Marian Rivera Still Topping FHM Sexiest Pinay

Four weeks in and GMA Kapuso star Marian Rivera is still No 1 on FHM's poll on the world's sexiest women.

(this post has been on draft since forever I don't know if those other sexy beauties are still inhaling Marian Rivera's dust)

Well, no surprise there because, let's admit it, Marian Rivera is close to perfection in the body and face.

And in the pictures above she wants to let us know she has unblemished underarms. Bitch!

But don't despair average women of the world! Marian Rivera is not perfect. Close to perfect but not quite. Higher deities are kind and fair like that.

When Marian Rivera was asked to put in her 10 cents on the mental fitness of Nonoy Aquino to run for Philippine president, with all confidence and knowledge Marian Rivera vouched for Pnoy by saying "I'm pyschology."

When Venus Raj strolled along the beach of Boracay, Marian Rivera was overhead blurting out "Ang pangit ni Venus."

Tsk, tsk. Marian wasn't raised right. You talk about people behind their backs, not in their faces, or within hearing distance of that person's peeps. According to Kathy Griffin, it's called manners. tsk, tsk

Marian Rivera's sweetheart Dingdong Dantes allegedly lost a chance to star opposite a young actress being touted as the next major star of ABS-CBN when Marian demanded that the young actress ask her permission first before giving her blessing.

The next young superstar could be Kiray for all we know, but still lost opportunity, right?

Thank the good deities that Marian is not very bright, is tackless and has a huge ego. Most people consider this a bad thing, but I don't.

The way I see it, if Marian Rivera is anymore perfect average women of the world should just lay down in a fetal position and weep.

But then again, Marian Rivera still has one up over us and his name is Dingdong Dantes. Sh-T!

Marian Rivera and Bela Padilla End Rift

The catfight between Marian Rivera and Bela Padilla, the costars from GMA-7's Endless Love, ended before it even begun.

Marian Rivera and Bela Padilla, together with their respective entourages, met at a closed door meeting with GMA 7 executive Wilma Galvante to patch things up between them.

After 10-15 minutes inside, Marian with her manager left without granting interviews. Bela stayed inside the office, with a satisfied look on her face, according to sources. Marian reportedly left immediately to go to a hospital where boyfriend Dingdong Dantes, allegedly the center of the catfight between the two ladies, is laid up.

What promised to be an epic battle between good and evil turned out to be a dud!

Just as Bela's manager Claire de la Fuente and Bela's relative Eva Carino (ang atribi na inang yan nina BB Gandanghari and Robin Padilla), have entered the fray. Then a long-winded written official statement from Dingdong defending Marian and confessing his undying love for her, and ... that's it. Booo!

Marian Rivera vs Bela Padilla

Bela Padilla, who plays Yumi in the teleserye Endless Love staring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes, is using the oldest trick in the book to catapult her to instant stardom - riding the coattails of someone more famous.

As the story goes, Marian Rivera has been acting like a bitch marking her territory by harassing Bela Padilla on the set of their Endless Love teleserye. The reason is that Bela is getting too close for comfort to Marian's beau Dingdong Dantes in their scenes for Endless Love.

Some of the sweets Marian allegedly reserves only for Bella were: "pangit, "bobo umarte" and "maputi lang."

The incident is not isolated as Marian and gang (that is Nadine Samonte and Jana Dominguez) are also into it, constantly bullying Bela with harsh words.

Allegedly Bela is traumatized and is now too afraid to report on set because of an incident in which Marian locked Bela and herself inside a CR after ordering people inside to go out.

With Marian's face allegedly only inches from Bela's face, Marian uttered, "Ang landi-landi mo! Ang pangit-pangit mo! Kahit kailan, huwag mong iiisipin na mai-insecure ako sa ‘yo! Hindi ka magugustuhan ni Dingdong kasi diring-diri ‘yan kapag may eksena kayo!

I can imagine Marian Rivera saying these exact same words. But is Marian stupid enough or arrogant enough to say these things in front of witnesses? Jury is still out on that one.

