Regine, ’di pinayagang magpaalam sa ‘SOP’

February 18, 2008

OFFICIAL na nga raw ang balita, Ian F., na anytime now, pipirma
na ng kontrata sa ABS-CBN si Regine Velasquez. Her appearance in SOP, where she had been a mainstay for years, last Sunday, was her last.
Small wonder na nag-iyakan ang buong cast ng show habang inaawit ang kanilang final number.

Sa totoo lang, aminin man o hindi ng GMA-7, malaking kawalan si Regine sa SOP. Kahit ano pang sabihin, she’s the genuine and most popular singer sa mga maituturing na senior regular singer ng nabanggit na noontime program.

Tiyak na mapi-feel ng audience ng SOP ang pagkawala ni Regine.
Gaano kaya katotoo ang balitang gusto sana ni Regine na magpaalam sa kanyang TV audience, kaso, a top gun of the program reportedly didn’t allow her to?
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EWAN kung totoo rin ang balitang may kinalaman daw ang tampong kinikimkim sa kasalukuyan ni Regine sa GMA-7 sa hindi niya pagkakapili na maging host ng Pinoy Idol.

Hindi yata kumbinsido ang Asia’s Songbird sa balitang ang pumili ng host ng programa ay ang ‘powers that be’ sa American Idol, which is behind Pinoy Idol.
It is said kasi na AI officials want na isang lalaking below 30 years old ang maging host ng Pinoy Idol.

Thus, the honor, wika nga, ay ibinigay kay Raymond Gutierrez.
In any case, for her first appearance as a certified Kapamilya, Regine is appearing in an episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya on Friday.

For the first time, too, she is paired with Albert Martinez. First time rin siyang ididirek ni Jeffrey Jeturian.

MMK gave Regine the honor to choose the story of the episode she’ll appear in. And her choice is the story about two star-crossed lovers torn apart by their families.

Asked if naka-relate siya sa kanyang role sa story, considering that she also found herself in love with someone na may pamilya na in real life, aniya, “Eh, ako, wala pa naman akong pamilya. But I was must say na ang dahilan why I chose this particular story is because I found the role challenging. It’s my first, too, na gumanap ng role na ganito. Na may pagka-off-beat.”

Actually, pangalawang beses na ni Regine na lumabas sa MMK. Her first appearance was with Piolo Pascual in an episode called Lobo (yes, Lobo, which now happens to be the title of Piolo’s teleserye with Angel Locsin) and where she was adjudged best actress by the Star Awards for TV.

’Pag nagkataon din nga pala, wala nang sagabal kung sakaling gumawa ng movie si Regine with Aga Muhlach. They are now both Kapamilya.

Just asking nga pala: Matuloy pa kaya ang pagtatambal nila ni Ogie Alcasid, Regine’s real-life sweetheart, sa pelikulang Love Is Blind and Deaf, na ang producer ay GMA FIlms?

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