Philippine showbiz backstage drama. classic. It has been reported that Divine Geronimo, mother of Sarah Geronimo has not treated well a young fashion designer and even came to the point where Sarah’s mother threw the designer’s gown on the floor whom the designer made gratis. The reported incident happened in the ABS-CBN Dolphy special, The King of Comedy: Dolphy at 80 where Sarah Geronimo was a guest performer.

A young designer was commissioned to make a gown for Sarah Geronimo for the Dolphy Special, and since the designer is new, he got excited over the designing job. He made the “controversial gown” extra special and even spent so much time making it that he was sleepless most of the time just to really make a beautiful creation for Sarah.

When D-Day came, Sarah Geronimo fitted the gown but to her amazement, it did not sit well with her mother Divine and ordered her not to wear it. And after doing so, threw the gown on the floor. As in, biglang ipinaahubad ng ina ni Sarah ang gown at walang kaabug-abog na itinapon ito nang walang sali-salita. No explanation on why the sudden change of plans or a small thank you for the gown was made to the designer. Mommy Divine then reportedly made Sarah Geronimo wear another gown. The young designer was reduced to tears. It was also reported that even Sarah Geronimo was surprised at what her mother had done but ever the obedient daughter, had to obey what her mother had told her to do.

Meanwhile, Divine Geronimo aired her side of the story denying such a thing happened saying, “Hindi ko binastos yung designer. Hindi ko itinapon yung gown. Ang nangyari kasi, yung dala niyang gown ay hindi fit kay Sarah. Kaya yung dalang gown na lang ng Viva ang pinasuot ko sa kanya.

“Hindi ko na yun pina-repair kasi wala nang oras. Araw na mismo kasi ng show yun. At saka si Sarah na lang ang kulang sa performers na nasa stage na. Siya na lang ang hinihintay ng mga kasamahan niya.

“‘Di ba dapat ‘pag magsusuot ka ng gown o magpapatahi ka ng damit, dapat ay may fitting? Yung gown ni Sarah na ipapagamit sana nung designer ay hindi niya naman nasukat. Basta na lang yun ibinigay sa kanya nung designer.”

Mommy Divine Geronimo also clarified that they don’t personally or professionally know the designer. “Doon na lang namin siya nakilala sa taping ng Dolphy special. Binigyan niya nga kasi ng gown si Sarah.

“Gusto ko sanang magpasamalat sa kanya. Kaya lang pagbalik ko ng dressing room, after ng production number ni Sarah ay wala na siya.”

On the other hand, Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz movie, A Very Special Love, is on its way to being the highest grossing Filipino movie of all time, and just made the highest grossing movie of 2008, eclipsing Sharon Cuneta’s Caregiver. The Sarah and John Lloyd’s starrer, A Very Special Love already made 134 Million on its 2nd week and still raking in the big bucks on its 3rd week.