Showing posts with label Mariel Rodriguez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mariel Rodriguez. Show all posts

Friday, December 17, 2010

Toni Gonzaga and Mariel Rodriguez are on speaking terms again 3 months after their rift was revealed

MANILA, Philippines - Singer-actress Toni Gonzaga confirmed that communication lines have opened between her and former co-host Mariel Rodriguez.

In an interview with "Showbiz News Ngayon" (SNN), Gonzaga shared that she and Rodriguez are on speaking terms again 3 months after their rift was revealed.

Gonzaga said they started communicating after Rodriguez congratulated her for the success of her movie "My Amnesia Girl" with John Lloyd Cruz as her leading man.

"She texted me first. Actually it was a number, then she said that it was her. Siyempre nagulat naman ako na [she texted] after a long time of no communication. Siyempre nawala siya, tapos bumalik siya.

"Oo, shocked talaga ako. 'Yon ang mga bagay, 'yong magagandang surprise for me na gumawa pa siya ng way na bumati, siyempre na-a-appreciate ko," she said.

Gonzaga admitted that she misses the old times with Rodriguez especially since they were close and went through a lot of things together. Both of them hosted "E-live" and "Pinoy Big Brother."

"Ang tagal na din naming magkakasama ever since na mag-ABS kami. Kami na halos talaga, from the highs and the lows, from being single and double, talagang lahat kami ang magkakasama. I guess if you really had that kind of bonding, kapag nawala ay hahanapin din natin 'yon kahit paano," Gonzaga said.

The actress said that despite their rift, she's now willing to let bygones be bygones.

"Ako naman ay hindi nagtatanim ng sama ng loob. Ang lagi ko ngang sinasabi, 'Our heart is like a fertile soil.' So kung magtatanim ako ng galit ay magkakaroon ako ng puno ng hatred in my heart. Papangit ang aura natin. Hindi tayo ngingiti. Mas maganda 'yong lagi kang nakangiti. So ang tinatanim ko lang ay good memories and good vibes para it's a tree of happiness and positivity."

Meanwhile, in a text message sent to SNN, Rodriguez stressed that she will keep loving Gonzaga as a friend.

"Always loved Toni. Will always love her," Rodriguez texted.

Gonzaga had accused Rodriguez of badmouthing her, an allegation the latter vehemently denied.

Report has it that the feud between the two started when Rodriguez's hubby, action star Robin Padilla, cancelled his supposed movie with Gonzaga.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Mariel Rodriguez vs. Kapamilya stars?


Last week, September 26, ay ipinalabas sa The Buzz ang pagsagot ni Mariel Rodriguez sa iba't ibang isyung kinakaharap niya na may kaugnayan sa pagpapakasal nila ni Robin Padilla.

Kasama rin dito ang pagpapaliwanag niya tungkol sa dumaraming Kapamilya stars na nakakaalitan daw niya, na kinabibilangan nina Luis Manzano, Anne Curtis, Vice Ganda, KC Concepcion at ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan na si Toni Gonzaga. (CLICK HERE to read related story.)

Kahapon, October 3, ay ipinalabas sa The Buzz ang buwelta naman ng mga naturang stars tungkol sa mga sinabi ni Mariel.

LUIS MANZANO. Nagsimula ang isyu kina Luis at Mariel dahil sa umano'y panlalaglag daw ng TV host-actress sa kaibigan at sa minsan naging co-host niya sa Wowowee na si Luis.

Ayon sa balita, nakarating diumano kay Robin ang insidente kung saan muntik nang halikan ni Luis si Mariel sa Wowowee. Dahil dito, tumawag daw si Robin para kumprontahin si Luis. Balitang agad na itinanggi raw ito ni Luis.

Subalit ayon sa intriga, nalaman diumano ni Luis na mismong si Mariel ang nagsumbong kay Robin. Bagay na ikinasama raw ng loob ni Luis.

Hirit ni Mariel: "What?! I don't even know that. I have no idea."

Buwelta ni Luis: Sa showbiz talk show na Entertainment Live noong Sabado, October 2, nagsalita na si Luis tungkol sa isyung ito.

