- Kim Chiu c/o ate lian

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My Top 10 Most Beautiful Pinay Celebrities
Ryan Mark
December 29, 2007 Philippine Star

Beauty, as they say, is in the eyes of the beholder. I definitely agree. Years ago, a beauty queen was crowned Miss World when she said something like physical beauty does not matter because it’s the prettiness of the inside that is important.

While anybody could come up with his or her own definition of beauty, for me, a woman is beautiful when she speaks from the heart. In my almost four years as an entertainment columnist, I can say I’ve seen a lot of today’s young stars who are beautiful when in front of many, but very ugly backstage in terms of dealing with the press. Oh yes, girls who are Miss Friendship when the cameras are rolling, so to speak, but the exact opposite when nobody is watching. Well, let’s forget about them for now as they are not worth our time.

So if I were to make a Top 10 list based on my standards of beauty, that is a woman who speaks from the heart, with all candidness and sincerity, it should be in this order:

3. Kim Chiu. This TV darling is first and foremost our source of pride. She is beautiful because from being a virtual unknown, this Cebuana has become one of the most famous faces on television and among the most bankable endorsers today, thanks to her spontaneity and honesty during her Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition stint that endeared her to Filipino televiewers. What is even more beautiful about Kim is that even with fame she has never changed—she for one still answers questions with all honesty. She has also improved acting wise a lot.

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Kim’s Christmas wish: a new soap opera
Bong Godinez
December 25, 2007 www.pep.ph

PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) bumped into Kim Chiu recently during the awards night of the Cinema One Originals Digital Film Fest held at the Renaissance Hotel in Makati City.

Cinema One Originals is a venture of ABS-CBN's Cinema One channel. The undertaking aims to support original and unique full-length films by providing grants to independent directors and small producers.

Kim was one of the celebrities invited by the Cinema One committee as a presentor for the annual awards ceremony.The chinita young actress admitted that given the right opportunity, she would love to star in an independent film someday.

"Opo," she smiled when asked if she's entertaining the thought of appearing in an indie project.Kim said, "Kasi sabi nila sobrang honored ka daw ‘pag meron kang indie film, kasi napapalabas siya internationally, hindi lang sa Philippines but all around the world, kaya maganda daw."

Undoubtedly one of the biggest teen stars of 2007, Kim shyly admitted that she's still adjusting to the demands of her profession.

"Nag-a-adjust pa din lalo na sa mga ganitong formal event," she smiled. Kim, who looked very pretty in her blue gown, revealed that dressing for an occasion is one of the difficult aspects of being a celebrity. "Lahat 'yong susuotin mo magma-match dapat sa event. Isa pa yong ugali mo din, dapat marunong ka talagang mag-adjust," she said with a laugh.

For Christmas, Kim is going home to Cebu to be with her family and close relatives. "Uwi ako with my family kaya excited ako. Last year kasi hindi ako naka-uwi kaya excited ako ngayon."

As for her Christmas wish, "Sana magkaroon ako ng bagong soap [opera]," she said, crossing her fingers.Her New Year's resolution is in line with her wish."New Year's resolution," paused Kim, siguro dapat ‘pag pupunta ako ng set, memorized ko na yong lines ko."

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Gerald believes his Best New Male TV Personality award isn't jinxed
Melba Llanera
November 28, 2007 www.pep.ph

Itinanghal na Best Male New TV personality sa 21st Star Awards for TV ng Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) si Gerald Anderson, pero naka-tie niya ang Pinoy Dream Academy runner-up na si Ronnie Liang. Kapansin-pansin ang hindi pagsipot ni Gerald sa awards night kung kaya't nalagyan kaagad ito ng kulay na parang hindi niya tanggap na naka-tie niya si Ronnie.

Sa panayam ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kay Gerald ay nilinaw niya agad ang pang-iintriga sa kanila ni Ronnie. Ayon sa Fil-Am young actor, masaya nga siya na naka-tie niya sa natanggap na karangalan ang singer.

"I'm happy na ka-tie ko si Ronnie," diin niya. "Bago nga siya but he has his own achievements naman as a singer. Hindi siya artista, pero sobrang magaling na singer ‘yan. Ang galing niyang kumanta and may mga hit songs na rin siya.

"Actually, siya nga ang nag-share sa akin kasi hindi ako nakaabot, so sayang talaga. Masaya ako kasi hindi lahat ng artista nananalo ng award. This is an inspiration for me to work harder."

Gerald also explained kung bakit hindi siya nakasipot sa awards night. Isang out-of-town show pala na natanguan ng kanyang manager na si Jun Reyes ang rason kung bakit hindi siya nakarating.

"Nasa Tarlac kasi ako nun for a show. Sinubukan kong humabol kaya lang, wala na, 10:30 p.m. na ako dumating dito sa Manila. Hindi bumababa sa 100 kph ang takbo namin para makahabol, pero wala talaga, e," paliwanag ng young actor.

Incidentally, ang ka-loveteam ni Gerald na si Kim Chiu ay nanalo rin sa Star Awards for TV bilang Best New Female TV Personality at may ka-tie rin—si Lovi Poe.

Speaking of Kim, hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring pag-amin sa pagitan nila ng kapareha gayong marami ang naniniwala na sila na talaga, pero ayaw pa lang daw nilang aminin. Ano ang masasabi ni Gerald dito?

"Ganun pa rin kami ni Kim, close na close kami sa isa't isa. Hindi kami umaamin kasi wala pa namang dapat aminin. I won't deny that she's really special to me, pero mas focus kasi namin is our respective career," paliwanag ng binata.

JINX AWARD? Kapag ang isang artista raw ay nanalo ng isang award, automatic ay nagtataas ito ng talent fee. Hindi kaya kasunod na lalabas na balita ay ang pagtaas na ng asking price ni Gerald dahil sa award na natanggap?

"Hindi naman siguro," sagot ng young actor na naging runner-up sa Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition. "Siguro ‘pag Best Actor or Best Actress ka. I don't know anything pagdating sa ganyang mga bagay. It's my manager and Star Magic yung may alam when it comes to that matter."

May mga paniniwala before na nagsasabi na jinx award daw ang Best New TV Personality ng Star Awards for TV. Bagama't naniniwala si Gerald sa superstitious beliefs, hindi naman siya naniniwala na malas ang tinanggap na award.

"Hindi naman siguro ito totoo because mas nai-inspire nga ako para magtrabaho pa ng mas maayos. Siyempre, dapat patunayan mo na deserving ka talaga," sabi niya.

Samantala, after the big success of his first soap opera with Kim, ang Sana Maulit Muli, may niluluto na palang follow-up project ang ABS-CBN para sa tambalan nila. Hindi pa raw sigurado ang magiging title nito, pero balitang makakasama raw nila sina Maricel Soriano, Cesar Montano, at Ai-Ai delas Alas.

"May pinag-uusapan nang bagong teleserye namin ni Kim, nabanggit na sa akin. Kami naman, we're just waiting sa projects na ibibigay sa amin," pagtatapos ni Gerald.