Latest Showbiz Endorsers of L-Glutathione

:: RICHARD GUTIERREZ is the Latest MET Tathione Endorser

Pumirma ng kontrata kanina lang tanghali si Richard Gutierrrez para maging latest endorser ng MET Tathione (Reduced Glutathione) sa Anabel's Restaurant, sa Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

Kabilang na ngayon si Richard sa mga artistang nag-e-endorse din ng MET na tulad nina Jake Cuenca, Albert Martinez, Lani Mercado, Valerie Concepcion, Jennylyn Mercado, Andrew Wolff, at Sherilyn Reyes. Kailan lang ay kinuha rin ng MET ang socialite na si Tessa Prieto-Valdes at ang wellness icon na si Cory Quirino.

Ani Richard, excited at honored daw siya sa pagkakapili sa kanya bilang bagong endorser ng MET.

"I feel excited. It's another exciting venture for me to endorse MET, I also feel honored for being chosen as the latest endorser of MET. Kasi ako, I believe I've been inspirational to other people. Kasi as a celebrity, I have to keep fit, maintain to be healthy and try to look confident and look good for those people that I inspire. MET is a product that can keep me looking good, and confident, and I believe in this product. So, I believe MET can make other people feel confident also."

:: GABBY CONCEPCION Formally Launched as the Newest Endorser of Lucida-DS

Pormal nang ini-launch ang kontrobersiyal na aktor na si Gabby Concepcion bilang pinakabagong endorser ng Lucida-DS Glutathione, a whitening beauty product, kahapon, May 20, sa Palawan Hall ng Edsa Shangri-La Hotel sa Mandaluyong City.

Hindi naman lingid sa kaalaman ng marami na naging kontrobersiyal ang pagpirma ng kontrata ni Gabby at ng kanyang manager na si Mrs. Rose Flaminiano upang maging endorser ng Lucida-DS ang aktor. Dito kasi nag-ugat ang alitan sa pagitan nila at ng entertainment writer na si Jobert Sucaldito dahil hindi natuloy ang aktor sa pag-e-endorse ng isa pang whitening beauty product.

Sa dami ng mga kontroberisyang dumaan sa buhay ni Gabby, paano hinarap ni Gabby ang isyung ito?

"Well, just like in the past... Yung controversy kasi, hindi na nawala sa katawan ko, e. Kasama na, nakadikit na sa akin. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero nangyayari talaga. I guess it's part of showbiz. Tinatanggap ko na lang na bahagi ng industriya, papasok-pasok ka kasi kaya saluhin mo, tanggapin mo," pahayag ng aktor.

AMERICAN IDOL 7: Top 2 - Performance Night

First songs were chosen by record producer Clive Davis, second songs were from the Idol songwriters contest, and third songs were chosen by the contestants (reprise or new song).

DAVID COOK

U2 - “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (Watch here)

Emily Shackelton - “Dream Big” (Watch here)

Collective Soul - “The World I Know” (Watch here)

DAVID ARCHULETA

Elton John - “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” (Watch here)

Ryan Gillmor - “In This Moment” (Watch here)

John Lennon - “Imagine” [Reprise] (Watch here)

KC CONCEPCION on the Cover of "YES! Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Stars"

Hailed as the Most Beautiful, KC Concepcion lands the cover of this year's YES! Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Stars.

The cover photo was one in a batch sent by KC. It was supposed to be for the Bare and Beautiful Category—which has clean, no-makeup shoots of beautiful stars Angelica Panganiban, Kristine Hermosa, Ehra Madrigal, Jackie Rice, Francine Prieto and Roxanne Guinoo—of this year's Most Beautiful Stars issue.

But on seeing KC's no-makeup photos, the YES! staff were so stunned and impressed at how fresh and beautiful KC was, they decided to use that particular photo for the cover. Plus, KC has all the qualities they were looking for to fit the title Most Beautiful Star.

"Check the magazines, and even on the same month her face is on several covers. Log on to www.pep.ph, and invariably, there is a story somewhere there about her. Everything KC Concepcion says and does attracts attention. She is this year's It Girl, the female celebrity we cannot have enough of," says YES! about its choice as the Most Beautiful Star.

Last year's cover girl Judy Ann Santos shares a spread with boyfriend Ryan Agoncillo as one of the pairs in the Box-Office Tandems Category, and gets another spread in the Metamorphosis Category of this year's Most Beautiful Stars issue. The Box-Office Tandem Category is for real and reel star couples adored by millions, while Metamorphosis is the category for blooming stars.

