Is Ruby Ruiz the new Dolly De Leon in the making? The official trailer for the newest Amazon Prime series, “Expats” was finally released on Tuesday, December 19, featuring Hollywood actresses Nicole Kidman and Amelyn Pardenilla, and veteran Filipina actress Ruby Ruiz as part of the cast. Adapted from Janice Y. K. Lee’s 2016 novel “The Expatriates,” the six-part limited series is directed by Lulu Wang and revolves around a group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events. Ruby plays the role of Nicole’s nanny. As the first Filipina to secure a role in…
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Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee reacted humorously to recent gossip linking her to Sarah Lahbati. Amidst controversies surrounding actress Sarah Lahbati’s marital woes with husband Richard Gutierrez, speculations emerged suggesting an extra-marital affair. While Richard was previously linked to Kapuso actress Kazel Kinouchi, who quickly debunked speculations, a recent rumor tied Sarah allegedly not to a man, but a woman. Speculations pointed to Michelle in connection to the rumors, especially since the beauty queen-actress openly identified as bisexual this year. In response, Michelle addressed the rumors through her MMDVERSE on Telegram. Dee reacted to a screenshot of a news…
Anonymous sources have reportedly claimed that Kathryn Bernardo supposedly discovered ex-boyfriend Daniel Padilla’s affair with Andrea Brillantes, leading to their split after 11 years of being together. Entertainment news outlet PEP shared an update on the controversies surrounding the breakup of the well-known love team gathered from their unnamed sources, two of which were allegedly close with Kathryn and Daniel. According to the PEP’s unnamed sources, Andrea personally reached out to Kathryn to discuss something, which turned out to be her confession of her private meetings with Daniel. The younger actress was supposedly “intoxicated” when she headed to her meetup…
“Ang lovelife ko ay naka-hang ngayon.” TV host-actress Kim Chiu had this to say about the status of her love life amid the controversies surrounding her rumored breakup with longtime partner Xian Lim. This occurred after Diamond Star Maricel Soriano asked about Kim’s current romantic relationship in the veteran actress’s latest YouTube vlog, where she took on the role of being Kim’s “Yaya for a day”. As the two walked through the ABS-CBN hallway, Maricel directly asked Kim about the status of her love life. “Ang dami-daming nagbubulungan, kamusta raw ang lovelife mo?” Maricel inquired, catching Kim off guard. “Tinatanong…
Popstar royalty Sarah Geronimo’s sizzling performance of the popular TikTok dance trend song “Water” caught the attention of its original singer Tyla. During the December 17 episode of Sarah G Specials, featured in the noontime variety show ASAP Natin ‘To, Sarah dazzled the ASAP stage with her performance of the TikTok hit, Water. Tyla reposted a video of Sarah’s performance uploaded by a user on X, praising people who performed her song with so much vigor. “It’s so crazy seeing people perform my song with huge productions, costumes, choreo etc. etc… what the heck,” the South African music sensation wrote.…
The entertainment industry is in grief after the death of seasoned actor Ronaldo Valdez. The death of Ronaldo Valdez, or James Ronald Dulaca Gibbs in real life, was confirmed by the police on December 17, 2023. He was 77 years old. One of his children, comedian Janno Gibbs, also released a statement confirming the passing of his father on his verified Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Janno Ilagan Gibbs (@jannolategibbs) The comment section poured with condolences from TV personalities and netizens. Other celebrities expressed their grief with messages and tributes for Valdez. Among them…
Alex Gonzaga openly admitted undergoing a facial enhancement in her latest social media update featuring her enhanced nose. In her recent photos, Alex took pride in showing off the results after undergoing rhinoplasty. She expressed, “I say do what makes you happy! After so many years of contemplating, last month I finally decided to do it. Wala ng nakapigil. Now you nose! ?” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Gonzaga-Morada (@cathygonzaga) Alex quipped about her husband Mikee Morada in a separate post, “Magpaganda ka habang wala sa bahay asawa mo.. pagbalik nya tapos nagtaka sya saka…
“Kung hindi obvious, ewan ko na lang!” This was singer-actor JK Labajo’s response to questions about the inspiration behind his popular “breakup” song, Ere, which he revealed was also from his own heartbreaking experience. In an interview with ABS-CBN News, JK, also popularly known as Juan Karlos, did not hesitate to admit that the hit song was inspired by his split with Maureen Wroblewitz. This was during a TikTok event last Monday, Dec. 11, where JK was among the attendees. “Kung hindi obvious, ewan ko na lang!” JK told the press. “Well, I’m not really hiding anything, it’s a super…
Box office director Cathy Garcia-Sampana recently aired her statement regarding directing the movies of well-known love team and now ex-couple Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. According to a previous report by ABS-CBN News, the two were supposed to work together in a comeback movie directed by Garcia-Sampana. Last December 2022, the director confirmed that a new film starring Kathryn and Daniel was set to start production this year, teasing at the time that it will be “very different” from their past projects. During the Star Magic screening of Alexa Ilacad and KD Estrada’s microfilm Toss Coin on Sunday, Dec. 10,…
Various vlogs and anonymous reports have suggested that Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo will soon be parting ways with ABS-CBN. Following Kathryn’s widely publicized split with ex-boyfriend Daniel Padilla, several rumors have circulated regarding the reason for their split, including speculations about the status of their contracts with their network. ABS-CBN News reached out to Kathryn’s mother, Min, to clarify whether her daughter plans to switch networks. Min put an end to the ongoing speculations about the actress’ supposed network move by dismissing the rumors, saying they stemmed from Kathryn’s controversial split with Daniel. “Nooooo,” the actress’ mom told ABS-CBN News,…