Vhong defends Toni on cause of delay allegations

by Manila P. Santos | September 24, 2008 9:41 AM | Share this+article

Reunited on the big screen after their successful pairing in the 2005 comedy D’ Anothers, comedian Vhong Navarro admits that he and co-star Toni Gonzaga are happy to be working again on a big project after a long time. “Sobrang na-miss namin ang isa’t isa. After three years mula nung ginawa namin yung D’Anothers, ngayon pa lang kami ulit gumawa ng pelikula. Na-miss ko yung mga kulitan namin. Si Cathy (Garcia-Molina, director) nga natutuwa siya sa amin kasi para siyang nanunuod ng Porkchop duo. Para akong si Porky at si Toni si Choppy. Parang kaming nagbabatuhan pa rin off-cam, masaya parang ganun,” he happily shared. Vhong and Toni first worked together on the Studio 23 news parody show Wazzup Wazzup in 2004. “Parang mas lumalim nga yung pagkakaibigan naming ngayon mula noon. Mas lumalim, mas masaya ngayon,” he added. When reports came out that delays in shooting their movie My Only U were due to Toni’s other projects, Vhong quickly denied the allegations and came to his good friend’s defense. “Hindi naman siya ang dahilan ng delays. Nagkaroon lang kami ng problems sa script. Talagang pinapaganda ng Star Cinema yung movie so nag-start kami ng hindi pa halos ayos yung script. So they needed to revise it and re-shoot scenes. Actually nagkagulo lang kami sa script dahil talagang pinapaganda nila para sa manunuod,” he explained. The comedian-dancer even goes as far to say that he is proud of Toni’s accomplishments and how she has evolved as a performer. “Nag-shoot na kami ng mga dramatic scenes. The best pa rin siya katrabaho. Wala namang nagbago kay Toni eh. Professional pa rin. Alam mo naman si Toni ‘pag magkasama kami niyan, walang Toni Gonzaga sa akin, walang Vhong Navarro sa kanya. Ganun naman kami nyan eh. Wala kaming problema sa isa’t isa. The best pa rin. Ang bait din ng director namin, si Direk Cathy,” he admitted. Despite the fact that they’re currently both happily seeing other people, (Toni with director Paul Soriano and Vhong with actress Desiree Del Valle) they are still constantly being linked together because of their undeniable on- and off-screen chemistry. But Vhong admits it isn’t hard to see why guys are attracted to the Entertainment Live! host. “Mahirap magsabi ng special feelings. Siguro as a friend meron, pero kung sa pelikula may makikita man sila na special feelings, sa movie na lang yun,” he stressed. My Only U is part of the 15th anniversary offering of Star Cinema and is slated for release next in October. For more updates on Vhong Navarro and your favorite Kapamilya celebrities, keep logging on daily to www.abs-cbn.com.