Bea Alonzo Covers Metro Magazine February 2010 Issue

Bea Alonzo is the cover girl of Metro Magazine "The Look of Love" issue.

Bea reveals with Metro Magazine that she would love to bring back her hopeless romantic side again.


Incidentally, Bea Alonzo is set to star in Star Cinema's Valentine movie offering titled "Miss You Like Crazy" opposite her long-time television and big screen partner John Lloyd Cruz.

Metro Magazine February 2010 issue is now available at all magazine stands nationwide.

Andi Eigenmann is "Agua Bendita" - Full Trailer

Catch the full trailer of Andi Eigenmann's first major lead role - the TV adaptation of the graphic fantasy novel "Agua Bendita."

Agua Bendita - Full Trailer:

Agua Bendita - Plot:

The story begins with the strange pregnancy of Celeste, the wife of Dr. Cristi, a well-respected doctor. While pregnant, Celeste develops a strange liking for holy water. Such is her thirst that Dr. Cristi ends up stealing holy water from church fonts. A shock awaits the couple once Celeste gives birth: while one of their new twin daughters is a normal, beautiful child, their other daughter is a transparent being with a gel-like appearance. The only time she looks normal is when she is submerged in water. Dr. Cristi names the normal daughter Bendita, and the other Agua.

What will happen to this strange family? How will Dr. Cristi raise his daughters? And what happens when Celeste suddenly dies?

Find out soon on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida.

AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings (January 29-February 1): "The Battle Continues Between 'Darna' and 'The Last Prince' on Top Spot"

Here are the Top 10 Daytime and Primetime TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 programs on the overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households on January 29 - February 1, 2010:

January 29, Friday

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 24%
2. Kapuso Movie Festival (GMA-7) - 17%
3. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 16.5%
4. Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita? (GMA-7) - 16.4%
5. Daisy Siete: Bebe & Me (GMA-7) - 15.6%
6. Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) - 14.6%
7. My Cheating Heart (ABS-CBN) - 13.7%
8. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 13.1%
9. Magkano ang Iyong Dangal? (ABS-CBN) - 12.5%
10. Family Feud (GMA-7) - 11.7%

Primetime:
1. The Last Prince (GMA-7) - 29.9%
2. Darna (GMA-7) - 29.7%
3. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) - 29.3%
4. Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (ABS-CBN) - 28.5%
5. Full House (GMA-7) - 28.3%
6. Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) - 28%
7. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 26.1%
8. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 25.3%
9. Boys Over Flowers One More Time (ABS-CBN) - 23.7%
10. Queen Seon Deok (GMA-7) - 22.7%

January 30, Saturday

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 26.8%
2. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 17.2%
3. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 16.8%
4. Kapuso Movie Festival (GMA-7) - 15.4%
5. Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) - 12.9%
6. Startalk (GMA-7) - 12.4%
7. Cinema FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN) - 10.4%
8. Entertainment Live (ABS-CBN) - 9.9%
9. Maynila (GMA-7) - 8.2%
10. Happy Land (GMA-7) - 7.6%

Primetime:
1. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) - 27.9%
2. Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) - 24.7%
3. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) - 22.4%
4. Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) - 22.2%
5. Imbestigador (GMA-7) - 20.6%
6. Pepeng Agimat (ABS-CBN) - 18.9%
7. Bitoy's ShoWWWtime (GMA-7) - 18.7%
8. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 17.6%
9. TV Patrol Sabado (ABS-CBN) - 17.2%
10. StarStruck V (GMA-7) - 15.1%

January 31, Sunday

Daytime:
1. ASAP XV (ABS-CBN) - 16.2%
2. Dear Friend: Almost A Love Story (GMA-7) - 11.7%
3. SOP Fully Charged (GMA-7) - 11.2%
4. Matanglawin (ABS-CBN) - 11%
5. Your Song Presents My Last Romance (ABS-CBN) - 10.9%
6. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) - 10.6%
7. Showbiz Central (GMA-7) - 9.5%
8. Joey's Quirky World (GMA-7) - 9.3%
9. Knock Out (GMA-7) - 8.6%
10. Ryukendo (GMA-7) - 8.5%