May psychology ba si Marian? Insekyora siya to the highest level. If she is confident of Dingdong's love, why the scene?

Marian graduated but never left high school. Fighting with a girl over a boy? C'mon on now. That it so high school. So aside from being an insekyora, cheap pa si Marian.

Marian is just being a true Cavitena - palaban and matapang - in defense of the various negative publicity that she has been involved in in the past. You can only use this defense up to a certain point. As a person goes higher in life - be it social or economic, one has to learn to combine being palaban and matapang with class. In Marian's case, she's nothing but a palengkera and butangera.

Marian is another one of those people with money who can't buy class and breeding. So it seems the girl has left Cavite but Cavite has never left the girl.

Marian Rivera Snubs Mocha

At first I thought Marian Rivera has sworn off mocha flavored cakes, ice cream, coffee, etc. Is she crazy?!

But then I was shown the light and I found that the Mocha being referenced in the article is a person.

Then my next question was "Who is she? And after that I asked "Why do we care?"

After I googled the dumb fuck I learned that Mocha is a club singer whose claim to fame is declaring that she likes both the peen and the punane. In short she's bisexual. Okay. Then what?

NOBODY cares except the men's magazine readers and club goers who salivate on the thought of female on female action.

Now Mocha is telling Marian Rivera snubbed her inside an elevator on their way to a corporate show.

Mocha tells that Marian was her girl crush. "Was" as in former because she got her feelings hurt due to Marian mistaken her for trash inside the elevator.

As we all know not everything is what they appear. The story goes deeper than a random case of snubbing. You see, Mocha guested on Family Feud, the game show on GMA 7 hosted by Dingdong Dantes and kissed Marian's bf full on the lips. I would have kicked Mocha's ass if I were Marian.

But wait, Marian's manager has come out and said Marian said hello to Mocha. Ummm, an attention whore and a lie teller.

This press release is a major fail. Mocha, you are either a lesbian or a famewhore. You can't have have it both ways!

On to the next attention whore!

Here We Go Again: Marian Rivera and her Primadonna Ways

Talks about Marian Rivera having an “attitude,” a bad one, continue.

The most recent one is Marian acting a primadonna on the set of her top-rated primetime show on GMA-7, Darna.

Marian reportedly complained to a staff member about the muddy location in Bulacan at the set of Darna. "Di ba sinabi ko sa inyo na ayaw ko nang maputik?" was Marian’s complaint. The staff member carried Marian to a less muddy area to avert a blow up from the Kapuso star.

Also during a taping of Darna, Marian was said to have uttered "Dumating na ang reyna na walang bulaklak sa tenga."

Who else wears a flower on their ear? Carla Abellana. She’s stars in the TV soap “Rosalinda,” a telenobela character with a penchant for wearing a red rose on her ear.

There also a story going around that Marian refused to share her dressing room with Carla because she wanted to all the space to herself.

So what if Marian Rivera has an attitude? I’m a casual fan, so I don’t really care if Marian is the next Mother Theresa or the spawn of the devil. If I see her somewhere in person, I doubt I’d want to get her autograph or have my picture taken with her. Sucks for the avid fans, though. You know those kinds of fans.

I’m reminded of what my friends and I say when we see a beautiful girl. “She’s pretty.” Oo, pero hindi siya masaya. Broken family yan sigurado. We’d all laugh, of course, because it was meant as a joke. You can say “ah, you’re just a jealous hater; you’re bitter; you’re sourgraping, etc. However, underneath that joke lies the maxim that keeps us from jumping from the nearest bridge, hating all people, generally hating life: “A person can’t have it all.”

I guess the universe has a way of evening out things. Marian Rivera is very pretty, famous, rich and has a hot boyfriend, but “masama ugali nya” at broken family siya.

As I said I don’t if Marian Rivera’s face doesn’t match her character. What I’m confused about is why Marian’s maldita moments continue to come out. Marian Rivera is one of Kapuso Networks’ prized possessions, so why are they letting negative publicity ruin their star’s image?

