Actress and new ABS-CBN Kapamilya contract star Cristine Reyes admitted that she was “stunned” when she and actor Dennis Trillo bumped into former beauty queen Carlene Aguilar at the Edsa Shangri-La Plaza.
In an interview over The Buzz on Sunday, Reyes admitted to host Boy Abunda that she and Trillo had just finished watching a movie when they bumped into Aguilar.
Aguilar has a son, 19-month-old Calix Aguilar, fathered by Trillo.
“Siyempre naman Tito Boy, of all the people na makikita namin siya pa. Nakakawindang talaga yon. Natawa lang kami, totally, of all people, talagang small world. Sorry nabigla talaga kami, hindi namin alam gagawin namin. Stunned ako,” Reyes told Abunda.
(Of course, Tito Boy, of all people we had to bump into her. It was crazy. We laughed about it afterwards. It’s really a small world. I’m sorry we were really surprised. We didn’t know what to do. I was stunned.)
Reyes was reacting to tabloid reports that said she and Trillo “snubbed” Aguilar when they all met by accident at the mall.
Reyes however was quick to dispel speculations that she and Trillo are back together as lovers.
“Totoo po nag-watch kami ng movie. Walang balikan na nangyari sa amin. Hindi po siya nanliligaw. Pero malapit kami kasi siyempre may past kami,” she said.
(It’s true that we watched a movie. But we never got back together. He’s not courting me. We’re close because of our past.)
The actress also told Abunda that her decision to move to ABS-CBN from her old network GMA-7 does not necessarily mean that she ungrateful to the people who helped her gain some measure of fame.
“Hindi ko nakalimutan magpasalamat sa lahat ng binigay nila sa akin. I’m thankful dahil ginawa nila si Cristine Reyes,” she said.
Regarding GMA-7’s earlier statement that the network let her go because of “unprofessional behavior”, the actress said that others defend her work ethic instead.
“Mas maganda siguro kung tanungin nila yung mga taong nakatrabaho ko na Dumadating ako on-time. Ginagawa ko ang lahat ng pinapagawa nila sa akin. Hindi ako nag iinarte sa work,” she said.
(It’s better for them to ask those whom I have worked with. I arrive to work on time. I do everything I’m asked to do. I’m not fussy about work.)
Reyes also denied rumors linking her romantically to “Wowowee” host Willie Revillame.
“We’re friends. At hanggang doon na lang yon (that’s all there is to it),” she said.
Unfair
Reyes first came under fire when she began appearing in “Wowowee” and other ABS-CBN shows in January, even though she was a GMA-7 talent.
GMA-7’s official statement said that Reyes is ” welcome to leave. The network has a lot more serious artists to assign important projects and develop into fine, professional actors. That being said, GMA network has now closed its doors on Cristine.”
In an earlier interview with radio dzMM, Reyes’ lawyer Dexter Licuanan said that GMA-7’s statement about her “bad behavior” and being unprofessional gives a wrong impression to viewers.
“I just wanted to correct the impression that the reason they let her go daw was because of her very bad and unprofessional behavior which is very inaccurate, to begin with. Her contract has expired so it’s but right for them to release her,” Reyes’ lawyer Dexter Licuanan told abs-cbnNEWS.com in an interview before his guesting with dzMM’s entertainment program “Showbiz Mismo.”
“She has gone through the process of observing the rules of courtesy by signifying to them formally her intentions to leave,” Licuanan added.
The lawyer explained that Reyes’ contract with the rival network ended this year. He said that after evaluating the contract, he concluded that the contract is already expired without any mandatory extensions.
“Mayroong usually mandatory extensions sa ganyang mga management contract but what I would want to emphasize [that this] contract na tinuturo nila ay management contract. So hindi po ito exclusive artist contract that she signed on sa GMA 7–it’s through Artist Center, iyon lang po ang pinag-uusapan diyan,” he said.
Proper channels
Licuanan criticized the statement, saying it was really unfair for his client to be branded as unprofessional.
“The allegation that Cristine was unprofessional, I think it is unfair bakit po? Kasi we went through the proper channels, in writing. We send them letters signifying her intentions to leave.
“Number two iyong alleged frequent appearance of Cristine referred to her promotion for the movie she made with her ate Ara Mina entitled ‘Ate.’ Hindi ako na-consult about that, but I actually told her to try and for courtesy sake to secure permission and I think she was able to do that,” the lawyer added.
ABS-CBN not managing Reyes
Licuanan made it clear that Reyes’ contract with ABS-CBN is only for specific projects. This does not mean that ABS-CBN will be managing her career.
“Gusto ko lang liwanagin hindi po siya lilipat sa ABS-CBN. Ang gusto lang ni Cristine she wanted to have independence to be able to make appearances in programs not only in channel 7 and on also to appear on shows of ABS-CBN… she wanted to have an artist’s license to try on different projects pero wala siyang management contract na pipirmahan so hindi siya pipirma sa Star Magic for management contract.
Reyes signed contract with ABS-CBN on April 9 to star in a remake of the 1970s hit film “Eva Fonda 16.”
The original version of that film was released in 1976 by Sampaguita Pictures. It was the movie that launched the career of then upcoming star Alma Moreno.
It is also said that the movie also contributed to the popularity of the bomba (sexy) films in the country.
SOURCE: ABS-CBN NEWS
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