Kat Cruz as she explained how to make them “fashionably safe”. “Because life goes on, there’s work and wala akong choice. We are making ourselves fashionably safe,” Heart said. According to her, the material came from Japan but since “it’s not for the virus,” a white filter gets stitched…

Did singers KZ Tandingan and TJ Monterde just pull off a surprise wedding? That’s what the engaged couple’s friends and fans immediately thought after KZ shared Instagram photos of her wearing an all-white jumpsuit complete with bridal veil and bouquet, and TJ looking dapper in a suit. Adding to the confusion were the cryptic captions that came with the posts. She simply wrote “28” in the first post, and bride and groom emojis in the second one. Celebrity friends like Martin Nievera, who has been credited as the couple’s matchmaker and reported to be one of the wedding godparents, naturally…

Now that former Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach is confirmed to be single and ready to mingle again, rumors linking her to Super Junior’s Choi Siwon have once more resurfaced. On Thursday, Pia was reported to have broken up with racecar driver-model Marlon Stockinger. To recall, the 30-year-old beauty queen has been a longtime ELF, a.k.a. name of the Kpop boy group’s fandom, and a huge Siwon fan, who as per old tweets unearthed by her fans, once jokingly called herself as “Mrs. Siwon Choi.” When Pia won Miss Universe in 2015, she was congratulated via an Instagram post by the…

Even before Broadway star Lea Salonga was asked to become the voice of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019 theme song We Win As One, she had already said yes to projects that would make it impossible for her to grace the opening ceremony on November 30 at the Philippine Arena. Foremost of these engagements is starring in Atlantis Productions’ musical thriller Sweeney Todd in Singapore after its Manila run in October. As early as September, during the launch of the theme song, the Voice of the Philippines coach confirmed she won’t be singing it live at the grand event…

Uunahan na ng Regal Entertainment Inc. ang Metro Manila Film Festival 2019. Ipapalabas na nila ang pelikulang The Heiress starring Maricel Soriano and Janella Salvador with McCoy de Leon and Jane de Leon directed by Frasco Mortiz. Intended for 45th MMFF ang The Heiress but sadly, hindi ito nakasama sa four additional official entries na nagkaroon ng announcement kanina (October 16). The bad news: Hindi kami nakapasok sa MMFF. The good news: The Heiress will be shown on November 27! #TheHeiressWalaKangTakas pic.twitter.com/haeb5AY6iP— Frasco Mortiz (@Frasco_Mortiz) October 16, 2019 Nauna nang napili ang four official entries base sa script: Ang Miracle…