Kim Chiu was in tears after learning she was included in Forbes Asia’s list of most influential stars on social media across Asia-Pacific for her Bawal Lumabas gaffe-turned-campaign. Released on Tuesday, the unranked, inaugural list called Asia’s 100 Digital Stars highlighted “celebrities who, despite cancelled physical events and activities, managed to remain active and relevant, largely by using social media to interact with their fans, raise awareness and inspire optimism” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Kim was recognized for turning her viral but widely-bashed Bawal Lumabas statement against ABS-CBN’s shutdown back in May into a hit single and merchandise to raise…
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Hunk actor Carlos Agassi needed 10 stitches after getting into an accident at his home gym. “Every week before my birthday, I always get into an accident. I can’t explain if it’s coincidence, bad luck or good luck, a sign or an omen,” wrote Carlo in a recent Instagram post sharing clips of him getting treatment at the emergency room. Carlo said that had to drive and rush himself to the hospital after he “slipped cause my rubber shoes broke and I face planted.” Fortunately, he was still conscious during that time, and thanked his non-showbiz girlfriend Sarina Yamamoto for…
“Jollibee but make it LV.” Anne Curtis recently shared a photo of herself in Louis Vuitton and netizens think it’s “Jollibee-inspired.” The actress-host on Saturday posted her OOTD and quickly caught the attention of her fans. “Game Face on. #GameOn #LVCruise @louisvuitton,” wrote the Kapamilya star on her social media accounts. Other Pinoy netizens, nevertheless, noticed how the designer dress’ color combination has some resemblance to the service crew uniform of the popular fast-food chain that Anne incidentally endorses. “Jollibee Crew But Make It Fashion,” wrote a Facebook user. “Parang Jollibee uniform ang color combinations hehehe still beautiful as always,” said a…
It looks like Baby Thylane is a pasta lover more than what her parents thought she was. Nico Bolzico on Sunday shared an adorable clip of Baby Thylane feeding herself with pasta and making a cute mess with the sauce spread all over her face. “In my opinion #TiliBolz likes pasta, but I am not a nutritionist so I am not sure,” wrote Nico as caption. In the video, his wife Solenn can also be heard talking to their 11-month-old daughter whom they fondly call Tili. “Tili…Um I take it you loved it. Would that be a mistake?” mused Solenn. …
Aicelle Santos is now a mom to a baby girl! The Kapuso singer welcomed her firstborn named Zandrine Anne with broadcast journalist husband Mark Zambrano on Saturday, December 5. Sharing a photo of their baby girl in an Instagram post on Sunday, Aicelle related how their daughter “cried really loud, slept the whole day, had some of mommy’s milk and was up all night until 7am today!” The newbie mom also thanked their doctors and those who sent them well-wishes. Mark, on the other hand, shared the same photo which he simply captioned, “Complete,” along the hashtag of their baby’s full name. …
Actor-comedian Dennis Padilla has reunited with his daughter Julia Barretto. The House Arrest of Us actor on Sunday shared a photo of his unexpected meeting with the 23-year-old actress. “Biglang nagkita… Miss u anak!! Love you!!” Dennis captioned his photo that showed him widely smiling and looking happy over the reunion with his eldest child with ex Marjorie Barretto. He also shared a clip of Julia inviting netizens to watch his upcoming comedy film Pakboys: Taklusa. Pakboys is an official entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival which also stars fellow comedians Janno Gibbs, Jerald Napoles and Andrew E.
Kapuso actor Dingdong Dantes was seen personally delivering goods to his customers via his own delivery service company Dingdong PH. A set of photos shared by TV personality James Deakin on Thursday showed the Descendants of the Sun star on the road, wearing the Dingdong PH uniform and doing a delivery on his BMW motorcycle. “Spotted! Is that THE Ding Dong Dantes delivering personally??? Btw, nice bike!!!! Not sure which one I’m more starstruck with ???,” wrote Deakin on Facebook. “Good job bro! #dingdongspotted,” he added. The Facebook post has since gone viral with over 20,000 reactions as of writing.…
Michael Pacquiao expressed his gratitude after hitting over one million streams on the popular music streaming app Spotify. According to Spotify’s year-end Wrapped, a summary of engagement with artists’ music on the platform, Michael’s music has garnered 1.3 million streams with listeners coming from 83 countries. The 18-year-old rising hip-hop artist took to social media to thank everyone who supported his work this year. “First of all, I thank God for everything he has given me ? I thank you to all of my fans across the world ?? despite all the stress this year, you guys have made my…
Before they got married, Bettinna Carlos revealed that her husband Mikki Eduardo also got down on one knee to ask her daughter Gummy to be her father. In an Instagram post on Friday, Bettinna shared photos of her entrepreneur husband popping the question to her nine-year-old daughter on the night before their wedding last December 2. “He asked her (if) she will allow him to be her father and raise her up to the fear and knowledge of the Lord. To which she said YES!❤,” Bettinna captioned the series of heartwarming pictures from the “proposal”. Mikki admitted to being “more…
Arjo Atayde turned emotional as he was hailed Best Actor at the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards for his lead performance in the ABS-CBN/iWant series Bagman. The Kapamilya actor bested all other nominees from China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand for his portrayal of a barber whose life is turned upside down as he enters the dangerous world of politics. Now on its third year, the AACA honors the “best content and creatives” from across the Asia-Pacific region. “It’s a dream come true, man. Amazing! I’m happy to be showing Filipino talent out there.…