DRINKING  AND  SMOKING  ANGEL

MANILA, JUNE 6, 2006 (MALAYA) STUDIO  WHISPERS by ETHEL  RAMOS (‘A former child actress, Angelica is known for her wholesome image – on and off camera. Thus, this is shocking news.’)

A red carpet awaits “Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition” (PBBTE) big winner Kim Chin, as she automatically joins the stable of talents of Star Magic, the talent management arm of ABS CBN and Star Cinema.

Sixteen-year-old Kim is, no doubt, a star material. Not only because of her charming Chinese features but because the girl is talented as well.

Kim immediately won for herself countless of followers when Big Brother prodded her to sing her favorite Chinese song, which speaks of true friendship. She sang the song in Chinese and has recorded it with her favorite duo, MYMP, for Star Records.

She can, likewise, dance and can imitate voices. She can do the voice of a grandma, a child, and others.

Fellow housemate Jamilla Obispo, 18, was rooting for Kim to win. Before the announcement of the winner, the young mother said: "I will not be surprised if Kim wins. She deserves it. I really want her to win."

Kim’s story is similar to Cinderella’s. To her housemates, she complained that her stepmom maltreats her and her siblings. "Kapag binibigyan kami ng baon ng father ko, binabawasan niya," she told them. "And we cannot do anything naman, since our Mom advises us to keep quite na lang."

Kim revealed that they used to have a happy and comfortable life, until her dad left her mom and her siblings for his other family. "Kaya kung dati ay hatid-sundo kami ng sasakyan sa iskul, nagdidyip na lang kami. Kung hindi nga lang sa (maternal) lola ko, lalong kawawa ang aming buhay," Kim continued.

As the big winner, Kim won for herself the following prizes: a cash prize of P1,000,000, a condominium unit at Chateu Valenzuela, a four-year college scholarship at AMA, an adventure package and a franchise to a business.

But more than all these prizes, what she looks forward to is appearing on TV and in the movies, said Kim. "I used to dream of seeing myself on television even just once. When I joined PBBTE, I was seen everyday."

Now it can be told that the big winner of the first "Pinoy Big Brother," Nene Tamayo and her housemate, Bob de la Cruz, are more than friends. The duo admitted their romance at the The Big Reunion of all PBB housemates last Sunday on ABS-CBN.

Their friendship, according to Bob, developed inside the Bahay ni Kuya. He had to be voluntarily evicted, however when he had chest pains while inside the house.

It was when after Nene won that Bob started pursuing her. It will be recalled that Nene spent last Christmas and New Year at the house of Bob in Marilao, Bulacan. When she transferred to her house, one of the prizes she won as PBB champ, in Binangonan, Rizal, Bob became a frequent visitor.

Bob is an aspiring TV talent like Nene. He used to hold a good-paying job at a pharmaceutical company before joining the first PBB.

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Star Magic talent Angelica Panganiban is reportedly often seen on the set of the Regal movie, "White Lady," where she plays the title role, either chain smoking or in a drinking spree. The report did not mention who her drinking buddies are.

A former child actress, Angelica is known for her wholesome image – on and off camera. Thus, this is shocking news.

Angelica is in the cast of the currently being shown trilogy movie, "All About Love," which is making a killing at the tills. She is paired with newcomer Jason Abalos. The other stars of the movie are Luis Manzano and Anne Curtis and John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.