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Nicknamed “Amands” by her close friends, Amanda Griffin is one of the most versatile of the television personalities in the Philippine spotlight. Despite her busy schedule in modeling and TV show business, Griffin has been able to earn two university degrees, help promote Greenpeace, and start her own swim fashion retail store.
Amanda Claire Griffin was born in Windsor, Engl
and. Her father, Tony Griffin, is a businessman from Britain; Susana Ricardo is her mother, and a flight attendant from Cebu Island in the Philippines. Griffin has two younger siblings, and they were raised in England, the United States, and the Philippines. She went to high school in Manila, and began a part time modeling career. Although she has been in front of a camera since her early teens and loves the job, Griffin attended College in Australia and earned her bachelor’s degree in both business and communications.

Amanda Griffin began her career as a young model at age 14, after being discovered at a mall, while attending the International School in Manila. It wasn’t until after she finished college at Bond University in Australia that she pushed her career forward and became a full time model . However, it didn’t stop magazines and fashion designers from tapping her immediately for photo shoots and live ramp fashion modeling. Commercials and product endorsements were soon to follow. Her first commercial? Rejoice Shampoo.

However, being an international model apparently was not enough variety for Amanda Griffin. After developing her career on camera and the ramp, Griffin took on two more major projects—opening a fashion boutique to carry the Tabu line of swimwear, and the ABS-CBN television fashion magazine, “F,” as a food and travel reporter. After “F” fizzled out, she began co-hosting “Team Explorer,” a travel show on station 23.
And Amanda Griffin makes time to help Greenpeace as well. Very concerned about the damage to the ocean and coral reefs, she can be found gathering signatures for Greenpeace and often wears Greenpeace shirts on her shows. When Amanda gets time to sleep is anyone’s guess, but Earth’s coral reefs will be better off for her efforts.





Hong Kong actor George Lam will perform as Charlene Choi's father in the upcoming film, "Sui Yue Qing."
George Lam's beard resembles that of Charlene Choi's actual father, which has led some people to jokingly ask whether Charlene Choi will mistake Lam as her father while shooting, ent.163.com reports.
Though Lam only plays a supporting role in the movie, Charlene Choi is still thrilled at the opportunity to work with her idol, whose songs and personality she admires.
Alan Luo will star alongside Charlene Choi as the lead actor in the film.

Actress Zhang Ziyi is on the cover of the September edition of Harper's Bazaar.Young girls' dream ... Memoirs Of A Geisha
THIS lavish big-screen version of Arthur Golden’s best-selling novel will have adolescent girls falling over each other to grab a front-row seat.
For the uninitiated, this film tells the tale of Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang), the daughter of an impoverished fishing-village family, who is sold to a geisha house as a young girl.
There she is treated like a slave until her stunning looks attract the eye of Mameha (Michelle Yeoh) who transforms her into Japan’s most celebrated geisha.
Will this be enough to win the love and devotion of her adored Chairman (Ken Watanabe)?
Chicago director Rob Marshall uses stunning visuals, great acting and some cracking kimonos to make this story of forbidden love into a superb tale.
Gillian Chung (鍾欣桐) stops to sign an autograph for a fan at the final of the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball For Women basketball tournament, 05 August 2008, Haining, China. This was Gillian's first public appearance after an absence of nearly six months.
Web site hinews.cn reports that it is Chung's first appearance on the Chinese mainland after a nude photo scandal early this year.
Chung's agent said she attended the event for its positive cause, but it does not signal her return to the stage. Gillian Chung will formally resume work after the Olympics.


