Author: Patricia Dela Roca

Actress-host Anne Curtis graced the recently held GMA Gala 2023 clad in an Audrey Hepburn-inspired look and a white dress that, according to netizens, looked familiar and similar to a local food ingredient.  Anne and fellow hosts of Kapamilya noontime show It’s Showtime including Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, and Jhong Hilario joined other Kapuso celebrities at the event held at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City, last Saturday, July 22. The theme for this year’s GMA Gala Night was “elegant formal” and it was only natural for Anne to walk the red carpet exuding vintage elegance wearing a white Yves…

Veteran actress Sylvia Sanchez gave a warm welcome to her soon-to-be-daughter-in-law Maine Mendoza as the new addition to their family. In an Instagram post uploaded on Monday, July 24, Sylvia shared footage and some snaps of the bridal shower hosted by her family for her son Arjo Atayde’s fiancée. The women of the Atayde family attended the pajama party-themed event in the comfort of their sleepwear. In a video, Sylvia can be seen introducing Maine wearing a veil to Arjo’s aunts, grandmothers, and other female relatives where one even referenced the greeting “Hi Barbie” from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie and…

TV host Karla Estrada has finally graduated from college, joining the list of celebrities who earned their degrees this year. Karla graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Office Administration at the Philippine Christian University. She shared the good news in an Instagram reel uploaded on Saturday, July 22, with a compilation video of her graduation photos. “To GOD be the Glory??, Develop a passion in Learning. You will never cease to grow,” Karla wrote in the caption. The Face 2 Face host expressed her gratitude to her alma mater for helping her achieve her dream of finishing…

“A night to remember.” This was Marco Gallo’s caption on his Instagram reel showing a clip of him asking his love team partner Heaven Peralejo out on an official date. The Rain in Espana couple Marco Gallo and Heaven Peralejo, popularly known as MarVen, sent kilig to their fans after publicly setting their first-ever official date in an event last Friday, July 21. Marco, in an all-white suit and a white shirt with a single big heart print, made a surprise appearance at the BingoPlus Day: The Jackpot Party where Heaven was among the guest performers. After Heaven sang the…

An old video of Andrea Brillantes admitting to completely having no sense of smell has resurfaced. This was after the actress exposed her ex-boyfriend Ricci Rivero for not washing his laundry for a year.  Back in 2022, the Kapamilya star told broadcaster Karen Davila in an exclusive interview about her struggles with having a rare condition called congenital anosmia, which means she was born with no sense of smell. “Ipinanganak akong walang sense of smell,” Andrea said in Karen’s vlog which was posted on the latter’s YouTube channel. “Wala po akong pang-amoy at all. Wala po talaga. As in pwede…

Is this the most “Pinoy-coded” experience a K-pop idol can have? Two members of the South Korean boy group The Boyz, Eric and Sunwoo, were spotted by a fan wading through floodwaters during their short stay in the Philippines.  The 11-member group recently held their highly anticipated first-ever solo concert ZENERATION IN MANILA, on July 15, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. At the time, tropical depression Dodong brought rainfall to several areas in the country including Manila.  A 13-second video uploaded by online user @polaberryy, captured Sunwoo and Eric, also popularly known for their pairing name SunRic, having their authentic…

American supermodel Gigi Hadid shared a photo dump of bikini photos with the caption “All’s well that ends well” following news of her release on bail. She was eariler arrested in Cayman Islands over illegal possession of marijuana, the US media reported. On July 10, the 28-year-old model flew on a private jet from the US for a summer vacation to Cayman Islands and touched down at Owen Roberts International Airport where she went through the customs with her luggage. E! News quoted a report from a news outlet based in Cayman Islands, Cayman Marl Road, that said Gigi and…

The man behind the viral video that showed fans barging into Lea Salonga’s dressing room after her Broadway show, Here Lies Love, acknowledged the consequences of his actions, but expressed no regrets. Christopher Carpila, a salon owner and theater enthusiast, aired his side of the story in an exclusive interview with broadcaster couple Julius Babao and Christine Bersola-Babao as a guest in their show Julius and Tintin on One News. The episode was uploaded on Tuesday on their YouTube channel. The uploader detailed the events that led to their access backstage and into Lea’s dressing room area. According to Christopher,…

“Ako rin nagulat!” This was Belle Mariano’s reaction to the trending clip that showed her calling her love team partner Donny Pangilinan “babe.” In a recent vlog by TV writer Darla Sauler, it was discussed how the Kapamilya pair, popularly known as DonBelle, sent their fans into a frenzy with just one sentence: “Babe, try mo ‘yung lato-lato.” The He’s Into Her star used the word “babe” to catch Donny’s attention as she was urging him to try playing the trending local toy “lato-lato.” DonBelle fans were quick to catch on to their favorite loveteam’s apparent term of endearment, expressing…

Singer-songwriter Janno Gibbs shared his two cents on Lea Salonga’s viral video that showed Filipino fans trying to enter her dressing room area. In a two-minute video uploaded by a man named Cristopher Retokelly Carpila on July 15, some Filipino fans were seen attempting to enter Lea’s dressing room area to take photos with the theater actress after performing in the Broadway musical Here Lies Love. Lea can be seen engaging with them professionally despite being visibly upset, saying they weren’t allowed backstage for “security reasons” unless they were included on the guest list. She instead instructed to wait for her…