Cristine at Derek punung-puno na naman ng lampungan!

Both Cristine Reyes and Derek Ramsay stressed na walang balikan sa kanilang dalawa. ‘‘But we got along wonderfully,’’ Derek added. ‘‘Yes, all throughout the shooting of Trophy Wife.

‘‘It helps na both of us are professionals,’’ susog pa ni Derek.

Bale second team-up nina Cristine at Derek ang Trophy Wife, since nagkasama na sila sa A Secret Affair, where they played wife and husband. Bale the other woman ang papel na ginampanan ni Anne Curtis.

Kung naging maapoy man ang mga love scene nilang dalawa sa A Secret Affair, ito ay dahil ang supposed romance nila was for real.

Ganunpaman, sabi ni Direk Andoy Ranay, who took over the directional job of the movie, from Direk Elwood Perez, he noticed no difference. Bago kasi niya dinirek ang Trophy Wife, Direk Andoy took the time para mapanood ang A Secret Affair.

‘‘Punung-puno pa rin ng pag-ibig ang intimate scenes nina Cristine at Derek. At mapi-feel ito ng manonood,’’ dagdag pa ni Direk Andoy.

Another mainit pang eksenang dapat abangan, ang excited na sabi naman ng executive ng Viva Films, producer of Trophy Wife, si June Rufino, is the banggaan between Cristine and Heart Evangelista. Kung bakit nataon pa na kinunan ang eksena noong napabalitang may away na namamagitan sa dalawa. Na malamang na existing pa. For how come, Heart chose na dumating sa presscon of Trophy Wife, much earlier than Cristine?

By the time Cristine arrived, nakaalis na si Heart.

Paliwanag ni Cristine why she came in late: ‘‘Sobrang matrapik.’’

Cristine came with her still radiant mom, formerly an actress herself and known to moviegoers as Venus Imperial. Kung ilang pelikula rin ang pinagtambalan nila ni Dolphy.

Sixty seven years old na raw siya, ani Ma’am Venus.

Though Heart didn’t stay long, nagkaroon siya ng chance na mag-comment tungkol sa current report, yes, from no less than Senator Grace Poe, that she might run for a higher office, with Senator Chiz Escudero, currently known, too, as the politician-boyfriend ni Heart.

Hindi nga lang in-specify ni Senator Grace who between her and Senator Chiz might run for President. At kung sino naman ang tatakbong Vice President.

But either man sa dalawang mahalaga at mataas na posisyong ito ang halimbawang, piliin ni Senator Chiz, hindi pa raw binibigyan ng pansin ni Heart. Basta, whatever desisyon daw his boyfriend makes, nasa likod siya nito.

Senator Chiz and Heart just arrived from a European tour.

John magbibida sa tragic theater pero tsugi na sa Book 2 ng Ikaw Lamang

Tungkol naman kay John Estrada, he told us na ‘di na siya makakasama sa Book II ng current series niyang Ikaw Lamang, where he plays Dad to Kim Chiu and husband to Angel Aquino.

Kakaiba ang role niya sa series. Medyo may pagkakontrabida. Ala-Eddie Garcia, kumbaga, na peg niya raw in portraying the role.

Impressed daw kay John ang pamunuan ng Viva Films, so much so, anytime soon, mag-uumpisa na siya sa new assignment sa Viva, ang Tragic Thea­ter, which is based on a book na isang best seller.

A horror-suspense flick, it will have Tikoy Aguiluz at the helm.

‘‘One of a kind ang role sa pelikulang ito ni John,’’ said a Viva Films insider. “Sa kanya magri-revolve ang kabuuan ng istorya ng pelikula, dahil siya ang central character.”

Na ayon kay John, excited man siya with his new film assignment, he wants to focus muna in the promotions of Trophy Wife. And, of course, his series, ang Book One ng Ikaw Lamang, na malapit nang mag-end.