Angelica Panganiban says she and Vhong Navarro have never romantically interested in each other

Sat Jan 22 2011 12:21 AM
by: Rachelle Siazon

Although she had other movie offers, Angelica Panganiban said that she prioritized the horror-comedy flick Bulong because of director Chito Roño and actor Vhong Navarro. “Siyempre unang-una dahil kay direk Chito, huli ko siyang nakatrabaho sa Separada (1994) pa. Big fan ako ni direk sa paggawa niya ng horror film. So nung sinabi nila sa akin yungidea na makakasama ko si direk Chito sa movie, na-excite ako. Tapos later on nung nalaman ko na kasama si Vhong, siyempre natuwa ako kasi magkaibigan po kami. Bago pa itong proyekto na ito madami na kaming pinagsamahan, lumalabas po kami. So alam ko magiging maganda ang chemistry namin sa pelikula tsaka ‘di kami magkakahiyaan.”

Since Vhong is known as a certified ladies’ man among his colleagues, some entertainment reporters were wondering if he ever attempted to court Angelica in the course of their friendship. But the feisty actress claimed that there was simply no chance for them to develop romantic feelings for each other. “Never naman, wala naman nangyaring ganon. Kasi nung ginagawa namin yung pelikula, magkaibigan na kami. Lumalabas kami nila Derek (Ramsay, Angelica’s boyfriend) kasama siya and iba naming friends, sila Bea (Alonzo)…so wala naman nangyari na lambingan o paramdaman. Tsaka kasi siguro dati nung single ako may girlfriend siya, tapos nung ako naman ang may boyfriend naging single naman siya.” 

When asked if she finds Vhong attractive, she readily replied, “Minsan may anggulo. Crush ko siya kapag ganyan. Kung yummy ba siya? Si Derek muna tapos pangalawa siya. Uuuy!” Angelica also shared that she really enjoyed Vhong’s company on the set of Bulong. “Sobrang saya niya katrabaho. Parang isang beses lang ako nakatulog sa shooting, siya naman palaging tulog. Tapos makwento kasi siya tsaka maalaga, mahilig magpakain. At ang maganda nun, hindi lang sa akin pati dun sa mga katrabaho naming staff and crew ganun siya makitungo.” 

Watch out for Angelica Panganiban and Vhong Navarro’s entertaining team-up in Star Cinema’s Bulong, showing in theaters on February 2.