Kim , still smarting from her first heartbreak, is hesitant about falling in love again, even with perennial partner Gerald
Ethel Ramos ( Malaya )

Kim Chiu sets the record straight that she and Gerald Anderson are sweethearts. They’re not, not yet. In due time, they might become more than friends. Right now though, Kim says she has few male friends and she considers Gerald as one of her closest.

She is a bit careful about falling in love again. She was hurt before. It is common knowledge that before joining "Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition," she had a boyfriend. But they broke up before she became a housemate in Bahay ni Kuya.

She was 14 at that time. Ten months after they became sweethearts, they split-up.

"Nasaktan ako sa break-up namin," she relates. "But I’d rather not divulge the real reason why we parted ways. Sa akin na lang ‘yun."

What would she remember most about the guy?

"He was my first kiss. Pero hindi ako nagsisisi kung nangyari man iyon dahil mahal ko siya that time."

She no longer sees the guy, she reveals. If they do meet, she would treat him as a friend. But she is not considering reconciling with him, should he want to win her back.

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Veronica R. Samio ( PhilStar.com )

Lalong tumitindi ang tambalan nina Kim Chiu at Gerald Anderson!

Sa unang bahagi ng 2008, dalawang proyekto na agad ang nakalinya para sa kanila. Isa na rito ang horror series na Maligno sa ABS-CBN.

Ilang araw na lang at magsisimula na ng panibagong yugto ang Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition. May mga bagong mukha na namang aabangan at pasisikatin ng Dos. Pero hindi naman nababahala rito ang pinakamalaking produkto ng unang season na sina Kim at Gerald.

Kamakailan lang, ikinatuwa nila ng husto ang pagkakapili sa kanila para gawin ang Pinoy version ng hit Koreanovelang My Girl, na ire-remake ng Dos.

“Wala talaga, as in wala akong idea at all. Pinagdasal ko lang talaga na sana magkaroon ako ng bagong project. ‘Tapos ayun, nagkatotoo nga siya!” ani Kim.

Pero bago pa man nila simulan ang My Girl, mapapanood muna sila sa ikalawang pagtatanghal ng Sineserye Presents: The Susan Roces Cinema Collection, ang horror series na Maligno, kasama si Claudine Barretto at Diether Ocampo.

Halong kaba at saya ang nararamdaman ni Kim sa paggawa ng proyektong ito, dahil makakasama niya sa eksena ang kanyang idolong si Claudine Barretto.

“Idol ko po talaga si Ms. Claudine, hanggang ngayon nga nai-starstruck pa rin ako sa kanya. Kapag kinakausap niya ako, hindi ako makasagot. Pero dream come true po na makasama ko siya sa isang show,” pahayag ng dalaga.

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KIM STARSTRUCK WITH CLAUDINE
Aster Amoyo ( Journal Online )

Contrary to rumors, the love team of Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson isn’t breaking up but is becoming stronger than ever. For the first quarter of 2008, two big projects are already lined up for them. This includes the horror series Maligno on ABS-CBN.

A few days to go and it’s the start of a new season for Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition. New faces will be discovered, and new teen stars will be made. But the two biggest products of the show’s last season, Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson aren’t worried that they will be steered away from the limelight.

Their tandem has come a long way, and in the two years that they were in the business, Kim and Gerald proved to be worthy of the opportunities that were given to them. Two blockbuster movies, a top-rating teleserye, several TV shows and countless endorsements only prove that the two have their rightful place in the industry.

Recently, they were delighted about being chosen to do the Pinoy version of the hit Koreanovela My Girl, which will be aired on ABS-CBN. “I really had no idea. I just prayed na mabigyan ako ng bagong project. Tapos ayun, nagkatotoo nga!,” Kim exclaimed. The young star wasn’t able to hide her joy that she cried in the press conference where she learned that she was chosen to play the lead role in the show.

Meanwhile, fans will see a different Kim and Gerald in Maligno, for they will be playing mature roles in this mini-series. “It’s quite challenging because the story is different from the light romance that Kim and I played before. It’s horror and is very dark so serious acting is really required of us,” Gerald said.

Kim is nervous and excited to do this project, since she will be working with her idol, Claudine Barretto. “Idol ko po talaga si Ms. Claudine, until now I am still starstruck in her presence. Kapag kinakausap niya ako hindi ako makasagot. But it is my dream to be in a show with her,” she confessed.