Author: Patricia Dela Roca

American pop icon Lady Gaga praised Filipino drag queen Precious Paula Nicole, calling her a “superstar” after a viral performance of her latest single, “Abracadabra.” Last Saturday, Precious took to the stage at Rampa queer club in Quezon City alongside fellow drag queen Popstar Bench. The duo delivered a performance of “Abracadabra,” captivating the audience with a visual spectacle inspired by the song’s official music video. Popstar Bench, who initially conceptualized the performance in celebration of Rampa’s anniversary, originally planned a solo act dressed in white, mirroring Lady Gaga’s look in the video. View this post on Instagram A post…

Andrea Brillantes has officially left Star Magic and is now under the management of talent manager Shirley Kuan. Kuan is known for managing the careers of Bea Alonzo and Albert Martinez. In an interview with MJ Felipe of ABS-CBN News, Andrea expressed her excitement about this transition in her showbiz career, which she refers to as a new era. “Different era for me, sana maging super blessed itong new era na ito,” Andrea said. She added that she has been juggling several new opportunities under her new management. “Nagsasabay-sabay lahat, bagong show, bagong management, tapos magtu-twenty two [years old] na…

South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron was reportedly found dead at her home on Sunday, police confirmed. She was 24. According to reports by The Korea Times and Korea Joong Ang Daily, Kim was discovered at 4:54 p.m. by a friend who had plans to meet with her. Officers from Seoul Seongdong Police Precinct arrived at Kim’s house in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, after receiving a report from her friend who called them after the actress failed to appear at their scheduled meeting. Police officials stated that they have not found any signs of foul play but are continuing to investigate…

Veteran comedy writer Chito Francisco has publicly apologized to fellow comedian Alex Calleja after wrongly accusing him of stealing a “car wash” joke. The accusation came shortly after Alex’s Netflix show “Tamang Panahon” began streaming earlier this week when Chito posted on Facebook, claiming that a “Netflix special” of a “Pinoy stand-up comedian” used his original joke. Francisco further presented a separate post dated September 24, 2019, as proof of his claim that the said joke was originally his. The post contained the joke: “Magpapa-carwash ako. E dahil malapit lang ang carwash, nilakad ko na lang. ‘Di na ko nagdala…

Kapuso actress Ashley Ortega has finally admitted that she is in a relationship with fellow GMA star Mavy Legaspi. During an exclusive interview on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda on Monday Ashley, confirmed the long-standing speculation about her and Mavy. When asked directly if they were officially together, the 26-year-old actress hesitated momentarily but eventually gave a clear response: “I think it’s obvious naman na… yes.” Ashley shared that she and Mavy had known each other for years through common friends but only started going out one-on-one last year. She also clarified that both of them were single at the…

Hunk actor Albie Casiño seemed to have taken a swipe at Andi Eigenmann who is currently facing a controversy with her partner, Philmar Alipayo. Breakup speculations arose after the Andi and Philmar unfollowed each other on Instagram, which was further fueled by the actress’ cryptic posts.  Eigenmann later expressed her frustration over her husband getting matching tattoos with his “girl best friend”, which she described as a betrayal. Amidst the said issue, a social media user recently commented on a photo of Andi’s former boyfriend, Albie Casiño, enjoying a date night with his current partner Michelina, stating, “Dodged a bullet…

OPM hitmaker Yeng Constantino and her husband, Victor Asuncion, celebrated a milestone in their relationship by renewing their marriage vows on their 10th wedding anniversary. Yeng shared moments from their intimate vow renewal ceremony through an Instagram post and Stories along accompanied by a lengthy and emotional message reflecting on their decade of marriage. “Ten years ago, I made a promise to love and cherish you, through all of life’s joys and challenges,” her post began. “Little did we know, our journey would be filled with moments that would test our love, and our patience to each other.” View this…

The scheduled theatrical release of Darryl Yap’s “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma” has been “postponed” due to incomplete documentary requirements. This was confirmed by the director himself in a Facebook post, where he wrote that the film’s producers were unable to immediately secure the necessary documents requested by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). The movie was supposed to hit cinemas last Feb. 5. “Natanggal man ang tansan, nananatili ang iyong ispirito,” he captioned his post. “Ipinaaabot ko po sa lahat ng nakasubaybay na bigo po ang panig ng inyong lingkod na agarang makumpleto ang mga dokumentong…

GMA Network has officially announced that Gabbi Garcia will be the first-ever Kapuso host of the highly-anticipated Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) Celebrity Collab Edition. The announcement was made on Sunday, February 9 during GMA’s weekend variety show All-Out Sundays. Gabbi expressed her excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the iconic reality show, calling it a dream come true. “I’m super excited, biruin ninyo magkakaroon ng collab ang PBB! This is history and I am happy to be part of history. And alam ba ninyo, nag-audition din ako sa PBB way back 2012,” said Gabbi. She added, “Maybe I…

Singer-actress Frenchie Dy has shared with the public that she suffered another episode of Bell’s palsy, a condition that causes sudden weakness or paralysis in the muscles on one side of the face. In a series of videos uploaded on her Facebook page, Frenchie detailed the incident which occured last Monday, February 3, marking the third time she has been afflicted by the condition. “Third Bell’s palsy attack, kakaloka,” she expressed in her post. Dy further detailed how she first noticed the symptoms. “So, yesterday, habang nagla-lunch kami ni hubby, naramdaman ko na iba na yung panlasa ko. And sabi ko,…