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Celebrity MOMs...
Single Mom…Marianne
Unlike
many showbiz marriages and breakups, Marianne dela Riva's union and
eventually separation from actor Ronald Corveau did not turn into a major
media event. That's because the now forty something actress decided to
leave the scene before the press could hound her. "It was strenuous
enough in itself, tapos parang ang dami kong intrigang dapat sagutin,"
she reasons. Saka inisip ko 'yung mga bata. They were so young at that
time. Si Louie, ang panganay ko was what, 11 at that time. Si Ella naman,
'yung bunso, was only four. Nag-concentrate muna ako sa kanila."
There was no other way, it seemed. She became an instant single mother
when Ronald fled to the United States. She said she got by investigating
her savings into a profitable business with her sister. "I have a
very supportive family," she says.
"With their help, I've managed to raise my kids as a single parent.
That's for 10 years. And para sa akin, yung as mas importante whether or
not may tatay o wala." And she adds with a sure hint of pride:
"I know for a fact that my kids grew up na very normal pa rin naman.
Parang wala ring kulang." With the pain gone, Marianne still would
not talk about the details of her failed relationship.
"I notice napaka-polite mong magtanong," she observes, "pero
'wag na 'yun. Magkaibigan na kami. We've reached na that point na alam
naming kailangan is only for the kids. Now, we're very civilized. We talk
when we need to. Kapag may kailangan ang mga bata, he supports them naman
kahit papaano. Last year 1 even joined the kids when they visited their
dad in the U.S. Every year kasi they go there." Both she and Ronald
remain unattached. That's because they have not really considered filling
for an annulment. Is there a chance they'll get together again then?
"Hindi na siguro," she shrugs. "Parang hindi lang
naaasikaso or something. Sa case ko, parang naging okay na lang ako nang
ganito. Pero 'yung reconciliation, hindi na sumasagi sa isip ko. Parang
okay na kami ng ganito. Ten years na e."
How about opening doors for new relationships? "Everything just
fallen into place na rin naman. The girls are all grown up now. The
business naman is running by itself. My life's okay as it is." Thus,
Marianne decided to end her close to a decade showbiz hiatus. "may
kanya-kanya na rin kasing mundo ang mga bata," says the late 70's
favorite cover girl. "They're not as dependent on me as before."
Happily, show business didn't give her a hard time coming back. The reason
could be because her resumé is hard to resist. After all, her being
Fernando Poe Jr.'s favorite leading lady remains a favorable calling card
to this day. Why, she's the only actress who has played leading lady to
the "King" more than a dozen times. "I think it's close to
20 movies," she adds. Her six-year stint as the well-mannered Luisa
in the 1976 soap classic "Gulong ng Palad" is equally
unforgettable. Add to this her trademarks-her Madonna face and eyes that
look like they can produce a bucket of tears anytime-are always saleable,
especially with the onset of the TV era.
"Hindi naman ako ganu'n kabait as compared sa mga roles ko," she
smiles. "But I really love working with people. Na-miss ko din.
Although ang showbiz, hindi na siya ganu'n ka-big deal as before. Pero
meron pa ring fulfillment. It's still a job." Marianne is now a
"Tabing Ilog" regular and is frequently seen in many drama
programs. "Mas gusto ko na rin na sa TV lang muna," she says,
"kasi mas maikli ang working hours," she ends with her patented
meek smile.
Pops Fernandez... Solo Flight
After
Judge Leticia Morales of the Makati Regional Trial Court rendered the Pops
Fernandez-Martin Nievera marriage null and void on the morning of October
25, 2000. Pops was the party that filed the annulment case on their
12-year marriage in May 1999 after living separately since January 1998.
Martin has been heard to say he never wanted it. But when the judgment did
come, Pops was reduced to tears.
"It was kind of mixed emotions," she sighs. "Sure I wanted
it and I felt relieved when I was told, pero s'yempre na-sad din naman ko.
Suddenly, nag-flashback lahat ng memories. Then I thought of the kids. I
know it's painful for them na alam nilang everything's final na between me
and their father. Ako naman I'm not really concerned sa sasabihin ng mga
tao. I only think about my kids. But I know they understand. Before, they
were very confused, but for the past two, three years, we've all have
adjusted na. We've all moved on already…mas naging official lang ngayon,
kumbaga.