Primetime:
1. Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) - 26%
2. Rated K (ABS-CBN) - 21.8%
3. Mel & Joey (GMA-7) - 21.2%
4. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA-7) - 20.7%
5. StarStruck V: Dream Believe Survive (GMA-7) - 20.6%
6. George & Cecil (ABS-CBN) - 19.9%
7. Sharon (ABS-CBN) - 18.1%
8. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) - 14.9%
9. TV Patrol Linggo (ABS-CBN) / BandaOke (GMA-7) - 13.2%
10. Show Me Da Manny (GMA-7) - 12.1%

February 1, Monday

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 21.6%
2. Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) - 18.1%
3. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 17.4%
4. Daisy Siete: Bebe & Me (GMA-7) - 17.1%
5. Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita? (GMA-7) - 16.6%
6. Kapuso Movie Festival (GMA-7) - 14%
7. Love Is Only in the Movies (ABS-CBN) - 12.6%
8. Family Feud (GMA-7) - 11.8%
9. Magkano ang Iyong Dangal? (ABS-CBN) - 11.6%
10. Showtime (ABS-CBN) - 11.4%

Primetime:
1. Darna (GMA-7) - 34.7%
2. The Last Prince (GMA-7) - 32.3%
3. May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) - 32.2%
4. Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (ABS-CBN) - 30.1%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 29.5%
6. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 28.3%
7. Full House (GMA-7) - 28.1%
8. Habang May Buhay (ABS-CBN) - 28%
9. Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) - 25.2%
10. Queen Seon Deok (GMA-7) - 21.5%

Source: AGB Nielsen Philippines

It's Official! Dolphy and Maricel Soriano Signed a Non-Exclusive Contract with TV5; Cheryl Cosim Still Undecided

Comedy King Dolphy and Diamond Star Maricel Soriano have signed up a non-exclusive contract with TV5. Dolphy will star in a sitcom while Maricel will initially do a special to be followed by a drama series. The two are the newest addition to the fast-growing roster of talents from both ABS-CBN and GMA-7 lured by TV5 with huge talents fees, with juicy fringe benefits on the side.

Zsa Zsa Padilla, Dolphy real life partner, has confirmed that Dolphy will be doing a sitcom in TV5.

Meanwhile, Cheryl Cosim, who is said to be transferring also from ABS-CBN News And Current Affairs Department to TV5 after Luchi Cruz Valdez who now heads the TV5 News Department and DJ Sta. Ana, (husband of Karen Davila), has yet to bite the very tempting offer from the Manny Pangilinan owned TV network.

"Although she has accepted the TV5 offer," said the defender, "Cheryl hasn’t signed the contract yet."

Aside from a public-affairs show, according to reports, effective March Cheryl will anchor TV5’s primetime newscast with Paolo Bediones, another GMA-7 recruit now also holding an executive position at TV5.

Help for a hero: Gordon Brown to the rescue as wounded serviceman falls on steps of Downing Street

By Claire Ellicott

Struggle: Prime Minister Gordon Brown helps lift Derek Derenalagi who was at Number Ten to promote a St George's Day rugby match to raise cash

Gordon Brown was quick to lend a helping hand to a disabled soldier who fell on the steps of Downing Street yesterday.

Derek Derenalagi, who lost his legs in Afghanistan, took a tumble as he left Number 10 following a photocall to promote a charity event.

He fell heavily but was helped up by the Prime Minister and former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio.


Assistance: The Prime Minister rushes to help the Fijian former rugby player - who lost his legs in an Afghan explosion - after he falls outside Number Ten
The 33-year-old private with the 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, was wounded when an improvised explosive device blew up his Land Rover in Helmand Province in 2007.