Pag-amin niya, "Kung sabihin mong may issue ba kami ni Mariel, wala naman sigurong isyu sa aming dalawa. Siguro kaya kong sabihin to be perfectly honest, siguro ako may konting tampo sa kanya."

Pagkaklaro pa ni Luis, ang umikot na balita tungkol sa pagkumpronta umano sa kanya ni Robin ay hindi raw totoo.

"Eto, kaya kong sabihin para maklaro rin ang pangalan niya. Never po akong tinawagan ni Binoe [palayaw ni Robin]. May lumabas kasi na isyu na tumawag sa akin si Binoe na medyo confrontational. Gusto kong i-clarify yun once and for all, never kaming nag-usap ni Binoe."

Pero ang tunay na dahilan ng tampo ni Luis kay Mariel ayaw na raw niyang idetalye pa. Pero may nabago raw sa samahan nila.

"Sabihin nating ganito, siguro may pinagbago kung in terms of kung paano kami ni Mariel. Pero siguro hindi namin masisi dahil sa mga pangyayari sa mga buhay-buhay namin," sabi niya.

ANNE CURTIS & VICA GANDA. Sumunod namang bumuwelta ay sina Anne at Vice. Base sa mga balita, si Anne daw ang naglantad ng diumano'y hindi magagandang sinasabi ni Mariel patungkol kay Toni Gonzaga.

Hirit ni Mariel: "You know I was just texting with Anne the other day, never kami ni Anne nagkaroon ng isyu. Let's not drag Anne into this. How come everyone [is being involved]? That's my question, why everyone? I don't understand."

Buwelta ni Anne: Nang subukang kunin ng The Buzz ang panig ni Anne tungkol sa isyu, nakakagulat at makahulugan ang naging reaksiyon ng aktres. Tinalikuran lang ni Anne ang staff na nagtatanong sa kanya.

Buwelta ni Vice: Sa isang banda naman, si Vice Ganda na naging tulay umano kaya nakakarating kay Toni ang masasakit na salita mula kay Mariel ay ito ang sinabi:

"Bilang kaibigan ni Toni at kaibigan din naman ni Mariel, alam ko kung ano ang nangyayari sa kanila. Yun lang. Pero yung sangkot na kaya sila nag-away nang dahil sa akin, walang katotohanan yun."

KC CONCEPCION. Nag-ugat naman ang intriga kina KC at Mariel dahil sinabi umano ni Mariel na bakit may sariling show agad si KC na Simply KC gayung mas nauna raw siya rito sa showbiz.

Hirit ni Mariel: "I have no issue with KC at all. I was so surprised. Natatandaan ko ako pa nga yung unang-unang nag-guest sa Simply KC. Natatandaan ko na tuwing maganda siya sa The Buzz, lagi ko pa siyang pinupuri. Bakit naman nilalagyan ng mga tao ng masasamang [isyu]. I don't know what the issue still is. I really don't know, but I have no issue at all with KC."

Nagbigay rin ng mensahe si Mariel para kay KC regarding the issue.

"Thank you kasi never siyang nagpakita sa akin ng kahit na anong masama. On my part, I don't think rin na meron akong nagawa sa kanya o napakita na masama. I even remember saying na 'ang galing niya.' Siya ang unang nakapansin nito, " ani Mariel bilang pagtukoy na si KC ang unang nakapansin sa engagement ring nang mag-guest siya sa The Buzz.

"I don't know what the issue is. Thank you kasi wala rin siyang sinabing masama, I respect her."

Buwelta ni KC: Bilang isa sa hosts ng The Buzz, live na sinagot ni KC ang mga sinabing ito ni Mariel. Maski siya ay naguguluhan din kung ano ba ang totoong isyu sa kanila ni Mariel. Marami lang daw kasi siyang naririnig.

Aniya, "Sa mga narinig ko, she was saying some things about my show, yung Simply KC. Bakit daw ako may show?

"Ang masasagot ko dun, hindi ko narinig yun straight from her, usap-usapan yun. At the same time, kung totoo man yun, mahal ko yung show ko, mahal ko yung trabaho ko, in the same way na mahal niya yung trabaho niya.