Serena Kozakura appealed this week, where she claimed the man made the hole himself. She also said that there is no way she could have crawled inside with her large, 44 inch breasts. To establish her case, her defense lawyer help up a plate the size of the hole, which proved that Serena’s large breasts would not fit through the hole.
Tokyo’s High Court presiding judge, Kunio Harada, agreed with the voluptuous model and threw out the guilty charges.
Needless to say Serena Kozakura was ecstatic. She says of her large boobs;
“I used to hate my body so much because I thought my bust was too big. But it was definitely my breasts that won for me today.”
Leah Dizon otaku fans can rejoice. The sexy Miss Dizon is releasing her second full length album Communication!!! on August 20 which will then be followed by her first Japan tour.
The album has 12 songs of which Leah Dizon wrote the lyrics for 10 of them. Two of the songs will feature her playing guitar, no doubt, from her lessons with Marty Friedman. The album also includes previously released singles “Love Paradox and” Vanilla,“. The limited edition has a bonus DVD with the music videos for “Love Paradox,” “Vanilla,” and “Under The Same Sky” plus footage of Leah Dizon’s musical activity during the first half of 2008 (including performances in Taiwan and Hong Kong).
Leah Dizon’s first Japan tour starts in October and will take her to 4 major cities. Can’t wait and want to see Leah Dizon on Japanese TV? See her on TV Tokyo’s Webtama (Co-Host) and on Fuji TV’s Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke Vegas (Host).
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Leah Dizon in HK mini concert

"Hindi naman po ako ganung tao. Saka ‘pag nagkikita kami, nagbabatian naman po kami kahit hindi ko pa siya (Heart) nakikilala," KC said with regards to this issue.
"Mahirap po kasi doon. Hindi ako makasagot ng call,"KC say.


All hail the queen! Marian Rivera—the country’s Sexiest Woman as voted by the readers of FHM Philippines—finally secured the coveted plum away from back-to-back winner and fellow GMA-7 talent Katrina Halili. Marian was officially recognized by the popular men’s magazine during its annual 100 Sexiest Women of the World event held last night, July 17, at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Last year, while Katrina Halili was basking in public adulation for being crowned as the country's Sexiest Woman the second year in a row, young actress Marian Rivera lagged behind at No. 24. In 2006, Marian ranked even lower, occupying the 38th spot.
Twelve months later and with two top-rating television series, plus a slew of endorsements beefing up her credentials, a blooming Marian Rivera finally made sure there'd be no three-peat conquest for her Marimar tormentor.
Notching the top spot despite the fact that she is yet to grace the cover of FHM Philippines, Marian Rivera was crowned last night, July 17, as 2008's Sexiest Woman at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
RUGGED WAY TO THE TOP. The route to the top was not easy for the 23-year-old actress. Facing tough competition, Marian went up against 99 equally beautiful and deserving ladies vying for the annual honor.
Marian bested perennial favorites like Diana Zubiri, Iwa Moto, and, of course, Katrina Halili. The Dyesebel lead star also nosed out last year's strong contenders Cristine Reyes and Ehra Madrigal. Marian Rivera even had to slug it out with former GMA-7 darling and 2005 FHM winner Angel Locsin in a tight and controversial race to the finish line.
Fan votes for Marian Rivera, however, were more than enough to seal the victory. In an article posted by PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) on June 27, final results showed Marian amassing a total of 316,135 votes against Angel's 121,388. Two-time winner Katrina Halili, on the other hand, had 123,239 votes to secure the No.2 spot. Angel wound up third overall.
Marian's coronation was preceded with a presentation of the other contenders. Not everyone who made it in the final list was present. Angel was rumored to be abroad at the time of the event. Top Ten finalists Ehra, Diana, Angelica Panganiban, and Anne Curtis were conspicuously absent.
Marian Rivera, dubbed that evening as the "Mob Princess"—a nod to the mafia-underground theme adopted by the production team this year—emerged in a metallic red spandex midriff attire complemented by a pair of black knee-high boots. The audience erupted the very minute Marian performed her signature Marimar hip-swinging dance move, which definitely showed off that sexy body of hers.
FHM Philippines recently celebrated this year's installment of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World. Winning the coveted title was no less than Marian Rivera of Marimar fame.
The annual special event was held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City last July 17.
TIME TO GRACE THE COVER. Marian's victory was touted by FHM Philippines as a breakthrough. All of the previous winners graced the cover before they bagged the coveted honor. Marian has yet to appear on the cover of the popular men's magazine.
With her victory, the FHM staff, and especially the readers, are hoping that Marian Rivera would finally give in to the huge clamor. Contrary to popular impression, Marian was already being eyed by FHM even before her career skyrocketed because of Marimar.
"Last year, I mean, sinabi ko na din ‘to, nasa mga soaps pa lang siya nasa radar na siya kumbaga ng FHM. Marimar, ganun din pero siyempre kailangan din nating igalang ‘yong mga nais ng GMA doon sa show, hindi pa puwede kasi ganito. Naintindihan naman natin ‘yan," shared FHM Philippines Editor-in-Chief Allan Madrilejos to the media a few hours before the event.
Clinching the distinction as the country's finest would definitely boost the demand considerably, according to Allan.
"Kay Popoy [Caritativo, Marian's manager] ako nakikipag-usap," shared Allan. Talking about FHM's target, he added, "Sana naman this year. Kasi it's true of all editions ng FHM worldwide na ‘yong local winner nila lumalabas to say thank you sa print aside from the party, lumalabas sa magazine. Ang ideal kasi within the year na siya yung winner."
And to prove that the entire FHM team is dead serious to get that elusive "yes" from Marian, the ever hopeful Allan good-naturedly quipped, "Sana naman," he smiled, "ipagnu-novena namin."