The Fijian, who joined the Army in 2000, has made such a good recovery with prosthetic legs that he has returned to playing rugby, using a pair of hitech 'blades' to run.

He has joined the Ministry of Defence’s Battle Back scheme and hopes to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics.

He was at Downing Street to promote a rugby match that will raise money for the Help for Heroes charity.

The organisers hope to generate a six-figure sum through a levy of at least £1 on tickets for London Wasps against Bath at Twickenham on April 24.

Private Derenalagi, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, is part of the Ministry of Defence's Battle Back scheme and hopes to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics.

A Downing Street spokesman declined to comment on the incident involving the soldier.


Gordon Brown and Lawrence Dallaglio help up Derek Derenalagi on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street


All smiles: Derek Derenalagi, the Prime Minister Lawrence Mr Dellaglio pose for a photo to promote the charity event after the fall



source: dailymail

Big freeze delays traditional snowdrop display as February starts with more snow and temperatures of -7c

This image shows that winter can be beautiful too as student Lucy Moir,19, lies amongst snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Gardens in Gloucestershire
Usually the snowdrops begin to surface from the first week of January but the exceptionally biting weather made them reluctant to pop up.

One of Britain's largest collections of snowdrops has finally burst into life after the cold snap caused a record delay in the blooms' arrival.

Hundreds of thousands of white flowers at Painswick Rococo Gardens in Gloucestershire have shown their heads above the soil a fortnight late.

The snowdrops cover acres of ground among the fantastical follies and trees near Stroud, but even now only half are out.

Director Paul Moir said: 'It is much later this year. I can't remember them starting to come out as late as this.

'It is the cold weather. December was so cold, as was much of January, that they have been snuggling in the soil.

'The early ones have come out but the progress is very very slow because it has remained cold. I would normally expect the bulk to be out by now.

He added: 'It is amazing what a bit of sunshine can do not only to our spirits but the snowdrops as well.'

The Rococo garden, near Stroud, was rebuilt in the 1970s based on a design dating back to the 18th century.

Britain is braced for more snowfall this week as forecasters predict a return to the arctic conditions which brought chaos to the UK in January.

Up to 2inches (5cm) could settle in northern Scotland and in northern and western Wales today and tomorrow, with lighter snow showers expected in Merseyside, Shropshire and Derbyshire.

Temperatures dropped well below freezing overnight with a low of minus seven degrees Celsius recorded in Benson, Oxfordshire, bringing warnings of icy roads.

The new wave of freezing winter weather came amid figures which showed that January was the coldest for 20 years.


Snow and high seas batter the North East Coast at Whitley Bay yesterday, as fresh snowfall is forecast


A monthly review by climatologist Philip Eden showed that overall it was both drier and sunnier than an average January, but most of the sunshine came during the first and last weeks.

He said: 'Although the second half of the month was unremarkable temperature-wise, the severity of the cold period during the first half was such that January turned out to be the coldest since 1987, and the ninth coldest in the past 100 years.

'Snow fell frequently and sometimes heavily during the first fortnight, notably on the 4th/5th when depths of 25-35cm (10-14ins) were measured across a large area from the Cotswolds to the Weald.

'Accumulated depths of 40-60cm (16-24ins) were noted in upland parts of eastern Scotland and North-East England and here snow on the ground lasted throughout the month.

Temperatures dropped to minus 22.3c (minus 8f) at Altnaharra, Sutherland, overnight on January 7-8 - the lowest temperature recorded in the UK since late December 1995, Mr Eden said.


Snow by the sea at Whitley Bay yesterday: Temperatures dropped to -22.3C at Altnaharra, Sutherland, overnight on January 7-8 - the lowest temperature recorded anywhere in the UK since late-December 1995


A car driver clears his vehicle of snow in Tynemouth, North Tyneside, on Saturday morning, following a heavy overnight snowfall


The lowest daytime maximum occurred on January 10 when the temperature failed to climb higher than minus 13.5c (8f) at Altnaharra.