Other categories in this year's Most Beautiful list are Curvilicious, voluptuous stars like Ara Mina and Yasmien Kurdi; Sliver, fashion model-slim stars like Carmina Villarroel and Alessandra de Rossi; Grace Anatomy, stars moving into years with enviable grace, like Maricel Soriano and Sharon Cuneta; Picture Perfect, stars captured in one perfect moment, like magazine shoots of Regine Velasquez and Ruffa Gutierrez; Charmers, dynamic, seductive celebs like Jomari Yllana and Vhong Navarro; Hate Them, Love Them, personalities you cannot be neutral about, like Annnabelle Rama and Gretchen Barretto; Gym Gents, stars with disciplined bodies and purposeful minds, like Robin Padilla and Aga Muhlach; and Matinee Idols, today's hottest leading men, like Richard Gutierrez and John Lloyd Cruz.

Find out the other categories and who are "in" in this year's YES! Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Stars special issue. Now available!

SARAH GERONIMO "Touched" by BELO Essentials

Pop Star Princess Sarah Geronimo joins local divas Regine Velasquez and Zsa Zsa Padilla and TV host Lucy Torres in the Belo Essentials family as she becomes the newest endorser of the said beauty product brand.

In the media junket for the said endorsement last night, May 19, at the Dolce bar on Tomas Morato, Quezon City, Sarah was welcomed by Dr. Vicki Belo and children Crystal Henares, who is the general manager of Belo Essentials, and Quark Henares, a filmmaker.

Crystal said that they chose Sarah to represent their products because, "Belo Essentials stand for quality and if there's one useful beautiful person that stands for all these beauty, it will be Sarah. So we thought that she would be the perfect fit for our endorser. We're really happy to invite her and to be part of the family right now."

Aside from this, their group also though that it's time for Sarah to endorse beauty products such as Belo Essentials. Sarah was first seen by the public when she was just 14 years old when she joined and won in the singing talent search program called Star For A Night (2003)

Crystal told the media, "Well, I think this is the perfect time also for Sarah because it's moving on to the next stage of her career. She's becoming a lady, she's turning 20 years old this year. So Belo Essentials just wants a hand to hold her through that stage. But she can also, you know, develop some qualities that our previous endorsers have so we'll some beauty secrets with her."

Sarah, on the other hand, said that she could not believe that Belo Essentials wanted her to be one of its endorsers.

"Talagang na-surprise ako," said Sarah, "kasi alam ko po na maraming pong mas deserving diyan na maging Belo endorser, at ako pa po yung napili ni Dr. Vicki Belo. Talagang flattered po ako nang very, very happy."

The 19-year-old singer also added, "Honestly po, nakadagdag po ito sa self-esteem ko. Talagang na-surprise po ako nang nalaman ko ito na kinuha po ako as Belo endorser."

ALFIE LORENZO Fires Back at Star Magic

Umalma ang entertainment columnist-talent manager na si Alfie Lorenzo sa diumano'y editing na ginawa ng The Buzz sa kanyang taped interview na ipinalabas noong nakaraang Linggo, May 18.

Sa nasabing interview kasi ay sinabi ni Alfie na ginamit ng ABS-CBN ang alaga niyang si Judy Ann Santos upang lumikha ng ingay para sa upcoming television comeback ni Claudine Barretto.

"Oo, tama ka kasi kailangang gumawa ng ingay dahil nagka-comeback si Claudine," diretsong sambit ni Alfie sa interview sa kanya ng The Buzz.

Tinukoy ni Alfie ang latest shampoo endorsement kung saan magkasama sina Juday at Claudine, along with Ruffa Gutierrez and Gretchen Barretto. Paniniwala ni Alfie ay "riding on the coattails of Juday" itong si Claudine para gumanda ang image at bumango ang pangalan.

"Naiinis ako. Yun bang parang they try to find a way para magkaroon ng ingay ang comeback ni Claudine at ang ikinaiinis ko, lumang style na ‘yon. Ba't di na lang baguhin kung paano, di ba?" reklamo ng beteranong talent manager.

Sa kanyang column na lumabas ngayong araw, May 20, sa Abante Tonite ay tahasang sinabi ni Alfie na na-gimikan siya ng Star Magic (talent arm ng ABS-CBN) sa paraang hinati-hati ang kanyang mga naging pahayag sa The Buzz, dahilan upang maging out of context ang dating nito sa mga manonood.