What Pops will not discuss is the details of the separation of their
properties. But as it is, everyone knows she continues to live in the
conjugal Ayala, Alabang home with sons Robin, 13, and Ram, 10, while
Martin is holed up alone in a flat somewhere. The court has also granted
her full custody of her "two heroes." "They're my constant
source of joy and inspiration," she beams. "They're all I've got
permanently. And I know they're mine forever even when they grow old and
have their own family na."
She hastens to add, "It's the same din naman for Martin. He'll be
their daddy forever and her promised to be always there for
them. In fairness to him, he's always been a great daddy forever and her
promised to be always there for them. In fairness to him, he's always been
a great daddy. Our kids won't hear me say anything against him. And I'll
be completely lenient when it comes to his rights with the kids."
Elaborating, she says, "I mean I don't really mind them going out a
lot and he is welcome to visit them. The kids are really close to him,
they'll appreciate it if they get to see him often. And besides, we've
managed to keep our friendship naman. In fact we're better friends now.
After the separation, we've both tried so hard at rebuilding our
friendship."
As to building up a relationship with another partner, she says she's in
no hurry at all. "Yun naman lagi ang hinihintay sa akin ng tao, 'yung
mag-announce ako ng ganito, ganun," she says, a bit resigned.
"Kung wala akong sinasabi, tao na mismo ang naglilink sa akin kung
kani-kanino that sometimes, it becomes unfair na dun sa mga taong 'yun.
Nakakahiya na din sa kanila."
True, she says, there's something missing in her life. "Alam kong may
kulang. Pero ako mismo, ang dami ko pa ring gustong gawin, ang dami pang
ambitions, reach certain goals…but if ask for all these no, parang
greedy ko naman. A lot of things are coming in. Despite everything, I feel
I'm very blessed.
The World of
Kris and Josh
Q:
Is Tita Cory a spoiler Lola.
A: Oo naman talaga!
There is no adjective that can adequately describe Kris Aquino. There is,
however, an adverb - and that is "very". Whatever she is, she is
"very" much of it! As she herself admits, there's just no middle
ground with anything she does. And this includes motherhood. Here she
talks about Joshua, her "sun, moon, stars", "loving
unconditionally" and why the song In Your Eyes makes her teary
eyed…
How do you and Josh bond? What do you really enjoy doing together?
We sleep together, that's one thing - magkatabi talaga kami matulog. He
waits until he sees me reading my script for the next day bago siya
matulog kasi feeling niya baka taksan ko siya. Our bed is queen sized but
I think we occupy just half of it because talagang siksikan kami and we
both like that. When I was growing up, I was that way with my mom;
masiksik din ako. All the years that my Dad was in Fort Bonifacio, ako rin
yung katabi ng mommy ko.
In
the morning, when Josh has to get up earlier than me, magda-drama talaga
yan na ayaw niya. Kailangan sabay kaming bumangon. Pag nagmamadali ako in
the morning to shower, he'll jump into the shower with me.
What
if your can't be with him at night because of your work, late night shoot
or something?
He's understanding when it's work. As he says, "working mama…"
But he's very demanding pag alam niya na it's his time. Like, alam niya na
yung Sunday, we have dinner with my mom; we go to 7:30 mass at Mt. Carmel
Church, kailangan kasama siya doon. Pagsisiksikan niya ang sarili niya. I
tell him, "but you're so maingay in church!" Sasabihin niya
habang nagma-mass, "last na Mama, 10 minutes!" Sabi ko, no,
matagal pa! Even if he has already eaten in my mom's house, mangungulit
yan na, "Mama, eat tayo sa labas! Pig out tayo." We eat out a
lot. We love fastfood. Cheap kaming mag-nanay. Burger King at Mc Donald's
lang happy na kami. He likes Country Waffles; he likes Shangri-la, the
Chinese restaurant yung Summer Palace favorite niya. We love Japanese.
Madali siyang pakainin.
This
early, what seems to be his talents and skills?
Parang napansin ko, he loves the piano so much, as in: anytime we're near
a piano. So I always ask him, "Son, you want one? We can buy it for
your birthday pero baka naman pagsawaan mo kaagad, at mahal din talaga yan.
