Author: Patricia Dela Roca

Singer-actor Hansen Nichols has passed away after second battle with cancer. Singer Bugoy Drilon took to social media to deeply mourn the passing of his close friend and fellow artist. Bugoy and Hansen were batchmates in the second season of ABS-CBN’s singing reality show Pinoy Dream Academy in 2008. Bugoy shared some photos and videos of him with Hansen in the latter’s final days accompanied by a lengthy, heartfelt message about their friendship on his verified Instagram page last Friday, January 12. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BOOGS (@bugoydrilon) Bugoy’s opening words were, “My core friend,…

Actress Kylie Padilla was recently spotted in a shopping mall with a non-showbiz guy rumored to be her boyfriend. On Tuesday night, January 9, a netizen shared a short clip on TikTok of Kylie exiting an establishment with a man sporting long hair and arm tattoos. @ivhetgonzales Yes naman? #fypシ #kyliepadilla #encantadia_amihan? #xyzbca ♬ original sound – hairbyharleyy The caption of the uploader read, “Yes naman? #fypシ #kyliepadilla #encantadia_amihan? #xyzbca” In the comments section, some netizens mentioned that the man accompanying Kylie owns a tattoo shop. It has been a year since Kylie was first seen with the said man…

“Everything happens for a reason.” This was Xian Lim’s response to rekindling his romance with his ex-girlfriend Kim Chiu. In a report by Pang-Masa, Xian was asked to comment about his recent split during the press conference for GMA-7’s new series, Love, Die, Repeat. At the media con, the curious crowd managed to get an answer when they asked the actor if, similar to the title of the series, there’s something he’d like to repeat in real life when it comes to love. “I think in life, everything happens for a reason. ‘Yun lang naman po ‘yun. Hindi man umulit…

Senior High stars Xyriel Manabat and Andrea Brillantes both opened the possibility of working on a Girls’ Love (GL) series together in the future. In a report by Pilipino Star Ngayon, Xyriel shared her thoughts on doing an on-screen kissing scene for the first time during a press conference for the Senior High’s finale last Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 9. According to the actress, she prefers to do her first kissing scene with a female co-star. “Feeling ko kung mag-o-oncam ako or onscreen na first kissing scene, gusto ko talaga sa babae. Kasi feeling ko, mas kumportable ako pag ganu’n,” Xyriel…

Kapuso hunk actor David Licauco’s answer during an episode of GMA’s game show Family Feud went viral online after he mentioned the name of a popular adult actress, Maria Ozawa. In the Monday episode of Family Feud, hosted by Kapuso star Dingdong Dantes, David, together with his love team partner, Barbie Forteza played against each other with their teams. David’s team consisted of his friends and classmates, including his best friend, fellow Kapuso actor Dustin Yu. Meanwhile, Team Barbie was led by Barbie, along with her father Tony, and her makeup artist-stylist. In the third round, Dingdong’s survey question read:…

Kapuso actress Kazel Kinouchi addressed her alleged involvement in a celebrity couple’s controversial breakup. In an episode of GMA talk show Sarap, ‘Di Ba?, its hosts Carmina Villaroel, together with her twins Mavy and Cassy Legaspi, were joined by the former’s co-stars in the Kapuso hit series Abot Kamay ang Pangarap, Jillian Ward, Kazel Kinouchi, and Chuckie Dreyfus. A portion of the program involved a hot seat question for each of the guests. For Kazel, she was asked how she felt about being involved with a couple’s split. While the names of the couple were not mentioned in the show,…

Stand-up comedian and actor Jo Koy opened up about the challenges and criticisms he faced for his hosting performance at the Golden Globes. Koy made history as the first Filipino-American to host the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7 (US time). In an interview with the American talk show Good Morning America on Monday, Jan. 8 (US time), Koy expressed his candid thoughts on his performance. “It’s a tough room. It was a hard job. I’m not gonna lie. Getting that gig and having the amount of time that we had to prepare — that was a crash…

Veteran American broadcaster Howard Stern expressed his views on the challenges of hosting awards shows amid Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy’s controversial Golden Globes hosting gig. Jo Koy found himself in hot water after his viral hosting performance at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, a job he acquired less than two weeks ago. Koy’s hosting stint featured a range of “playful” jabs such as a comment on the length of Oppenheimer, and a quip about Barbie being based on “a plastic doll with big breasts”. He also made a quip about American singer Taylor Swift, playfully comparing the Golden Globes to…

In a heartwarming celebration on the GMA talk show “Sarap, ‘Di Ba?”, Mavy and Cassy Legaspi marked their birthday with a special episode hosted by their mother, Carmina Villarroel. Carmina took a poignant moment to express her heartfelt wishes for Mavy and Cassy who turned 23 last Saturday, Jan. 6. “Ang wish ko lang talaga is to have inner peace and inner joy,” Carmina shared during the emotional moment. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CASSY LEGASPI (@cassy) The Kapuso actress also took the opportunity to address recent rumors surrounding Mavy’s alleged split with his girlfriend, Kyline…

Good news, moviegoers! In response to the demand from the public, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) happily announced the extension of the theatrical run for its 10 featured films after the collective box-office earnings reached P1 billion. The 10 movies in this year’s lineup are “A Family of 2 (A Mother and Son Story),” “(K)Ampon,” “Penduko,” “Rewind,” “Becky and Badette,” “Broken Heart’s Trip,” “Firefly,” “GomBurZa,” “Mallari,” and “When I Met You in Tokyo.” Atty. Don Artes, the acting chairman of MMDA and MMFF overall concurrent chairman, shared in a statement that due to “numerous calls and social media requests”,…