Kapamilya and Kapuso artists are coming together in the upcoming season of Pinoy Big Brother (PBB). Kuya himself made the big announcement in Iya Villania’s 24 Oras report on Monday. The collaboration was formalized through a contract signing held between the two media giants on Tuesday, January 28 at the PPB house. The hit reality show’s new edition will feature ABS-CBN network’s Star Magic artists as well as GMA network’s Sparkle talents. Dubbed the “PBB Celebrity Edition Collab,” the new season marks the show’s 20th anniversary celebration. “For the first time, PBB opens the doors of the iconic Bahay ni…
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Veteran Filipino-American actress Gloria Romero, dubbed the “Queen of Philippine Cinema,” has passed away. She was 91 years old. Romero’s daughter, Maritess Gutierrez, relayed in an ABS-CBN report that her mom “passed away peacefully” on Saturday, January 25. Maritess was also quoted saying in a social media post: “In this time of loss, our family deeply appreciates the support, prayers, sympathy, all the lovely messages and heartfelt condolences that we’ve received.” Actress Lovely Rivero also made known Romero’s passing in a Facebook post. “Rest well, our Movie Queen, Tita GLORIA ROMERO,” she wrote as caption alongside photos of the late…
Jak Roberto was left dumbfounded when the crowd referenced his ex-girlfriend Barbie Forteza during a sing-along at a public event. A TikTok video has gone viral showing the Kapuso actor at San Pablo Laguna’s Coco festival last January 14. Jak entertained the crowd by singing Orange and Lemons’ “Hanggang Kailan.” As he reached the chorus, Jak let the crowd to join him in singing. To his surprise, the audience humorously altered the lyrics, changing “Umuwi Ka Na Baby” to “Umuwi Ka Na Barbie,” subtly referencing his former relationship. “Ano?!” a puzzled Jak reacted while laughingly pointing the mic back to…
Heart Evangelista has reiterated that she has not undergone any surgical cosmetic procedures—except for one specific enhancement. In a recently posted Instagram video, the socialite and fashion icon emphasized that the only cosmetic procedure she’s had was a lip enhancement. “Lips lang ‘yung naiba. Lips lang ‘yung pinagawa ko,” Heart said laughing as a staff member showed her a throwback magazine cover of the actress. “It’s true, I’m just saying the truth. Now if you don’t accept, well, wait for judgement day. Because this is all real except [this],” added Heart, while pointing to her lips. Heart went on to…
“B.A.D” singer Denise Julia couldn’t help but gush after Red Velvet’s Wendy played her song on the K-pop star’s own radio show. “IM GONNA DIE,” Denise wrote as published in an X post, in reaction to Wendy vibing to her song “Lackin” on her radio program, “Wendy’s Youngstreet.” IM GONNA DIE https://t.co/Yus53Qh7rp— denise julia ♡ (@denisejvlia) January 21, 2025 Denise went on to express her disbelief, writing in subsequent post: “ IS THIS REAAAALLLLL [?].” The rising R&B star once mentioned that she is a fan of the K-pop quintet composed of Wendy, Seulgi, Irene, Joy, and Yeri who are behind…
Another Pinoy in the global K-pop scene! P-pop boy group PLUUS’ “Shining Star” JL Gaspar is officially set to make his K-pop idol debut after ranking first in the survival show/global boy group audition show “Universe League.” The 20-year-old secured his spot in the multinational group AHOF (All-time Hall of Famer), after his team, Rhythm, emerged victorious at the show’s grand finale on Saturday, January 25. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AHOF 아홉 (@ahof_official) In Universe League, 42 contestants were divided into three teams—Rhythm, Groove, and Beat—with 14 members in each, competing in various challenges for…
Alden Richards is grieving the loss of his grandfather who recently passed away. A report by 24 Oras’ Chika Minute on Thursday said the Kapuso star lost his granddad two weeks ago, which led to his social media hiatus. “Drop everything. Walang makakapagil sa’kin na kahit sino when it comes to my family,” Alden said of his grandfather’s death. “If something goes wrong or something happens, kasi, of course, we live in a very demanding world of show business, but iba kasi ang usapan ‘pag pamilya na,” added the 33-year-old actor. Alden recently starred in the GMA historical series Pulang…
A veteran Singaporean actor sought help from Raffy Tulfo’s “Wanted sa Radyo” program after losing approximately 1.5 million pesos after being deceived by a Filipina woman he met through a dating site. Laurence Pang narrated in the program how a certain “Mika” he met through the dating app called “Pinalove” in December 2024 expressed interest in him and tricked him into investing in a fake online business in the Philippines. Admittedly smitten by Mika’s charm, Pang got convinced to join as a reseller, only to realize later that she was selling the products on a fake version of Japanese e-commerce…
Kapuso “Ultimate Star” Jennylyn Mercado has officially renewed her contract with her home network GMA. The actress turned emotional as she expressed joy and deep gratitude over her contract renewal and more than two decades ties with GMA, during the contract signing event on Tuesday. “Wala naman akong ibang pupuntahan, ‘yung destination ko palaging here, palaging GMA. I can say that I am home,” said the actress. “Actually, hindi ko alam kung tama bang sabihin na ‘I am home, am back kasi hindi naman po talaga ako nawala, para lang akong nagbakasyon. “I am here, I am back, I am…
Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber have shrugged off marital woes rumors by posting photos of each other after the singer unfollowed the latter on Instagram. The married couple took to the photo-sharing app to update fans that all is well between them despite speculations of rift following Justin’s move to unfollow Hailey on the gram. The two drew concern among eagle-eyed fans who noticed that Hailey wasn’t on Justin’s following list. Justin, however, denied in a now-deleted Instagram story that he unfollowed Hailey. “Someone went on my account and unfollowed my wife,” explained Justin, who has since followed Hailey…