"Yung taped interview ni Morly Alinio ay tungkol kuno sa diamond ring na bigay ni Ryan kay Juday. E, nag-segue si Morly sa tanong kung galit daw ba ako kay Claudine. Magkaaway raw ba sina Juday at Claudine?" kuwento ni Alfie.

Ayon pa sa manager ni Juday, "chop-chop at pinagdugtong-dugtong" daw ang ipinalabas na interview at halatang pinili ang mga salitang maaaring mabahiran ng ibang kulay.

"My interview was cut off doon sa sinabi kong ‘lumang style na ‘yan, e,'—kilometric ang example ko. Like hindi naman kako the best of friends sina Juday at Claudine, they're friends even not that close—ginamit yung Pantene commercial na magkasama sila para pagkumparahin, mga fans lang naman ang nagpapaaway sa dalawa para may kumpetisyon, may pag-usapan," katuwiran ng beteranong kolumnista.

Nang tanungin daw siya ng The Buzz during the interview kung galit ba siya kay Claudine ay sumagot siya, "Hindi."

"Sagot ko, bakit naman ako magagalit kay Claudine? Noong awayin niya ang Ate Gretchen niya, kinausap ko pa siya sa lobby ng ABS-CBN and advised her na tigilan na ang ate niya para hindi na lumaki pa ang gulo at maglabasan pa ang iba pang mga baho dahil sooner dahil sooner than you can think ay magkakabati-bati rin kayo, so stop it na. Bakit wala ‘yon sa interview?" tanong ni Alfie.

Dagdag pa ng palabang talent manager, "Bakit tinanggal nila yung sinabi kong si Juday lang ang dalaga sa apat na Pantene models? Dahil mas aangat si Juday kesa tatlo?"

Sa official statement na ipinalabas ng Star Magic sa nasabing isyu ay ipinagtanggol nila si Claudine sa mga naging pahayag ng matapang na manager. Hindi raw sumasakay si Claudine sa popularidad ni Juday sa dahilang nakagawa na ng sariling pangalan ang batang Barretto sa showbiz, bunga na rin ng sariling sikap at talento nito.

"ABS-CBN believes that Ms. Claudine Barretto made a name in showbiz and has a loyal following because of her popularity and hard work, and has no need of any help from Judy Ann Santos or bitter old man posing as showbiz journalist."

Nag-react si Alfie sa lumabas na statement at binatikos ang Star Magic head na si Johnny Manahan. Kung siya raw ay tinawag ng Star Magic na "bitter old man," si Mr. naman daw ay "spicy old man."

"Pagkatapos ng gimik kay Lolit, sa akin naman? Hay naku [Mr.] Manahan, magdiskubre ka muna ng isang mabibildap mo na matatalbugan ang kasikatan ni Judy Ann Santos bago ka maghamon ng achievements, ‘noh?!

"Akala mo eh magaling kang direktor eh mukhang mga karnabal naman sa ingay ang mga dinidirek mong shows from Monday to Sunday! Aba, lahat na yata ng shows eh inangkin mo na eh buo na naman ‘yang mga ‘yan nung i-take over mo ala-EDSA? Yung mga show na konsepto mo eh nawala lahat sa ere! And you have the guts to call yourself the head of Talent Center na nagging Star Magic eh wala namang magic sa kingdom mo, puro sabit lang kay Juday!" galit na buwelta ni Alfie kay Mr. Manahan.

Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang artikulo ay muling idiniin ni Alfie ang pagkadismaya niya sa ipinalabas na interview sa kanya.

"Inulit-ulit ko kay Morly Alinio, Juday and Claudine may not be the best of friends, hindi sila that close pero magkaibigan sila, I suppose. Hindi sila nag-aaway o nagsisiraan behind their backs. Ganoon."

Muli ay tanong ni Alfie: "How come iba ang lumabas sa The Buzz?"

Wowowee's RR ENRIQUEZ Topless Photos

Wowowee co-host and White Castle Girl finalist RR Enriquez said that the some of the topless pics of her that were posted and distributed all over the web were photoshopped.

But RR later confirmed that she did that pictorial for an animal feed calendar last year when she badly needed the money.

Click ->> HERE <<- to see full article and allegedly photo-edited pictures of RR Enriquez.

PBB Teen Edition Plus 7th Nomination Night: Rona Libby and Robi Domingo are Nominated

The result of "Harapang Nominasyon" is out!

It’s the “True Blue Atenista ng Quezon City”, Robi Domingo versus the “Prisoner’s Daughter of Dumaguete”, Rona Libby in the fight to stay inside Kuya's house.