But if you can promise me that you'll be a Louie Ocampo, why not?"
Hilig niya talaga, music. At ang galing niya mag-operate ng anything
electronic. From the time he was 2 or 3, he can figure out on his own
paano mag-on ng TV, use the remote, mag-rewind ng mga tape, change the
channel.
What quality of Joshua are you most proud of?
He's loving…to everbody. Malamabing siyang bata talaga. Politico yan
kasi, in my mom's house, in my cousin's hour, anywhere…lahat ng mga
katulong, drivers, guards, kilala niya by name.
What
qualities did he inherit from you…and from his dad?
Yung…hilig sa mirror. (To get Josh to pose with his mom, we set up a big
mirror beside the camera.) Emote, emote, diba? Pa-smile-smile sa mirror. I
think the other thing he got from me is love for traveling. He loves
riding the plane, he love staying in a hotel, Hongkong, Boracay, Cebu,
wherever!
At
yung pagiging vain talaga, he got from me. After taking shower, he tells
hi Ninang Gia (Garchitorena, ABS-CBN Production Manager for Talk Shows),
"Lotion pa!" Kasi binibihisan siya ni Gia, "Josh, ihahatid
mo lang ako sa house!" So anyway, nag-lotion siya. Akala ni Gia that
was it. But Josh goes, "Ninang, cologne pa! Sabi ko, ohmigod. Kasi
what you see your mom constantly doing, you will think that's the way it
is!
Sa
Daddy niya…physical naman talaga. 100% sa tatay talaga niya. Mini Me nga
siya nun eh. He's constant reminder of his father, hello!
You
never kept anything form the public, but between you and your son, how
honest are you about your situation as a family? Siguro because he was so
young, he was 3 when we split up. So sanay na siya nahe shuttles back and
forth, so there is really no need to explain. And when he wants to see
naman his father, he goes, "Mama, call tayo Dada." So sabi ko,
"o you tell your yaya to call your Dada. Tapos tatawag siya."
Yun na ang nakamulatan niya: na hiwalay yung bahay niya.
How often are you together - all three - as a family?
(laughs) Hindi kami tatlo, silang dalawa! Before wer used to, like,
eat out. Pero in the last two months parang nagtampuhan kaminung Daddy
niya, so silang dalawa na lang. They're together every other weekend.
How about your mom, Cory Aquino, is she a spoiler lola?
Oo naman talaga! Kasi Josh loves ponkan, so there's always a supply of
ponkan in her house. Or chocolates. Sampaloc! And Josh loves that - to the
point na nag-LBM na siya noon! Plus lollipops! Love na love yon ni Joshua.
So when we're there - kumpleto lahat yon. Matiyaga ang mommy talaga kasi…
we hang out in her room, so si Joshua has written all over he walls; he
jumps all over her bed. Minsan, si yaya kumakain, ako naman I was busy
writing speech fo rher, mommy ko ang naglilinis ng pwet niya when he made
poopoo. Sabi ng mommy ko, "I'm too old for this!"
They
say your relationship with your mother changes when you become a mother
yourself.
How
has your relationship with your mother changed since your had Joshua?
My mom always laugh, kasi, parang emotionally, magka-level kami ni Josh.
We're both children pa daw talaga. So in a way, I'm still very much the
baby of the family. At sinasabi ng ang sisters ko na, "Parang di kayo
mag-mommy - kasi pumapatol ka, nag-aaway kayong dalwa!"
What
has motherhood changed in you talaga?
The most important thing that motherhood contributed to my life is the
realization that you can love unconditionally. Just seeing a person make
you so happy, waking up beside him, being hugged by him, ang sarap-sarap
ng feeling. At kahit na… sinasabunutan niya 'ko, OK lang. Kaya pala yon,
na puwede kang magpasensyo ng sobra-sobra about somebody kasi ganoon mo
kamahal.
How
big a factor is Joshua in choosing potential, er, suitors?
I'm afraid that they might not get along. I also know that the longer it
takes, the harder it will be. Kasi pag 10, or 11, or 12 years old na yan,
mas mag-a-amock na yan. Kasi sanay siya talagang sun, moon, and stars siya
sa iyo. But I think in Joshua's case, he gets affected. A lot of people
around me are male, but they're gay. And he's so used to them. But he can
tell pag masculine yung presence, pag hindi gay, talagang pinauuwi niya.
