KRIS BERNAL is now a CORNERSTONE Artist

The achievements of actress Kris Bernal have been really stellar. In a move she made this month, her network and GMA Artist Center contract expired and instead of going through renewal, she got Cornerstone Entertainment now to manage her career. According to Kris "This was a long process, I really thought very hard about this decision." Currently, she's seen in several shows in TV5 and stars in "Ate ng Ate Ko" which is seen every Monday at 9:30pm. The nice acting pieces, the ability to work with other actors has been something that she was looking forward to do. During our short interview this afternoon, she revealed a lot of things but what resonated was, she was very happy and Cornerstone was also excited to have her. Here's the rest of the interview:

She wants to work with Piolo Pascual, Jericho Rosales, John Llloyd Cruz, mostly because she hasn't worked yet with them. She also chooses roles eversince, so when she did chose for GMA she had a variety of characters played. Now, she wants to level up and hope when they hear the name Kris Bernal she could do a lot of characters. When asked about her plans about getting married, she says "It still will continue, I will still get married. I have joined Starstruck and my fiance knows how much I love my craft and the opportunities are not endless so I only grab them when they're available." She also admits having little time for her businesses and she's so glad she has family and her fiance to help her do things. Being with Cornerstone now made the artist management side of things a whole lot easier for her. 

Cornerstone VP Jeff Vadillo also welcomed Kris Bernal to the Cornerstone family

Again, this doesn't mean she won't be working on GMA anymore. Things right now are being talked about and she's headed for more success in the coming years.

Congratulations Kris! :)

Changing TV5 Primetime Landscape with "PRIMETIME TODO"

I was in the TV5 studios this Saturday because of a show I'm taping with a couple of fun stars, and hopefully I'd be able to tell you all about that soon. 

 I was able to see and hear them laugh and get interviewed next door because TV5 is launching new shows as part of their primetime block. They properly call it Primetime Todo and I loved what I saw there! We were resting in the dressing room when I heard a familiar voice, it was Kris Bernal and she's part of the show "Ate ng Ate Ko". She was invited by APT Entertainment to do this and work with Jake Cuenca, Tonton Gutierrez, Joem Bascon, Kim Last and Phil Noble. She said "When APT Entertainment reached out, I was hesitant at first because it was a different environment. I also questioned myself if I'm doing the right thing but when I read the script, the character was so complex and I knew how acting is my passion and life, I knew then I wanted to do true to life characters on TV. I'll do it! I want to thank TV5 for the warm welcome, I hope my fans would appreciate it. Ate ng Ate Ko will be the strict Ate, the baby sister will be a little complicated, this is about family and love, so watch out for that every Monday night starting this November 23!"

 

No doubt these are original and exciting content and this is in partnership with CignalTV too as they will be showing this on the Cignal Play App. 

 

 

I am eagerly excited about the next one which is STAY IN LOVE which stars Maris Racal, Kokoy De Santos, Pooh, Ruffa Gutierrez, Ashley Colet, Bobby Andrews and is Directed by Ron Marmol and will show Tuesdays. This is a lighthearted romcom, where Maris' character will be struggling in life but hey, why not have love in it right?

Ashley says "I play Vannah, a very tough cookie and daughter of Ms. Ruffa. She has sickness, she has heavy load, which will be unveiled in the coming weeks."

Pooh plays Dencio the strict Mayordomo and you will see if you will love him or hate him in the show. Bobby Andrews is the love interest of Ms. Ruffa, he is also the father of Kokoy in the show. David plays Hero, another love interest of Maris and he might steal her from Kokoy De Santos' character. Ms Ruffa is a little flamboyant, eccentric in this one. Kokoy says "I play Dodong, I only want one thing and it is be swooned by Diding". Maris added "I play Diding and wanted to work in the home of Ms. Ruffa, she is very funny, sometimes serious, she is trying to look for her own path."

Direk says "My Mom is Diding, she had to work hard for my family. I want to make this showcase how colorful their lives are even though they are ordinary people. It has heart, a peek into the lives of rich people who we all thought are well put together, they always need the help of the people around them and that includes household help. Of course I am excited and grateful how this all turned out, we want to show how God blessed us to have an entire show deliver. Kokoy has a different flavor, it plays differently for the character he's playing."

