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Filipina actress-musician Chai Fonacier has been cast alongside Hollywood stars Eva Green and Mark Strong in director Lorcan Finnegan’s upcoming film Nocebo, a psychological thriller currently in production in Ireland, Variety exclusively reported on Thursday. The US media outlet reported that Nocebo is the first-ever co-production between Ireland and the Philippines. It tells the story of “a fashion designer (Green) suffering from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband (Strong) until help arrives in the form of a Filipino carer (Fonacier), who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.” The report described Fonacier as…

Heart Evangelista shared some of her personal bedroom rules to keep her marriage with husband Chiz Escudero fresh and exciting. “Ako, pag natutulog ako, super gown ako,” the Kapuso star said in her YouTube interview with celebrity beauty doctor Aivee Aguilar-Teo. “I wear silk, robe na maganda because wala ka na ngang makeup, (so) gandahan mo na. It feels good ha. Even in the morning, it feels good to wake up like that,” she added. She also follows what she learned from her father, Rey Ongpauco — that is, to make sure she leaves something for herself.  “My dad would…

Colleagues asked for prayers for veteran ABS-CBN journalist Doris Bigornia as she’s scheduled for an open heart surgery after suffering a heart attack over the weekend. “Stay strong, ma. Maraming nagmamahal sa ‘yo,” Doris’ daughter Nikki Bigornia tweeted late Tuesday, February 23. Fellow journalists like Karen Davila and Jeff Canoy took to social media to show support for Doris as she goes through this health challenge. Karen said: “Please pray for our colleague Doris Bigornia. She recently had a heart attack and is in need of open hearrt surgery. Doris, we — your kapamilyas are here for you.” Entertainment reporter…

Julia Barretto was straightforward in her answer when asked what else is still missing at this point in her life. “A baby!” she told her older sister Dani Barretto-Panlilio in the latter’s vlog titled “Questions I Never Asked Julia” on February 22. Asked if she’s serious, Julia said, “It’s true! Yeah. That’s the only thing.” She said “sure” when told if she wanted to have one when she’s 25 or around the same age Dani gave birth to her daughter. “So that’s just it?” a laughing Dani had to repeat her question. “That’s it. I just want that. No really,…

Filipino-American online sensation Bretman Rock shared his regrets about his relationship with his father who passed away in 2019. In Episode 2 of his first YouTube reality show MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock, the Hawaii-based influencer brought up the topic of his father’s death while giving his sister Princess Mae a lucky bamboo gift. The 22-year-old, who was born Bretman Sacayanan in Cagayan Valley, said it was like gifting her sister a piece from their father because “he had a greenhouse outside our house in the Philippines.” Bretman said he wished her sister got to spend more time with their father…

John Lloyd Cruz has been paired with some of the most sought-after leading ladies in the film and TV industry. But among his past onscreen partners, there’s one whom he considers as the “most special”. During an interview Friday (February 19), with MTRCB chair Maria Rachel Arenas, the actor-on-leave, whose past female co-stars included Bea Alonzo, Toni Gonzaga, Angel Locsin and Sarah Geronimo, was asked who among them is “special” to him. John Lloyd, who’s been on indefinite hiatus since 2017, said, “Pinaka-special po sa lahat ng mga nakapareha ko sa pelikula… siguro si Luis Manzano. Siya po yung pinaka-special. He added,…

Pia Wurtzbach recalled being in a relationship with a guy who didn’t want to talk about marriage. In Pia’s new Spotify podcast, Between Us Queens, with fellow beauty queens Carla Lizardo and Bianca Guidotti, they discussed the “dreaded” question, “Kelan ka mag-aasawa?” that’s being asked of women when they reach a certain age. The hosts agreed it’s okay for women to ask “difficult” questions about future plans, including marriage, at one point in their relationships. For them, it’s a relationship red flag when their significant other would avoid the subject and “suddenly disappear”. “I had a relationship like that. Yeah (he…

Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla didn’t shy away from discussing plans about getting married and having their own family. In Kathryn’s vlog released on Valentine’s Day, February 14, she decided to throw questions at Daniel or DJ she had never dared to ask him before. “We’ve been together for nine years now and I realized ang dami ko pa palang di natanong kay DJ na random questions. Hopefully after this mas makilala ko pa siya lalo,” she said at the beginning of the video. One of the questions she asked Daniel was if there were times he regretted that they met…

Vin Abrenica and Sophie Albert celebrated Valentine’s Day with a pregnancy reveal. Vin, 29, and Sophie, 30, announced that they’re expecting their first child a day after they made the revelation they have been engaged since December 12, 2020. The couple shared a teaser clip from their full engagement video on Sunday, February 14, in their respective accounts, which showed Sophie’s baby bump. “8 years together and bound forever by our greatest love thus far. See you soon our little one!” Sophie said in an Instagram post. “I can’t wait to hold you! ?? Thank you everyone for your all…

It’s a “happy hearts day” for BinJin fans as mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. just dropped its TVC featuring reel-to-real K-drama couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin.    This is the first time the Crash Landing On You (CLOY) lead stars are seen together onscreen after they officially confirmed that they’re dating last January 1. The TVC, which is set to Ben & Ben’s original song Inevitable, sees the two searching for each other in a crowded city with the help of 5G technology. Their pairing in this commercial brings back all the CLOY feels of how seemingly impossible connections can be…