PIOLO Pascual and Angel Locsin are both very proud with their teleserye “Lobo,” which is about to end this week. Both of them really gave their all for the success of this TV series. Don’t fail to watch the final scenes of Lobo in ABS-CBN.
“I’ve always been bragging about this project. I’m very proud dito. It’s a fulfillment to do something difficult yet nagawa mo ng maganda” said Piolo. The actor is happy that they were able to work very well with the production.
Mixed emotions. This is what Angel feels towards the end of their well-watched teleserye. . “Di ko maintindihan kung ano nararamdaman ko, ‘andyan ‘yung masaya na matatapos na ‘yung shooting namin.

Masasabi ko na sobrang maipagmamalaki ko ito kahit after 10 years. sa mga magiging anak ko.. Masaya na malungkot kasi di ko alam kung magkakatrabaho pa kami..” She added that the dedication of each and every cast and crew was overwhelming and so she would really miss working with them.
There were lots of memorable scenes from “Lobo” said the two and so it’s hard for them to think that the serye is nearing its end. However, this won’t be the last time that we will be seeing Piolo and Angel together. In fact, both of them will soon be doing a movie project under Star Cinema, so watch out for this.
Don’t miss the thrilling and exciting final episodes of one of ABS-CBN’s greatest series, “Lobo,” Monday to Friday after Singing Bee on ABS-CBN.

RICHARD Gutierrez just laughs off the rumor that he’s trying to woo Angel Locsin. “That started when she attended the birthday party of my Ate Ruffa and when we saw each other, siyempre we hugged nang mahigpit,” he explains. “Kasi we haven’t seen one another since we shot a TV commercial in Bangkok a long time ago. May pinagsamahan din naman kaming ilang TV shows (on GMA7) and movies kaya na-miss namin ang isa’t isa. O, ’yung mga nakakita sa hug namin, siguro they gave malice to what they saw. But for us, definitely walang malisya ’yun. Just a friendly hug at hindi ibig sabihin liligawan ko siya.”
How do rumors linking him to Angel or to Heart Evangelista affect his relationship with KC who he admits to be the one closest to him now? “I don’t think that will be an issue between us. She knows naging ka-love team ko si Angel and I’m now paired with Heart in GMA7’s ‘Codename: Asero’, kaya walang epekto ’yan sa aming friendship.”
His mom Annabelle Rama is so against the idea of his Ate Ruffa falling in love again, but is very liberal with him in proclaiming that she approves of a Richard-KC match. “Magkaiba naman kasi ang sitwasyon namin ng ate ko. She’s still hurting from the end of her marriage. E ako naman, single and Mom knows I can take care of myself.”
How about him? Is he also against his Ate Ruffa falling in love again? “No, okay lang with me if she’d fall in love again. What’s important is will she be happy. If she’d be happy, then I’ll also be happy for her.”
Richard is sporting a more buff physique these days. “I really trained for my role as Grecko Abesamis in ‘Asero.’ Along with workouts, I also trained in combat aikiko, muay thai and taekwondo dahil sa dami ng action scenes and stunts ko rito.”
The show’s fighting director and instructor, Ralph Roxas, says he takes his hat off to Chard’s dedication to this work. “Parang hindi siya napapagod kahit anong hirap ang ipagawa sa kanya. Gusto niya talaga pagandahin nang husto ang ‘Asero’.”