 

 

Kokoy says "I think if you expect the kalat that you see in other projects I will give that. I think I might spoil things if I tell you more about him so please make sure you watch the show. This is different because of the circumstances, I have worked with Maris before and this time, it's going to be fun. In terms of prep, I think it is the same. It's not like work for me, if another comes, I will do it and just base my process with the character I'm playing. There will be very nice scenes soon, you will see that in the show. I think there is no difference between doing BL and this, it's the same, it's because of love. Cai knows about this project so I don't think this is a problem, this is just work as usual."

Ms. Ruffa says "I'm thankful for the clothes that I have from Ms. Tessa Prieto. I had to be different because she's so full of life, from a very bad life but succeeded because of her perfume business. She had to do a lot of things to get accepted by the society. Stay in Love and the other shows I'm doing is just a fun set, with them I get to see comedians, more young ones, more matured ones, it's a mix but the work is at ease. There are strict protocols, these are done to make sure everyone is safe. It's psychologically draining to be away from home in like three weeks. You miss your bed, you accept the situation, but what is good is that you get to be close in the set. It's just a happy feeling, because you love your job and you do it for your family. Doing mature roles is just natural, I think it is okay to do Mother roles as I am a real Mom in real life. It's just a role I'm playing. Herbert is a friend, a good friend since back then, I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work in different networks. During this time I have the ability to support my family, my kids." She also announced during the presscon that she is officially single in real life.

 

 

Maris added "I was so happy to learn that I'm working with Kokoy, we were a love team before and I had so much fun back then, and he is like naturally his character in this show. Diding actually has the same personality, but our goals are different. We are just naturally innocent, and I'm from Davao, it's like the same experience. Being a kasambahay is also different because I needed to follow rules in a very strict household."

Stay In Love will start airing next week, on a Tuesday. Primtime Todo also has other shows like Bella Bandida with Ryza Cenon doing action, Kagat ng Dilim which is a horror flick, plus Carpool which is more of a drama/suspense show. You'll have all November to love these shows on the primtime block of TV5, go enjoy Primetime Todo!

Kris Bernal's 28th Birthday: Talks About Impostora and FHM

We're at the birthday celebration of Kapuso Drama Princess Kris Bernal today and  I'm so excited to see her. The last time I got to meet her was in a mall while she was getting clothes for her new upcoming show IMPOSTORA. Do you remeber that? That was the same show that Sunshine Cruz starred in a couple of years back, and this I think is some sort of a reboot but I'm glad GMA is giving her another show since she rightfully deserves it. She's also been in the latest issue of FHM where she did a fantastic spread which I've been hearing guys talk about it in the locker room. She's worked hard for her body and spent countless hours in the gym, even had some people call her names back then, but I still find her really amazing. She handled all that well and by the looks of it, she's reaping the fruits of her labor. 

As for the show she says "The story is about two women, one that isn't good looking, the other one is, but have different attitudes. She gets bullied a lot, but she always wants what is good for her family. The other, is a little evil but they will evolve and will need the use prosthetics. I will be paired here with Rafael Roselle and Ryan Eigenmann. It's hard to actually do it since I have to do every scene twice. For FHM, I did decide this pretty late but I had pegs to be approved. I was thin but really it was my first time to do a sexy shoot, I did try to gain weight after that and I do get conscious but I just wanted everything nutritious. I even crave for burgers, pasta and sweets, I don't deprive myself. Some are really concerned, but I want them to know I do make an effort. I'm not under weight, I go to gym to bulk up a little. I'm only 5'1 and my I am in my ideal weight at 105. I went down from 22 to 18 inches during my FHM shoot so everything is still customized as far as clothes go. I wanted to do it because Kris is growing up, Kris is getting old so seeing myself in a swimsuit was in my head. I want people to know I can do daring roles, not just sweet stuff, I can't go all the way but I want it to be mixed, be versatile. I have done love scenes in the past, like with Aljur, even this one with Rafael (we are by the way doing IMPOSTORA on June 12). I do get reactions when I'm donned in sexy stuff but I wish I won't be judged, I eat a lot, I'm not bolemic but I didn't want to offend people and just block people (which she just learned just now). But now I think I just got used to it, I know how people would react sometimes when I post on IG. They didn't know how I eat so I do get feedback on social media, but I can decide for myself, I do what I want to because I want to control it. I'm not a teen anymore, I'm 28. I'm not after the top FHM post, I have other facets, I have a lot of bashers too but I won't get hurt because that's really not my goal, I just want to be confident and be myself."

