Follow the Stars - Fabio and Chynna

One of the best things that happened to Television is Reality shows or Reality TV. There were lots of local (I'm not really into English shows) reality  shows I got hooked.

Two recent shows that drew my interest are GMATV's Follow that Star and Powerhouse. People are able to take a peak on the lives of showbiz celebrities (Follow that Star) and prominent Filipino figures (Powerhouse). 

The last two episodes of Follow that Star featured Chynna Ortaleza (last week) and Fabio Ide (the week before). It showed Chynna being an Ukay ukay patron. It was quite a surprise that she is. She's a fashionista which exudes high fashion. It also deals with how she got into character roles despite being the groomed as Richard Gutierrez' first love team.

I'm not really a fan of her but i at least follow her career. I remember seeing her grew up in 5 and up. There was even a time I routed for her in joining beauty pageant. Anyways, she modeled for Avon's teen underwear. I'm not sure about her height and she's overage by now.

The episode that featured Fabio was one of the unexpected views I had. I usually go out on weekends. It was quite long time that I've been missing episodes. I occasionally try to catch on youtube. It was quite a joy seeing him as real person. It was also amazing how close he is with brazilian model Aikihiro Sato and others. He is very close to his family.

One great moment of the episode is how he embraced the Filipino culture by being engrossed with his inaanak. He mentioned that he has very close friends at home, but no one got him as kumpare. He was just so thrill to have an inaanak. From there, he also shared his plan of having kids of his own.

Again, I am not a fan. He may even be considered as poor third among peers Daniel Matsunaga and Akihiro Sato. I was a fan of Comedy Bar (Eugene Domingo's show where he was a mainstay), but not enough to fancy him. That show finally introduced him to the Filipino viewers, afar from the nameless dancing model in a beer commercial along with Marian Rivera and the jealous Dingdong Dantes. Browsing through my men's fashion magazine, I can now recognize that the chinito and defined lipped foreign model is named Fabio.

I don't know where would Philippine show business lead Fabio. It was just a delight seeing a celebrity as kind as he showed. As for Chynna, it will no longer be a wonder why she didn't make as GMA's primetime queen - because she opted not to. She's too class and looks affluent for people to care where would she be in next few years. Maybe, a loving wife of Railey Valeroso, and still a high fashion villain.

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it's an upgrade for viewers, seeing what goes through the lives of the celebrity - at least with what they want to show the people.