"And hindi rin involved yung mom ko [Sharon Cuneta]. So, hindi naman siguro dahil sa kanya kaya naibigay sa akin yung show.

"But let's all be happy with each other. I'm happy for her because she has her lovelife, her personal life. Kung totoo man yun, let's all be happy with each other kasi each of us, meron tayong io-offer sa mga audience, sa mga taong nanonood sa atin."

Hindi pa raw sila nagkakausap nang personal ni Mariel.

"Ang dami ko kasing naririnig, so I don't know how to react. Where do I start? Kasi parang she's denying it. She said, she never said anything.

"Pero marami rin naman akong naririnig not just from one person, sa totoo lang. And ako kasi, I'm very direct.

"Sabi ko nga kina Charlene [Gonzalez, The Buzz co-host], kung totoong friend ka...kasi nagte-text naman kami before. O kahit hindi mo ako kaibigan, kung meron kang gustong sabihin tungkol sa akin... Kung kaya mong sabihin sa ibang tao, dapat kaya mo ring sabihin sa harap ko."

Bilang manager at kaibigan ni Mariel, sinabi naman ni Boy Abunda na matapos daw ang The Buzz interview, tatlong beses niya raw tinanong kay Mariel sa iba't ibang pagkakataon kung may problema ba ito kay KC.

Tatlong beses rin daw na pareho ang naging sagot nito na "Wala."

Para tuloy kay KC, hindi na raw niya alam kung sino at ano ang kanyang paniniwalaan.

"Personally, hindi ko na alam kung sino ang paniniwalaan," sabi ni KC. "She's been denying it. And I know if I confront her, she'll be denying it nang harap-harapan.

"Pero kasi hindi kasi maiiwasan yung doubt na bakit ang daming hindi magkakakilala na nagsasabi sa akin na may sinabi siya sa akin na iba-iba. Yun lang. But I'm not saying na kinu-conform ko na siya [ang nagsabi nun]."

TONI GONZAGA. Sa lahat ng mga taong nakaalitan ni Mariel, kay Toni Gonzaga raw siya talaga nasasaktan dahil malalim ang kanilang pinagsamahan. Hindi lang sila naging magkatrabaho sa maraming Kapamilya shows kundi naging matalik pang magkaibigan.

Matatandang naunang nagsabi si Toni ng sama ng loob niya kay Mariel sa presscon ng Kokey@Ako. Hindi man idinetalye ni Toni noon ang ugat ng pinag-awayan nila ni Mariel, ayon sa mga naisulat na bali-balita ay may sinabi diumano si Mariel na ikinasama ng loob ni Toni.

Pakiramdam daw ni Toni ay na-betray siya. Dinamdam ito ni Mariel at sinabing never siyang nag-traydor sa kanyang mga kaibigan.

Hirit ni Mariel: "Gusto kong maalala yung friendship namin ni Toni for how it was. Pinapahalagahan ko ang mga kaibigan ko. Marunong akong mag-value ng kaibigan. I never said I was perfect but I know in my heart and I'm sure lahat ng mga naging kaibigan ko at mga kaibigan ko, alam nila na ni minsan wala akong kaibigan na trinaydor. I've been a good friend."

May mensahe pa si Mariel kay Toni: "Toni was like a sister to me. I'm not here para makipag-away. I'm here to entertain people, to spread peace, love and happiness. That's my message for Toni... love and happiness."

Buwelta ni Toni: Absent sa The Buzz si Toni last week nang ipalabas ang interview kay Mariel, kaya kahapon lang siya nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na magsalita.

Ani Toni, "I guess siguro para sa akin, once and for all, a lot have been said and done. Marami na ang naisulat, marami na ang nagbigay ng opinyon, marami na ang nag-pass ng judgment.

"Sa lahat ng mga taong na-involve, pinili na nina Anne, Luis, Vice na huwag nang magsalita pa kasi mas lalaki pa, mas marami pang taong mai-involve, masasaktan.

"Siguro one thing that I would take away from this whole experience is that I learned so much about the guys in the industry, about friendships. And that's one thing siguro na babaunin ko siguro yung mga natutuhan ko dito sa mga naranasan ko."

