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Where's Billy? Kuya Kim's 'Showtime' tweet triggers speculation

Where's Billy? Kuya Kim's 'Showtime' tweet triggers speculation

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Updated Aug 21, 2018 07:07 PM PHT

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Is Billy Crawford still part of “It’s Showtime”? This was the question of some of his fans after Kim Atienza tweeted on Monday photos with Crawford and other former co-hosts of the noontime program.

One of the photos showed Atienza, Crawford, Coleen Garcia, and Eric Tai doing the same pose — crossing their arms to form an “X”.

Some followers of Atienza speculated the pose signified something the four celebrities had in common — that they have all exited “It’s Showtime.”

“It’s Showtime! You will always be family!” Atienza wrote in the caption.

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Atienza was one of the original hosts of the program since 2009. He left in 2016. Both Garcia and Tai were mainstays for four years until 2016.

Billy Crawford hosted the second edition of ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids,’ which concluded on August 19. Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News

Crawford, meanwhile, joined the show in 2011, and went on hiatus leading up to his April 2018 wedding with Garcia. He has yet to return as a regular on “It’s Showtime,” but remained visible on TV as the host of the second edition of “Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids.”

While he hasn’t resumed hosting duties on “It’s Showtime,” Crawford was most recently seen on the program in July, when he visited the live studio. At the time, Vice Ganda revealed that Crawford was busy working on an album. Neither specified when he would return as a mainstay, if at all.

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EXCLUSIVE: Karina Bautista on being paired with Jeremiah Lisbo in ‘My Love Will Make You Disappear’: ‘Comfy na kami sa isa't isa’

EXCLUSIVE: Karina Bautista on being paired with Jeremiah Lisbo in ‘My Love Will Make You Disappear’: ‘Comfy na kami sa isa't isa’

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Karina Bautista is once again paired with leading man Jeremiah Lisbo in the upcoming romantic comedy film My Love Will Make You Disappear.

In an exclusive interview for PUSH ABS-CBN, the Pinoy Big Brother alumna shared how grateful she felt upon learning that Jeremiah would be her co-star in her very first film.

"We didn't know who my partner would be. And thankfully, it was Miah (Jeremiah’s nickname). Since nagka-work na kami, medyo mas madali na lang to work with, comfy na rin kami sa isa't isa. So parang yung naging dynamics namin is supportahan, if kailangan mo ng help, nandito ako, and vice versa,” she explained.

Karina and Jeremiah first worked together on the online series Halfmates, where Jeremiah starred alongside Kaori Oinuma.

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Despite being in the industry for quite some time now, Karina admitted that she doesn’t want to be complacent and always feels like it’s a new experience whenever she gets teamed up with someone new.

"Parang hanggang ngayon naman nasa process of learning pa rin ako. Hindi pa rin ako yung nakakampante. Nagugulat pa rin ako sa mga nangyayari, sa mga bagong mga aktor. Kasi lahat naman iba-iba ng personality, iba-iba ng atake sa pag-arte, sa craft, ng dedication, pagmamahal, iba-iba din. So, yung pakikisama ko, nagba-vary rin siya kung paano mo ako pakikitunguhan. Kung mabait ka naman sa akin, ako naman, wala naman akong any bad blood kahit kanino. So, I'm just here to always support, love, be happy, ganyan," she shared.

Karina is known for her performances alongside her former love team partner, Aljon Mendoza, with whom she starred in several series, including the 2021 primetime drama Viral Scandal.

In this upcoming film, Karina plays the mischievous Lyka, cousin of Kim Chiu’s character Sari. 

Karina expressed how she enjoyed the role, "Dito po kasi natuwa ako kasi may pagka-comedic po siya kasi rom-com. So, ibang atake naman po and dahil ibang mga katrabaho naman din is panibago yung feels, yung vibe, yung craft na binibigay namin. And dito, si Lyka, basta may pasabog siyang ibibigay na hindi niyo iniexpect.”

The actress, who is currently studying Multimedia Arts, shared how much she enjoys seeing the behind-the-scenes process of making this film.

"Watching it happen on set, napapabilib talaga ako. And I'm trying to soak it all in. Kasi siyempre, gusto ko rin matutok. Alam ‘yan ng mga castmates ko lagi. So very supportive naman sila. Kaya nga narinig mo kanina sabi niya, galing pa kasi siyang school. Kasi alam nila," she said.

Karina also revealed how supportive her co-actors have been, understanding her commitment to her studies.

"Parang may times na I'm late, or nag-hahabol talaga ako, natataranta talaga ako, and kinakabahan. So nandon naman sila to always calm me down. Tapos parang ano naman, parang inaano nila ako na ‘hindi, okay lang.’ Like, nagugulat ako walang nagagalit sa kanila. Sobrang understanding nila," Karina shared.

Aside from My Love Will Make You Disappear, Karina is also set to appear in two more films including The Last Goodbye and a thriller titled Deadline.

—By Jemuel Tandoc

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