Me thinks, Marian and her management start giving out more envelopes or making those envelopes thicker to shut down all these bad publicities. Money effectively shuts up reporters. Ask Anabelle Rama.

Darna Pilot Episode Tops Ratings

Darna, the GMA-7 fantaserye starring Marian Rivera, generated a massive 44.1% to lead all programs, according to the latest overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households.

It has a significant margin of 11.8% over second-placer Tayong Dalawa, which posted a rating of 32.3 percent.

How did the pilot episode Marian’s Darna fare against the premiere episode of Angel Locsin’s Darna, which was shown in 2005?

Angel’s Darna still rated better with 47.1%, or a three% margin compared to Marian’s Darna.

When Angel’s Darna was airing, GMA-7 was dominating the ratings game in Mega Manila. Angel’s Darna made history when it reached 52.1% on its fourth episode, where Angel appeared in a Darna costume for the first time.

That figure was the highest rating achieved by any GMA-7 show at that time. It was only broken in 2008 when the final episode of Marimar, starring by Marian and Dingdong Dantes, achieved 52.6%

It should also be taken into account that Marian’s Darna is being broadcasted at a time when ABS-CBN is giving a very strong competition in the ratings game. Also, Darna is competing against May Bukas Pa, considered the No. 1 program of the Kapamilya network, which also topped the primetime race for a number of times.

On Aug 10, May Bukas Pa dropped to sixth place with 24.6%. Aside from May Bukas Pa, Darna’s pilot episode, which ran for over an hour, was also pitted against Only You, which came in seventh place with 24.5%.

Rounding up the top five are GMA-7’s24 Oras (31.9%) and Rosalinda (28%), and ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol World (27%).

Tales of Two Fans: Kimerald and Marian Rivera

The entertainment tabloid Bulgar is really a must-read every morning because it is informative. These reactions from Kimerald and Marian Rivera fans continue to prove what I think about some rabid fans.

According to a Kimerald fan, there is a conspiracy to break up the globally famous loveteam of Kim Chui and Gerald Anderson. Apparently, TPTB (the powers that be) at the Kapamilya network is moving heaven and earth to sign up Kim and Gerald in teleseryes, variety shows and movies without the other. ABS-CBN is not aware of it, but the fans are onto them, added the well-meaning fan.

All these maneuverings started after Sarah Geronimo, whom the fan called a starlet, let it known that "gustong matikman [ni Sarah] este makapareha si Gerald." Matikman is the fan's word, not mine.

First of all, I would think that Gerald Anderson would not be the first person or thing that Sarah would want to taste. In Cristy Fermin's column there's this giveaway blind item about a young actress/singer who can't eat ice cream, chocolates and manggang hilaw na sinawsaw sa bagoong.

The young star's mother is to blame for the ban on these foods because the foods are not good for the young singer's voice. The young actress singer is also banned from going to gimmick barkada by her loving mother.

Seems the mother skipped the word "moderation" while browsing the dictionary. She focused instead on the words "investment" "cash cow" and "meal ticket."

Second, if Sarah Geronimo is a starlet, what do you call a young star who has yet to have sold-out concerts, box-office hits, albums selling like hotcakes and the title Box Office Queen? Starletini?

As for the Kimerald fans, they have truly imbibed the true meaning of the word "business sense." Well, the millions and millions of Kimerald fans all over the world are there to support all the endeavors of their well-loved couple. So it follows that un-breaking Kimerald makes business sense.

Okay, enough of Kimerald fans and business sense.

On the second story, which involved a Marian Rivera fan. The fan commented that Kim Chui is baduy, in terms of clothes and accessories. Kim buys hers in Divisoria while Marian's are all branded.

Admittedly, I don't follow Kim Chui but the few times I saw her guest on variety shows I don't find her baduy manamit. Let's admit it. Kim Chui with her super thin body, and if she were a few inches taller, would be the envy of anorexic models prancing along the catwalks of New York and Paris who have to munch on ice cubs for lunch and quiet their hunger pangs with cigarettes to maintain their svelte look.