Makahulagan naman ang naging pahayag ni Toni, nang mapadako ang usapan nila kung nakapag-usap ba sila ni Mariel.

"Okay yung confrontation, e, okay yung diretsahan, e. Pero ang hirap at hindi ka mananalo kapag ang kausap mo ay hindi na nagsasabi ng totoo. You will lose in an argument pag ang kalaban mo ay hindi na nagiging totoo sa iyo," sabi niya.

Tila may patama pa si Toni kay Mariel sa mga sunod pa niyang sinabi:

"This will serve as a lesson not just for me but for everyone watching. Bakit nangyayari lahat at the same time? Bakit sunud-sunod?

"Because what you sow is what you reap. Yun ang sana baunin nating lahat na kung ano yung tinanim mo kasi, magbubunga 'yan, e."

Sabi naman ni Boy, kinausap niya raw si Mariel pagkatapos ilantad ni Toni sa Kokey@Ako presscon ang tungkol sa sama ng loob niya kay Mariel.

"Inilatag niya sa akin," sabi ni Boy. "Pero hindi ako pupunta kay Toni, kay KC para sabihin this is the side of Mariel. Hindi, ayoko talaga.

"Because I want peace. Naniniwala ako na bigyan lang kayo ng oras, magkakaayos kayo. Hanggang ngayon, 'yan ang paniniwala ko. Because ang pinakagrabe sa problemang ito ay it was you, Toni, and Mariel because you were closest.

"Sabi ko nga, ang hirap sumali sa problema na hindi ka naman talaga kasali. So, I was talking about my position.

"So, when Mariel said it was the last time she will talk about it, ako sinasabi ko with hope and a prayer na sana down the road, really one day, lalambot ang lahat, mapag-uusapan, mapagtatawanan.

"And Toni is right, we will remember our learnings."

Friday, September 17, 2010

Robin and Mariel married in Baguio City


The whirlwind romance has ended up before both Ibaloi and Christian altars on Monday, September 13.

Just over a month after Robin Padilla professed his love to TV host Mariel Rodriguez on live television, the couple twice tied the knot in Baguio City Monday afternoon, Robin’s manager Betchay Vidanes confirmed to Yahoo! Southeast Asia on Friday, September 17.

The first was an Ibaloi ceremony called mambunong, wherein both underwent sacred rituals, including a pig sacrifice in which the slaughtered animal’s blood was placed on their cheeks to legalize their union; a tayaw dance to announce and celebrate their marriage, and the drinking of tapuy wine to symbolize their love.

Robin’s mother, Eva CariƱo-Padilla, is an Igorot.

In a report aired over ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol on Thursday, Robin only wore a bahag while Mariel was in a woven ethnic wedding dress.

Present during the Ibaloi wedding at Camp Seven were Robin’s relatives from his mother’s side and son, Ali. The rites were officiated by local mamburao or priest Jimmy Ong, who thought he was just doing it for a movie. He added in an ABS-CBN report that Robin called him to officiate the rites just to make Mariel believe that he was an Igorot.

Robin then married Mariel again later in the day before a Christian pastor.

Talks circulated that Robin had married Mariel much earlier, even before their trip to India, where they hied off for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Robin even introduced Mariel as “my wife” in a gathering there. Mariel denied the report but admitted she was very happy with her relationship with Robin that started and blossomed when both hosted the cancelled noontime show “Wowowee” in May when the action star replaced host Willie Revillame for two weeks. Robin then professed his love and gave a P1.2-M ring to Mariel during her birthday celebration in ABS-CBN’s “Entertainment Live” on August 7.

The couple then suddenly became unreachable over the last weekend, keeping their colleagues, loved ones and friends in the dark on their whereabouts. They shocked everyone with revelations about the secret rites on Monday.

Mariel is Robin’s second wife after his divorce in Australia with first partner Liezl Sicangco, with whom he has four children—Queenie, Kylie, Zhenzhen, and Ali. It was not reported if his marriage to Liezl had already been annulled in the Philippines.

Queenie told Yahoo! Southeast Asia a short but meaningful message: “I’m happy for them.”

Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN