HINDI nagpahuli si Alice Dixson sa mga celebrities na nagpo-pose ng kanilang summer-ready beach bodies.

Sa kanyang Instagram, pinost ng former Bb. Pilipinas-International 1986 na suot niya bikini bottom at loose shirt kunsaan kita pa rin ang well-toned body niya sa edad na 52.

Caption pa niya: “50 shades of tan. Nasa shade 25 na ako hihi.”

Dahil tapos na ang taping ng First Lady, nagbakasyon si Alice sa beach kasama ang kanyang baby girl na si Aura. Pinost niya ang isang short video ni Baby Aura habang nakatayo ito sa tubig habang may baby shark na lumalangoy.

Caption pa niya: “babies mouths are too small to bite…”

Laging nagpapasalamat si Alice sa pagdating ni Baby Aura sa buhay niya. Sampung taon daw niyang pinagdasal na magkaroon ng baby at noong 2021 ay sinilang si Baby Aura sa pamamagitan ng surrogacy.

“For those of you who really know me – you’ve known that I’ve been praying for this every year on my birthday for 10 years now. Each year – my wish the same when I blew out my candles,” sey pa ni Alice.

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TINULUY–TULOY na ng former Pinoy Big Brother hosuemate na si Josef Elizade ang pagkakaroon ng sexy image.

Inamin ng aktor na hindi raw madaling tanggapin agad ang magkaroon siya ng sexy image. Pero dahil gusto na raw niyang magkaroon ng pagbabago sa kanyang acting career kaya hinamon niya ang sarili niya na gawin ang mga maiinit na eksena sa mga sexy-dramas na Ex-Deal 2 at Doblado ng Vivamax.

“I had some hesitations accepting the project dahil nga ayokong mabigo. No’ng in-offer nila sa’kin to do sexy, I was hesitant at first. Kasi nga siyempre, kinakabahan ako. Parang ready na ba ako? Puro pa-cute lang ako dati, patawa.

“So it’s a new environment for me and it’s a different style of acting also. So s’yempre I had to think about it muna, kung magagawa ko ba, kung kaya ko ba,” sey ni Josef.

Hindi nga basta-bastang sexy scenes ang ginawa ni Josef sa dalawang pelikula. may mga butt exposure siya at very graphic ang sex scenes niyang kasama ang mga sexy stars ng Vivamax na sina Denise Esteban, Angela Moreno at Rob Quinto.

“It’s something that I’m really open and I’m willing to try. Kasi nga, wala eh, parang gusto kong ma-experience lahat ng pagiging artista. So for me, to do that, kailangan kong ma-experience ito. Nage-enjoy naman ako and masaya naman siya. It’s challenging and fun at the same time.”

Produkto si Josef ng Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus noong 2008. Ka-batch niya sina Beauty Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, Valerie Weigmann at ang winner na si Ejay Falcon. Lumabas siya sa mga Kapamilya teleserye na My Girl, Tayong Dalawa, Magkaribal, Kristine, Angelito: Batang Ama at FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.

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MULING nagbalik sa pag-awit ng original song ang Kapuso singer at Bubble Gang mainstay na si Denise Barbacena.

        Lumabas na ang latest single niya na “The Last Thing I’d Do” sa ilalim ng GMA Playlist at may kasama pa itong music video kasama ang Sparkle talent na si Anjay Anson.

Huling nag-recording si Denise ay noong 2017 pa para sa original soundtrack ng GMA primetime series na Destined To Be Yours. Ito ay ang “To Be Yours, I’m Destined,” and “Aking Tadhana”.

“When the song was first pitched to me, it was in the middle of pandemic where everyone was so uncertain about what’s going to happen. It feels like hopelessness na lang and sobrang negative. There’s so much negativity on the internet, in the outside world because we were locked-in.

“Noong na-pitch sa akin na-move ako, na-touch ako, na for a long while I haven’t felt like that. I haven’t felt ‘yung warmth, I haven’t felt warm inside from a song. Noong narinig ko siya sabi ko ‘Okay, this is it. This is what I wanna share out there. Ang goal to offer something na people can still feel love and hope. This song, hopefully the audience, the people who will get to watch the video or listen to the song will somehow feel like that.”

Gusto na rin ni Denise na mag-focus sa kanyang music na una niyang gustong gawin bukod sa pag-arte. Produkto siya ng GMA reality-based singing talent search na Protege: The Battle For The Big Break noong 2011. Kasalukuyang napapanood si Denise sa Bubble Gang at sa teleserye na Artikulo 247.

(RUEL J. MENDOZA)

KAHIT na hindi pa rin nagkakasama ulit ang magsyotang EA Guzman at Shaira Diaz, hindi naman nakalimutan ni EA na batiin si Shaira noong 27th birthday nito noong nakaraang May 3.

Tapos na si EA sa kanyang taping, pero si Shaira ay nasa lock-in taping pa ng Lolong. Kaya ang ginawa ni EA ay nag-post ng photo nila ni Shaira sa Instagram ay nilagyan niya ng caption na: “Happy Birthday sa Miss Universe ng buhay ko @shairadiaz_… Miss kita araw-araw, mahal kita habangbuhay!”

Kilig na reply naman ni Shaira: “Aaaawww!!! Love you, baba!!! Thank you for everything!”

Maraming okasyon na raw na hindi nagkakasama sina EA at Shaira dahil pareho silang naging abala sa kanilang tapings. Mas lalo raw nila nami-miss ang dalawa kapag nagkakahiwalay sila. 

Ilang araw na lang kasi ay matatapos na si Shaira sa taping ng Lolong at puwede na silang mag-post celebrate ni Ea ng kanyang birthday. 

Natuwa naman si Shaira nang bigyan siya at si Arra San Agustin ng surprise birthday party sa set ng teleserye na inasikaso mismo ng leading man nilang si Ruru Madrid.

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NAG-POST ng isang open letter sa Instagram ang boyfriend ng bagong koronang Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi na si Matthew Custodio.

Player ng Philippine Azkals si Matthew at sobrang proud siya sa na-achieve ng kanyang girlfriend. 

Maraming netizen ang kinilig sa open letter ni Matthew para kay Celeste. Wish ng marami na sana’y magtagal at hindi magkaroon ng sad ending ang relasyon nila tulad sa mga nangyari sa ibang beauty queens na nakipaghiwalay sa kanilang boyfriends. 

Ginawa pa nilang example ang ang nangyari sa lovelife nina MUP wnners na sina Rabiya Mateo at Beatrice Gomez. Wala raw sanang maging sumpa ang korona ng MUP sa lovelife nina Celeste at Matthew.

Anyway, ito ang open letter ni Matthew:

“My Queen. An evening we will cherish forever!! To see you with the Crown on that stage gave us all extreme chills.. you were stunning! On behalf of everyone else that had known her before she began the official journey for the Miss Universe; we’ve always known she was bound for the Crown. we’ve seen her GROW, we’ve seen her inspire the people she meets not just by words & actions.. BUT by simply carrying her values, her upbringing., she keeps her feet on the ground., she stands consistently true on honesty , loyalty & perseverance. As crazy as this may sound, we’ve witnessed the Universe align towards you. You are a magical human being and you were raised to do GOOD things. You didn’t have to be a panelist nor a front row judge to see that she possesses the attributes of a true, regal Queen. On a personal level, I feel very blessed to be loved by you. Like a mother’s love, your love is a constant reminder that there is a greater meaning & purpose in our lives. I cannot wait for our country & the whole world to feel the love you are about to share. It needs it.”

Nag-reply naman si Celeste ng: Awww I cried ahahah! Thank you boo, thank you for your support and patience. This is just the beginning.”

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NATUPAD ang collaboration ng Hollywood actor na si Tom Cruise sa singer na si Lady Gaga dahil ito ang aawit ng theme song ng  Top Gun: Maverick.

“Hold My Hand” ang title ng theme song nang kauna-unahang pelikula ni Tom pagkaraan ng dalawang taon gawa ng pandemic. Ito ang sequel ng 1986 film ni Tom na Top Gun.

Kinuwento ng aktor kung paano niya nakumbinse si Gaga para awitin ang theme song: “I called her… We shot most of the film and we had Lorne Balfe to produce the score, we had Hans Zimmer… There was a door that we were trying to open musically… We were searching for a long period of time… She composed the score… She sent the song over… The moment we heard it was just, here’s this artist, we are in England, and she is all the way over in America. It was almost as if she was talking to us… It was perfect.

“I went to Vegas to thank her… and then I was going to come back and see her jazz show, then the pandemic hit… The next live show I was able to see was her jazz show, two years… It was a moment of celebration for us… Our film together… The story of how her score is laid in, to just build in that moment — I feel grateful.”

Sa May 27 na ang showing ng Top Gun: Maverick.

(RUEL J. MENDOZA)