And what is wrong with clothes and accessories from Divisoria? In this kind of economy? I would like to believe even well-paid actors and actresses are not immune. Someone should tell this fan that he/she just insulted a whole community of Divisoria shoppers.

As for Marian Rivera's all-branded things, she's probably making up for her baduy na pananalita. Admit it, it doesn't go with her Spanish mestiza look. Once you hear Marian talk, you'd wish she had stayed silent. Okay, okay, her speech pattern is the result of her born and raised in Cavite. But why is being a palengkera/palaban something to be proud of if you come from Cavite? I'm just musing. Not being a jeluz h8tr, or anything.

By the way, I don't dislike Marian. I just like Marian and Dingdong.

Kim Chui. Well, I didn't know I was rooting for Mickey Lee in Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition until after Lauren Dyogi started manipulating situations in the "reality show" to push for the what is now known as the "Kimerald" loveteam. I had to quit the show towards the end because it was becoming so goshdarn predictable: a young girl caught in the admiration of two guys - the boy next door and the geek.

Of course, the boy next door won. Only in Judd Apatow movies do geeks kick pretty boys' asses.

Marian Rivera's Makes The Cover of Yes! Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Stars

Upcoming Darna lead star Marian Rivera bags this year's distinction as the cover of YES! magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Stars. Last year's honor belonged to KC Concepcion, who made it to the special issue's "Princesses of the Cinema" category this year.

The 24-year-old actress - whose ascend to young superstar status in barely three years is nothing short of phenomenal - personally attended the launching of the magazine, where she herself unveiled the cover for all the guests to see.

The cover shows the Kapuso Network's current darling clad in a teasing strapless bustier mini-dress created by Arleen Sipat for Salsatrends.

"Marian Rivera is a star because she occupies that rare space between aspiration and accessibility," the accompanying article took note.

Aside from the cover girl, the launching was also graced by other celebrities who likewise entered the list, namely Paolo Contis, Donita Rose, Maxine Eigenmann, and Kevin Santos.

Released annually by the country's top entertainment magazine, the 100 Most Beautiful Stars special issue aims to pay tribute to the country's "most good-looking in the land" in the field of show business.

"As lists go, there is no one lineup that will satisfy everybody. Beauty is a matter of taste. It is also, in our case, a matter of category and currency," editor-in-chief Jo-Ann Maglipon wrote.

While physical attributes combined with eye-candy allure undoubtedly played as the most telling ingredients in determining the names to be included in the final list, the YES! staff also puts utmost consideration on an individual's character, achievements both on and off the camera, and potential as important factors as determined by each and every category.

Some of the names and their corresponding category include Kim Chiu, Rhian Ramos, Bea Alonzo ("Primetime Ladies"); Piolo Pascual, Dingdong Dantes, and John Lloyd Cruz ("Leading Men"); Sarah Geronimo ("Princesses of the Cinema"); Gerald Anderson ("The New Prince"); Shaina Magdayao, Maja Salvador, and Kris Bernal ("Not Your Average Girls"); Geoff Eigenmann and Aljur Abrenica ("Boys Next Door"); Sam Milby, Anne Curtis, Jake Cuenca, Cristine Reyes, and Diether Ocampo ("Hunks and Babes"); Gary Valenciano and Ogie Alcasid ("Multi-Talented"); Iza Calzado, Jolina Magdangal, Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta, Maricel Soriano, Dawn Zulueta, Lorna Tolentino, and Vilma Santos ("Beautiful At Any Age"); Zaijan Jaramilla of May Bukas Pa fame ("The Adorables").

Jericho Rosales, on the other hand, leads the charge in the "Glam Dads" bracket along with Dennis Trillo and Mark Anthony Fernandez; while the mother-and-daughter tandem of Jean and Jennica Garcia banner the "Passing the Torch" category. Newly weds Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo topbill the "Couples" group, which also includes Angel Locsin and Luis Manzano and Angelica Panganiban and Derek Ramsay.

The issue also cites "The Venerables" Eddie Garcia and Gloria Romero "...as they continue to demonstrate that age is no hindrance when you have passion for what you do."

Rosalinda star Carla Abellana is part of "The Faces To Watch."