Even if they're just my friends. So, the man would have to be very patient
and very understanding of what my duties are as a mother.
How
do you get him to, say, study or behave - with a bribe?
Or with a threat? Sa Kumon kasi, he hates it kasi it's so routine. Pero it
only works pag hindi ako ang nagbabantay. Kasi pushover ako, pag umiyak na
at ayaw na, chances are… "OK honey, you don't have to…" So
sin ayaya nalang. Or like, when he's having a haircut. When I'm there it
takes 2 + hours; when it's someone else there, it takes an hour! Sinasabi
nga ni yaya, "Nagno-naughty lang talaga si Josh pag nagdyan
kayo." Kasi feeling niya he can get away with anything. How do you
avoid spoiling him? Coz he's obviously the center of your life, and you
can very well afford to spoil him.
How
do you not spoil him… or do you spoil him?
Yah, I spoil him.
How
are your Christmases like?
Last year, on the 24th we were with my mom and sisters and we went to mass
together, then had Noche Buena. And then on the 25th… because people
don't realize that I only get two vacations in a year - the Holy Week
vacation, and the week between Christmas and New Year's… we went to
Hongkong. Just the three of us, me Joshua and his yaya Ana who's my
savior. She's been our midwife since I was seven months pregnant, so I am
so lucky to have someone as devoted as she. And we had so much fun!
How
were you raised that… you're now applying to Josh?
Ang difference kasi is that Josh is an only child and I grew up knowing na
super loved ako ng mommy ko. Parang I was the cutest in the world.
Whatever it is that I achieved she always made me feel that she was proud
of that. And that's what I'm trying to do for Josh. Except nga it's a very
different thing with Josh coz when my mom was raising me. She was also
alone but of course alam kong may Dad ako.
With
Josh, it's also different kasi when my mom was raising me, anonymous kami.
We could eat anywhere and no one would mind us. It must be hard for my
son. But sabi ko nga, yun din ang kinalakihan niya. Sanay siyang nare-recognize
siya wherever he goes and people go, "Hey Josh!" Sanay siya na
wala kami masyadong privacy. Ako naman ini-instill ko talaga sa kanya yung
importance ng pagiging maamo at malambing sa mga tao.
How
does he react when people recognize him at the mall?
OK lang. It's normal. Like, when we were watching our commercial, I told
him, look Josh, that's you! Wala lang siya. And then I realize that he
sees me on TV everyday. He sees his father all the time. Even his Lola is
on TV so often. So for him, it's normal experience that everyone should be
on TV!
What
is your biggest fear as a mother?
Isa yung makabuntis siya, kasi cutie-pie naman talaga yung anak ko.
Secondly, any parent would fear na lumaki yung anak at… "you never
had time for me." I'm afraid na masumbatan ako na, "Mama, you
weren't there." Plus I'm really afraid of the time that I will settle
down and I will have new children. Kasi siyempre they will be legimate and
he's not.
What
is your favorite saying or philosophy on motherhood?
Actually, lyrics of a song. Kinakanta ni Regine and it was also used by
Tito Dolphy and Vandolph in the hotdog commercial, yung In Your Eyes.
Everytime I hear that song, it's true about being a mother. In your eyes I
can see my dream s reflection/… Found the answers to my questions/ …I
could see the reason why our love's alive/ … We're drifting safely back
to shore/ And I think I've finally learned to love you more. It's the
feeling talaga a no matter how much love you give, it will never be enough
because this person deserves so much more. I lose all my doubts about who
I am and why I'm here pag tinitignan ko siya. Kasi he also looks back at
me and mahal na mahal niya ako.
Celebrity Couple
Aiko
Melendez's life is soap-opera material. Her mother Elsie Blardony, who is
half-Japanese, half-Filipino, bore her out of wedlock on December 16,
1975. Meantime, her father Jimi Melendez, also half-Japanese,
half-Filipino, was not acceptable to her mother's family.