A peak daytime high of 12.4c (54f) was recorded in Exeter on January 16 while the warmest night was 9.2c (49f) at St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly on January 14-15.

According to Mr Eden, the Central England Temperature of 1.1c (34f) was 3.1c (38f) below the 1971-2000 mean, the lowest since 1987.

The CET in January 1987 was 0.8c (33f). The month started off as normal, but within a week virtually the whole country was covered in snow with temperatures below zero.


A women is seen training her horse on a snow-covered field in Jarrow, north-east England on Saturday


A couple are seen walking their dogs in the heavy snow, on the beach at South Shields, on Saturday, as the severe weather returns to Britain


Up to two inches could settle in northern Scotland and in northern and western Wales, with lighter snow showers expected in Merseyside, Shropshire and Derbyshire.


Temperatures dropped well below freezing over the weekend with a low of -7c recorded in Benson, Oxfordshire.

The Met Office warned of widespread icy roads in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, north-west and south-west England and the West Midlands.

But the chilly spell will be replaced by warmer weather as bands of rain move in from the West, forecasters said.

Heavy snow in some parts over the weekend caused disruption to motorists and forced the cancellation of several sports fixtures.

The worst-hit areas were the east and west coasts of England, northern Scotland and south-west Wales.

Drivers had to battle icy conditions and road closures as snow hit parts of the North East on Friday night.

There were five separate crashes on Bonemill Lane in Sunderland on Saturday morning and police were forced to close the road for an hour-and-a-half.

And an icy road surface led to a three-vehicle collision at a roundabout near Crowther Road in the city.

Nobody was injured in any of the incidents, police said.


source: dailymail

Sarah Harding is back on the razzle as she lives it up in Barbados after a weekend partying in London

By Charlotte Spratt

Wayhey! Sarah Harding gets into the holiday spirit as she holds aloft two champagne glasses on the beach in Barbados today


She was always the hardest-partying member of Girls Aloud.

But recently Sarah Harding has been living a slightly quieter life as she concentrated on her boyfriend, DJ Tom Crane, and her acting career.

Now it seems she has thrown herself back into the swing of things as she holidays on Barbados.

The 28-year-old flew out for a luxurious break with her boyfriend and a select group of friends on Sunday.

Just hours before that she was spotted looking a little sleepy in the back of a after partying at a London club.

It didn't take long for her to get into the holiday spirit, drinking champagne on the beach today with Tom, playing in the sea and relaxing on sun loungers.

The singer wore an on-trend cut away swimsuit and a black sarong as she signalled to her friends to come and join her - and sip champagne.


Beach babe: Sarah wears a cut-away swimsuit in the sea


Toned: The Girls Aloud singer's swimsuit showed she had been keeping trim since the band took a break last year

And she looked a little more lively than the day she arrived - then she had relaxed on the beach and enjoyed the late afternoon sun.

It appears that she needs the break after she fell asleep in a taxi on the way home after a night out on Saturday, and looked like she had forgotten how to party.

The singer was looking more dishevelled as she left the club than she has done for some months.

She has begun to favour the quiet life recently, preferring to put her feet up at home rather than dancing on the tables.


Cooling off: Sarah takes to the water - still wearing her shades


Idyllic: Sarah dips her toes in the sparkling waters


Relaxing: She fools around in the water with boyfriend Tom Crane

She is focusing more on her acting skills, and when while Girls Aloud took a break last year, Miss Harding played the leading role of Roxy in St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold.

She has also appeared in independent film Bad Day and the BBC drama Freefall.
But even though she had a flight to catch, the Girls Aloud singer didn't leave Kanaloa club - which she part owns - until gone 3am.

It gave her just four hours to wash, change and check in for the Caribbean holiday.


Wake up sleepyhead... Sarah takes a nap on the way home from Kanaloa club in London on Saturday night - just hours before her flight



source: dailymail