Dingdong Dantes Is Marian Rivera's Personal Trainer

Sa unang pagkakataon, nag-enroll sa gym ang seksing aktres na si Marian Rivera para tiyakin na nasa kondisyon ang kanyang katawan para sa susunod na proyekto sa Kapuso Network na "Darna."

Sa "Chika Minute" portion ng "24 Oras" ng GMA News nitong Biyernes, lumitaw na nagsisilbing personal trainer ni Marian sa gym ay walang iba kundi ang napapabalitang nobyo nito na si Dingdong Dantes.

Hindi naman itinago ng dalaga na si Dingdong nga ang nagmimistulang personal trainer niya sa gym kaya naman tila inspirado ang bagong Darna.

"Ok lang yun kung ikagaganda 'di ba, bakit hindi," pahayag ni Marian tungkol sa kanyang pagpasok sa gym.

Inamin ng aktres na nahirapan siya sa unang paggi-gym sa kanyang buhay. Bukod kasi sa pagpapanatiling nasa kondisyon ang kanyang katawan, matindi rin ang training na ginawa ni Marian sa martial art at paggamit ng harness para sa mga action at flying scene sa "Darna."

"Okey naman pero lahat naman siguro nang nag-gym sa una nahirapan talaga e," paliwanag ng aktres.

Minsan na rin ikinuwento ni Marian na si Dingdong din ang nagturo sa kanya na gumamit ng petroleum jelly sa katawan at binti bago magsuot ng harness upang hindi mabugbog ng husto ang kanyang balat.

Dingdong Dantes Denies MGD Tattoo

I could feel my few remaining brain cells slowly dying while reading the article below. Why can't these celebrities just say yes or no to a question? DO they think fans are as stupid as they are? Okay, I'm not going to say anything else because I love Dingdong and Marian. Not since the Guy and Pip and Vi and Bot loveteams has a couple made a kilig.

I'll give Dingdong a pass on this one. He's probably drunk to his gills during the interview.

Story after the jump.

During the victory party for Manny Pacquiao last May 22, at the Renaissance Hotel, Dingdong Dantes denied having a tattoo of Marian Rivera's name on his ankle.

Kamakailan ay nabalitang nagpa-tattoo raw siya. Alibata (alpabeto ng sinaunang Pilipino) raw ang sabi ni Dingdong sa mga nakakita ng tattoo niya.

"Hindi, wala akong sinasabing Alibata siya. Wala akong sinasabing gano'n," tanggi niya.

Kung hindi niya sinabi 'yon, kanino nanggaling ang deskripsyon na Alibata nga ang tattoo niya?

"Hindi ko alam. Basta wala akong sinasabing gano'n," paglilinaw pa ni Dong.

Pero ayon sa mga nakakita, "MGD" raw ang tila basa sa tattoo niya. Ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng MGD na 'yon?

"Kanya-kanyang interpretasyon, e. Yung tattoo, minsan nakikita ko, minsan hindi, e. Pero tuwing nakikita ko, may iba't ibang sinasabi sa akin, e. May araw sinasabi sa aking...aaah...'May Ginto Dito.'"

Yun na nga ba talaga ang ibig sabihin niyon?

"Depende. Paiba-iba. Tuwing linggo-linggo, nag-iiba ang meaning. Minsan hindi ko makita, minsan nakikita ko. Ganun-gano'n," pagdadahilan pa ni Dingdong.

Pero nang tanungin ng PEP kung para kanino ba ang pagpapa-tattoo niyang 'yon, nag-iba ng statement ang Kapuso hunk.

"Wala naman akong sinabing nagpa-tattoo ako, e," ani Dingdong.

Paalala sa kanya ng PEP, may lumabas kasing balita na nagpa-tattoo nga siya at may nakakita pa.

"E, yun nga, minsan may nakikita ako, minsan wala. Maybe it's all just my imagination. Ha-ha-ha! Okey na yun. 'Wag na nating pag-usapan yun," pagtatapos na lang ni Dingdong na ikinalito ng PEP.