Elsie explains: "Mas bata kasi siya sa akin ng apat na taon. Tapos,
hindi pa nga kami kasal nagbuntis na ako." In a mutual decision, the
couple decided that Aiko should fly to Japan to meet her grandparents on
both sides. "Gusto ko kasi Makita si Aiko ng mga grandparents niya,"
says Elsie. "Naiwan ditto ang daddy niya." For the next five
years, Aiko remained in Japan. Effectively, with her father visiting her
only now and then, she was raised solely by her mother.
"Yung pinakahuling punta doon ni Jimi," Aiko's mom recalls,
"sinabi nga niya na nag-aartista na raw siya. Kukunin daw niya kami
pero mag-antay daw ng ilang buwan kasi ang palabas daw niya sa showbiz,
single siya." When Aiko turned five, she was indeed brought back to
Manila, thus uniting the family. But a year after, her parents' constant
squabbles led to their separation. "Kasi pumasok na diyan 'yung sina
Deborah Sun (a starlet who became Jimi's partner), mga intrigahan sa
showbiz…hindi naming kinaya," admits Elsie.
Aiko was still with her mother and once again began to see very little of
her father. Her young life became miserable, admits her mother.
"Hindi sana nagging mahirap kung hindi kami naghihiwalay ng daddy
niya," Elsie goes on. "Kasi noon, napupunta na lahat…kay
Deborah…kasi nagka-anak na rin sila e. Hindi naman halos nagbibigay si
Jimi. Kami ni Aiko noon, palipat-lipat ng bahay, ganu'n…" Aiko was
eight when her mother fell in love with Danny Castañeda, a non-showbiz
fellow whom she eventually married. But stable as that relationship was,
it was not something the very young Aiko could not grasp right away.
"Hindi niya agad natanggap si Danny," says Elvie.
"Nakuha lang sa tiyaga. Sako at that time, naghahanap din naman
talaga si Aiko ng father figure." All this probably made Aiko grow up
faster. Before she had even reached her teens, she'd decided she would
make a life of her own. Ironically, she would do so in the very world that
took her father away from her: show business. "nag-uumpisa siya sa
mga commercials," Elsie recounts. "Tsaka noon naman
dinadala-dala siya ng daddy niya sa Regal. Nakikita siya ni Mother (Lily
Monteverde)." Undoubtedly beautiful and arguably talented, she did
not take long before making waves in the industry-and earning big. At 14,
she had invested in a house for her family.
More importantly, however, she never stopped going to school and paid her
way through her four years of high school. But while her showbiz life was
peaking, her father's own was going downhill. He'd always been soft on alcohol but,
with his career tumbling he began seeking comfort in drugs as well. Soon,
he looked wasted and would be dignosed to have liver cancer. It is to
Aiko's credit that she set aside the fact that once upon a time her father
had abandoned her and her mother. Still in her teens, she saw to all his
personal and health needs at this time, staying with him until his death
in August of 1997. "Hindi naman natatanim ng galit si Aiko,"says
Elsie. "Ipinasyal pa nga niya sa Hongkong. Parang nag-bonding pa rin
silang mag-ama nu'ng huli. Mabait naman kasi si Jimi. Naging mahina lang
talaga sa tukso."
No doubt, it had been an emotionally exhausting ride for the young Aiko
But what I did not destroy her appears to have made her stronger. At 19,
she brought home her first acting award: the best actress trophy from the
1994 Manila Film festival which recognized her for her poster mother role
in Maalaala Mo Kaya The Movie.
For the same portrayal, she was again recognized by the Filipino Academy
of Motion Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) and the Film Academy of the
Philippines (FAP) which gave her their best actress awards. At the same
time, on the personal front, Aiko's life was filled with eventful turns.
Beautiful and highly eligible, she had brief and intriguing romances which
became the regular stuff of showbiz columns. Those linked to her include
Gary Estrada, Anjo Yllana, non-showbiz fellow Wowie de Veyra, and Aga
Muhlach, whom the fans seemed to like for her most.
Indeed, then only 23, Aiko looked like she had been there and done that.
Which probably accounts for why, at the peak of her acting career, she
thought nothing of announcing to the world that she was with child. And
that the new man in her life was Jomari Yllana, himself a rising matinee
star-a knockout, highly eligible, and the younger brother to Aiko's former
boyfriend, Anjo. Unknown to her fans, however, Aiko and Jomari were
secretly wed in civil rights. By the time they married in church rites in
July last year.
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source: Showbiz Pinoy
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