Who's the 'mystery girl' with Richard?

Curtain-raisers:

First, a clarification: Yesterday’s item about Taylor Lautner being “tapped” as Bench endorser didn’t come from Bench but from Funfare Update’s deeply-embedded source. The story didn’t say that there was any negotiation at all. But like Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick for Penshoppe, Lautner would be a perfect model for any brand.

The guys behind a singer-actress are peeved with her. As part of the promo for her concert, she was lined up as guest in talk shows but she said no, and agreed only to sing in some other shows. Shoot? Nope! She said yes but she was a no-show. “Akala niya sikat pa siya,” said one of the PRs. “She’s so maarte.”

 There’s a baby boom in showbiz or haven’t you noticed? Eight actresses are expecting the stork’s visit towards the end of the year or the start of the next year, namely: Manilyn Reynes, seven months; Regine Velasquez, three months; Angelu de Leon, four weeks; Danica Sotto; Kristine Hermosa; Carlene Aguilar; Glydel Mercado; and Sherilyn Reyes, eight months.

Phillip Salvador plays Mon Tulfo (left) in tonight’s edition of Star Confessions, hosted by Cristy Fermin on TV5.

“Must-see” on TV5 tonight at 9:30: Phillip Salvador playing Mon Tulfo in Star Confessions hosted by Cristy Fermin, after Nagbabagang Bulaklak. Also in the cast are Anyka Asistio as Mon’s first wife, Carmi Martin as Mon’s second wife and Ricardo Cepeda as Mon’s father.

 And finally, a picture landed (I wonder from whom or from where) on my table showing Richard Gutierrez with a very pretty girl. It wasn’t accompanied by any information about who the “mystery girl” is, except that she’s half-Filipino/half-German and is taking up a course in filmmaking. Is she Richard’s “friend only” or somebody “more than just his friend?”

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