Fans of the Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz loveteam need not fret over the mega success of the John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo loveteam, the John Lloyd-Bea tandem is back every weekdays on primetime TV over at ABS-CBN. John Lloyd Cruz has been chosen to be “Armando” in I Love Betty La Fea, the Pinoy version of Ugly Betty. Betty La Fea is Bea Alonzo. John Lloyd Cruz was at first hesitant to star again opposite Bea Alonzo in primetime TV after he was promised that they are going to be paired off with others this year. But John Lloyd was glad of the opportunity when Piolo Pascual, Ryan Agoncillo, Gerald Anderson, Jake Cuenca, Sam Milby, and Derek Ramsey, among other big male stars were also considered for the role.

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.

Hot photo in the morning! Attractive Filipino male star John Lloyd Cruz in the shower. John Lloyd Cruz has a wholesome image but is an object of desire by Filipinos, men (!) and women alike. So, this will do, although we could wish a little bit more of skin, the cam should have panned down a bit man lang, lol. John Lloyd Cruz stars in A Very Special Love with Filipina Beauty Sarah Geronimo, currently breaking box office records.

Special awards as usual, added glitter to the night and served as an incentive to celebrities who showed up for the 24th Star Awards For Movies last night. “Celebrity Fab of the Night” was Piolo Pascual and Maja Salvador; “Celebrity Mom of the Night” was Dawn Zulueta who also served as host of the 24th Star Awards for Movies; Faces of the Night was Piolo Pascual and Pops Fernandez; and Stars of the Night was John Lloyd Cruz and Eula Valdes.

Ai-Ai delas Alas, emotionally accepted her 2nd Best Actress award in Star Awards for Movies (The Star Awards calls it Movie Actress of the Year); this time for the movie Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo. AiAi brought the house down when she quipped that all her co-nominees video clips were shown with all of them crying while her clip was about her falling from the stairs. She then dedicated her Best Actress Award to her co-nominees: Maricel Soriano, Lorna Tolentino, Judy Ann Santos, Bea Alonzo, and Cherry Pie Picache. Ai Ai also acknowledged her part in the James Yap-Kris Aquino brouhaha, albeit indirectly, by thanking God for her Award, she said, “despite all the controversies” she went through recently, there is a reward (her award).

Paolo Contis won Movie Actor of the Year for the film Banal. Movie Supporting Actress of the Year is Eugene Domingo for the digital film, Pisay. Movie Supporting Actor of the Year is Emilio Garcia for Selda.

Nash Aguas won as Movie Child Performer of the Year for the film, Angels.  Lovi Poe won New Movie Actress of the Year for Shake, Rattle & Roll 9, while Matt Evans also won for the same movie, as New Movie Actor of the Year. These two awards btw, are considered “jinx” awards..lol..

Willie Urbino won Movie Production Designer of the Year for Ataul For Rent; Vanessa Valdez, Movie Original Screenplay for A Love Story; Raul Mitra, Movie Musical Scorer of the Year for Paano Kita Iibigin; Ditoy Aguila and Rudy Gonzales, Movie Sound Engineer for Ouija; and Ogie Alcasid, Movie Theme Song of the Year for his hit single, Paano Kita Iibigin. Ogie thanked partner Regine Velasquez in her acceptance speech for the inspiration.

Regine Velasquez bagged the Darling of the Press Award. The late Rudy Fernandez was awarded a pusthumous Ulirang Artista award.

One More Chance earned four awards including the plum, Movie of the Year, usually awarded to the movie’s producers, Star Cinema. Movie Cinematographer of the Year, Manuel Teehankee, Movie Editor of the Year, Marya Ignacio; and Cathy Garcia Molina, Movie Director of the Year. Cathy Garcia Molina recently cause some buzz when she categorically mentioned actor Richard Gomez as the actor she is not looking forward to work with anytime, being a difficult and “nagmamarunong” actor..

Out of the nine categories for digital films, Cinema One Originals winner Confessional garnered 5 awards. Confessional produced by Creative Programs, Inc thru Cinema One Originals and Oddfield Productions won Digital Film of the Year, Digital Movie Director for Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto; Digital Movie Editor of the Year, Pats Ranyo; Digital Original Movie Screenplay, Ramon Ukit; and Digital Movie Sound Engineer for Ditoy Aguila and Rudy Gonzales.

Digital Film Original Theme Song is won by “Nandito Ako” from the film, Selda by Paolo Villaluna and Pike Ramirez. Digital Movie Scorer of the Year is Vince de Jesus and Jobin Ballesteros for Pisay; Digital Film Cinematographer is Rodolfo Aves Jr. for Kadin; and Digital Film Production Designer is Danny Red for Selda.

The 24th Star Awards for Movies was held, June 27, in the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo de Manila University. The 24th Star Awards Night will be telecast on June 29, in ABS-CBN’s Sunday’s Gold.

The Philippines Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo is blooming. If you will see her HerBench billboard, you won’t recognize it as her. From the not so good looking lass who came from the masses and won Pinoy Pop Superstar then in IBC13 to a multimedia star now, certainly, Sarah Geronimo has gone places. In her latest pictorial for “A Very Special Love” she is once again transformed into some beauty rivaling Bea Alonzo, erstwhile film and television partner of John Lloyd Cruz, Sarah’s leading man in A Very Special Love.

Check out Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz‘ pictorial photos below for A Very Special Love showing soon..