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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Continuing Their Secret Affair
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Fame in showbiz comes with a high price. Family, friends, and affiliation sometimes have to be sacrificed. Managers would want their talents to assume a certain identity in exchange for an image that will sell and the public will adore. The few who adhere to these demands succeed, while there are others, who despite giving up everything, still miserably fail. Some young actors have to deny their gay benefactors, or stay closeted. Some actresses have to hide their lovers or deny a love child.
The most tragic price for success in showbiz is perhaps to deny one’s own family. Sadly, this talented actor (TA) has to give in and bite this bitter pill. Some people know that TA had a child with a partner before he hit stardom. He had to make a choice and the rest is history. His network transformed him into what he is now - one of today's hottest.
TA and partner try very hard to be private about their relationship. There were talks that went around that part of the contract of TA was for him to remain unattached. Recently, a story came out that it was over for TA and the mother of his child. The partner kept quiet about the issue and let it take its course. She’s become more focused and conscious of the fact that every sacrifice will be for the welfare and future of her child.
However, all might not be lost. TA and partner were spotted holding hands in a more secluded mall east of the city. They were sweet and even held hands while they were on the escalator. Probably attempting to remain incognito, TA was wearing a cap with head a little bowed and his partner was wearing bug shades. Some of those who saw them recognized TA. Does this appearance belie the separation rumour?
Now, if TA were to keep this relationship and continue to be seen in public with his partner, will his management get in the way? TA should know that his newfound status can plunge as quickly as it zoomed.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The Sideline of the Former Heartthrob
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It’s such a pity that FTH is allegedly involved in this business. When he was starting out, he easily stood out because he had the looks and the talent in acting. His entry was promising because the young actors at that time lacked the acting intensity needed to be convincing. FTH even got the interest of a major movie network, who gave him his launching movie. Sadly, the movie did not do well at the box office.
Nonetheless, FTH had several projects on tv, but all these opportunities became scarce as stories about his unprofessionalism spread around. Stories even floated that he was allegedly into illegal substances, which he denied. To make it worse, FTH got involved with a married woman. Rather than earn the ire of the husband, FTH went abroad upon the advice of his parents. And add to that, his frequent sightings at the casino. Indeed, all the ingredients to self-destruct. What a waste for a truly talented person.
A few years later, FTH made his comeback via an indie film where he shared the starring role with an emerging talent at that time. The movie was acclaimed but networks and producers were wary of hiring FTH. Since he came back, FTH is still covered by the press occasionally; however, he is not visible on the screen these days.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
The Scent of a Woman
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Product endorsers can have a huge impact on one's business. A respected celebrity can add both credibility and value to a product, and paves the way for instant recall even to an unknown or untried brand. An endorser is thus expected to send a message to the public that she/he is indeed a believer and user of the product being endorsed.
Actress Endorser AE and her manager HM were at the press launch of her latest endorsement -- a new perfume brand PB. The endorsement made AE several million pesos richer in talent fee, among other perks that came with it. When talent and manager arrived at the venue, there were the usual exchange of pleasanties with everybody present.
When the PB company's Vice President VP arrived, as a show of courtesy, AE approached him and extended a handshake before she did the customary "beso-beso." Suddenly, the VP stopped and paused for a few seconds. Being the company top gun, he knew and smelled AE's perfume which was not PB that they were launching which AE was paid to promote and endorse.
VP was visibly annoyed -- to him that was a spectacular oversight. VP called HM and chided him for his negligence over AE's blunder. HM was so embarrassed and apologized profusely. Immediately, HM went back to the table he shared with AE and some company executives. Very quietly and discreetly, he told her what the VP told him and scolded her for not wearing the company's perfume on its launching day at that. AE who is not known to be mindful of etiquette, quickly retorted, in full earshot of the company executives seated on the table, " Eh kasi naman Momsy, ayaw ni **** (name of her bf) na gamitin ko yung pabango kasi amoy p*kp*k daw. Mag-aamoy p*kp*k daw ako pag ginamit ko!"
Can you guess what happened next?
"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting. " ― Christian Dior
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Letter from a Reader: What You See Is Not Always What You Get
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I am a Kapamilya fan and also an avid reader of Fashion PULIS. I would like to share with you some sidelights/tidbits about the ASAP stars when they had the ASAP show here in Singapore recently.
The ASAP stars were all around SG for 2 days and since there are many Pinoys here including the OFW's, many fans easily recognized them. My friend and I were at Suntec when we saw Bamboo having coffee at Coffee Bean. Of course we were starstruck but too shy to approach. We followed him when he stood up and walked towards the Conrad Hotel. Then we were so surprised to see most of ASAP stars scattered at the hotel lobby. Since it is a hotel, we were really too shy to approach them to take pictures, so we just stood there and gawked.
Almost all of them were going in and out of the hotel lobby except for one, Piolo Pascual who was the only one sitting at a couch and smiling at us. It was such a friendly smile as if he was inviting us to approach him, but oh, we really didn't have that much guts to even go near him, what a loss! I don't know, but we felt awkward to be running after stars inside the hotel. My friend and I were probably the only fans there.
During the actual show itself, Piolo was "super bait," with such genuine kindness. Yes, we also saw several stars walking along the lobby and we said 'Hi' to them and they waved and said Hi back to us. However there were also a few who were quite a big disappointment, and kind of turned us off completely.
We saw a Teleserye hunk Actor TA getting off from the lift and walking with his head bowed all the time while holding a cap to cover his face. It was actually funny and OA of him to do that because there were just my friend and I whom you can call as Pinoy fans who were there at that time. As in there was no one who would haunt him for photos and ask for autograph. Thus, TA's fears to be hounded by unruly and screaming fans was clearly unfounded. Our impression was that TA was really a complete snub.
Another turn-off was a VJ/host VJH. She walked infront of us so my friend said, "Hi VJH!" Yes, she mentioned VJH's name. But we were so surprised by her reaction. VJH just glared at us, very coldly, "sabay irap!" We were shocked and it took a while before we recovered from that. Just goes to show that what we see in front of the camera is really different from what some of them show in public, especially with VJH. Until now, I still can't forget how stiff her face was. Oh well, maybe she wasn't in the mood, or just so wrong of us to expect a 'hi' from her or even a smile, just like the rest of the stars we met like Shaina, Kim, Maja, Piolo, Bamboo, Khalil, Daniel, Enchong etc.
By the way, most of our"kababayans" who went to see the ASAP show were quite disappointed with Very Popular teleserye Actor VPA as well. He was so cold with the fans, he was smiling but so uncomfortable or shy maybe? He wasn't charming like most of his colleagues, some fans branded him as "suplado." Could it be that he was still "living" his role in the soap that just ended?
Well, this just it, FP - I'm just venting out maybe, and at the same time showing big appreciation to some stars who know how to acknowledge their fans whether in or out of the Philippines.
Congrats to your blog, FP! God bless always!
An avid fan,
Mara
Note: Letter is edited for brevity
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