"Rafael is very professional, Ryan is always good and he even helps me during work. The prosthetics takes me 2 hours to put on and 2 hours more to take off. I aready celebrated my birthday with my family during Mothers Day, and spent yesterday with my friends. Anyway we always prep something every weekend because I make them my test subjects. I invested in burgers and steaks, a house maybe so when I get a family of my own I already have one like a dream house. As far as settling down, it's probably going to be far down the road, perhaps 5 years. I am a little choosy because I still do a lot of things to support my family. I am in a point in my life where I want the man I would love to be the last one. There's still a lot to do. I may not be the richest, but I am contented with what I have right now and I hope, perhaps soon I'll get awards too as a bonus. Something different like the one I did for Little Nanay, I want to do more also in IMPOSTORA. This is in the afternoon show, I hope I could do more." 

About here burger shop "I hope I get to open three more of MEATKRIS this year. Hopefully in other foodparks like in small places, hopefully have steaks too."

She also shared her blessings together with her sponsors Honey Glaze Cakes, Goldilocks Bakeshop (which I didn't know could make really pretty cakes), Tous les Jours (which had super good breads and pastries by the way!), Fly Eyewear, Air Optix Colors, Zanea Shoes, NC Perfume Bar, Pantene, Sapporo Premium Rice Noodles and of course GMA Artist Center. After our interview, she made sure she also had time for fans during her special day, as she knows they were all part of her success. 

Happy happy birthday Kris! 

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Kris Bernal Wants You to Meat Kris

I went here last week and I was surprised to have seen all of the stores closed because I didn't know that they open after lunch. So I failed the first time.

The next week, I was so excited to meet Kris Bernal as she embarks in new territory because she's not going to act this time; as she's putting up a new burger shack called Meat Kris. It's a play on words because the actual shop personifies the young Kapuso actress and if you saw this in real life, those little knick knacks are actually personal items from her and the shows she's done all throughout the years. From the tons of stars she's worked with, to the men she was partnered with in shows like Alden and Aljur, they're all here!

It makes sense that all the things that might have been turning points in her career gets included in this very personal enterprise that Kris is doing. She wished to have had a BIGGER restaurant but she knew she was a neophyte to embark on something that big. She wanted to actually start small and do it how she wants to execute it. She's also got people from her fans (or related to) to actually be hired so she could help them with livelihood, she even feels a little off when they call her Ma'am when they were training. Now that it's all here, it's already selling like hotcakes, I mean burgers, good ones that is.

Of course, she's bound to have him on the menu. This is somehow a ride on Aljur Abrenica and his endorsements in the past. She wants him on the menu because that started all the things AlKris, that's the the love team name with the Kapuso hunk. It's got the lovely 100% Pure Beef Patty from MeatKris, plus the special sauce, Beefy Hotdogs, and an easy over fried egg. That's what they call Hotdog ni Aljur.

Now this one is her version of the Philly Cheese Steak. It's called "Dapat Ka Bang Philly-in?" patterned by Kris and Aljur's old show "Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?" (Second Chances) back in 2009. I would recommend you have this while it's hot and DON'T Instagram (although it would be good to brag among your friends) because you won't enjoy it as much if it's cold. My friends agree. It's got beef strips, veggies, chili, and tons of cheese.

For those who don't know, Kris Bernal actually started in show business when she did Star Struck. The GMA show is still doing it and to pay homage she thought of naming this Dream, Believe, Survive which is the tag line of the show. It's got a quarter pound hand crafted burger patty, bacon strips and ham. All the good things, like the good stars who came from the show!

Kris has appeared with a lot of Kapuso stars and one of them is her good friend Alden Richards. She's admittedly also a fan of AlDub and to dedicate a burger for him was just right. This is Bacon Pa More, a lovely combo of the Pure Beef Burger Patty, Cheese, their special sauce, veggies and tons of Crispy Bacon Strips! For bacon lovers, this is a dream. It's not that expensive either and if you're looking for something to battle that fast food bacon burger you've always had, this could really live for that challenge. Then there's more!

Now you've probably had that quarter pound burger from another fast food restaurant, and this could give that a run for the money. This is their basic Cheeseburger. It's got that Quarter Pound Pure Beef Patty, melted cheese, veggies and a sweet soft white bun. Okay enough about basics, we're going BIG this time!

Their current best seller, this is the Chiz Bernal. It's a play on her name obviously and was found as a comment from a fan on her IG post. I think I've seen that when it happened. Anyway, it's like your lovely basic classic cheese burger with a HUGE monstrous piece of Mozzarela Stick in the middle. Now think about what will happen if you have a bite off of that, it'll just burst and melt, and that cheese will just ooze out when it's hot. Not that I'm telling you, but who doesn't love cheese right? I thought so.

This one is the Happy Lang Almusal which is a breakfast burger named after her famous line as Tinay in the iconic show Little Nanay. It's got everything you love including that spam/meat loaf slice, the easy over egg and cheese. That's how you start the morning even if they open in the late afternoon LOL.

Meet my personal favorite, this is their Meat Kris Cheeseburger with 5x the patty. Their hand crafted pure beef burger patties are about a quarter of a pound. If you think about that, this one is like a pound and a quarter all in all. This monstrosity is actually just right for people like me who want a REAL protein fix. It's for people who love burgers, this isn't really hard to eat because I finished it in a couple of minutes. It's got the usual suspects, cheese, 5 beef patties, tons of cheese and a leaf or two so you won't get guilty without it. Trust me, it's worth a try. Kris says she doesn't put salt on her burgers but this was actually flavorful as she uses a lot of dry herbs in the mix. I think the flavor profile was more on thyme. If I'm going to go back to Meat Kris, I wouldn't hesitate to order one of these again. It's worth it, and it's not expensive as I mentioned earlier. It's not even 300+ ish which I would gladly pay for.

Here's our interview with Kris Bernal this afternoon. Enjoy!

For those who would like to have the same Meat Kris experience that I had this afternoon, you may visit them at the COMMUNEATY at 120 Roces Avenue in Quezon City. If you know the Mc Donald's Branch in Tomas Morato, you can walk from there towards Roces Avenue in like a couple of minutes and you can get there. It's right at the front of the old Dragon Bar, and right before the street of Max's Scout Tuason, you wouldn't miss it. Here's a map so you won't get lost, just find the burger!

If you still get lost, it's not my fault anymore LOL. Love burgers? Then you'll really love Meat Kris!

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Aljur Abrenica Back with 2 New Films and PUMA Endorsement

He worked so hard to get to where he is right now. He's not stopping anytime soon. 

We met Aljur Abrenica a couple of days ago to get to know a couple of things about what he's doing this year. First off, I watched his movie with Kris Bernal a month ago which was entitled EDSA during a premier in Megamall. I thought it was going to be a little historic but I think they used present day interpretations and metaphors, but I liked the story. I also liked the fact that it is their comeback movie (of which I thought would never happen since Aljur left the station a couple of months ago). They also looked so happy doing the project which was not intended to be commercially released but to educate students as it'll be shown in schools and universities. Aljur is proud of that film and we even got to talk to him before the premier, here's a video of our short interview:

Aljur is also glad that he's back in the grind, with a few more films this year including the one directed by Ato Bautista named EXPRESSWAY. He's going to be together with Alvin Anson in this movie and this isn't the run of the mill indie film because he had to talk, personify a real life gunman. He was a little afraid to actually talk to him but he needed to do it so he can learn the nuances, the treatment he'd want to show in this project. He's a hired gunman who is part of a syndicate and all he wanted to do was impress his boss. It wasn't too hard for him to kill people either as he was already trigger happy in the beginning. Will that pose a problem for his acceptance in the group or not? We don't know. This will also be part of the Sinag Maynila Festival showing on April 21 to 26, 2016. You should check out http://www.sinagmaynilafilmfestival.com for details about their schedules and theaters.

Aljur is also still working on another project set to be shown around September, you should watch out for that. His album though is still out in the market and he's got a single he's promoting "Mahal Pa Rin Kita" which is a cover, originally sang by Rockstar (in the 90's). He convinced us quite easily when he sang it during the latter part of our interview so please grab a copy of it on major record bars and stores nationwide. 

He's back, definitely back. Hopefully he's going to do more and perhaps a new series on GMA after doing the successful Dangwa series with Janine Gutierrez and Mark Herras. Oh by the way, Aljur just got the endorsement for international brand PUMA. He's going to be the face of PUMA in the Philippines and you should expect an advertisement anytime soon. Puma's representatives said that he embodies what they wanted in the brand as the "ultimate" personification of it. He's hunky, athletic and he does quality things in his craft. 

Congratulations Aljur! I'm sure you're going places!

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