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Did Nadia Montenegro leak "Gretchen-Dody affair" to Cristy Fermin?


 

Nadia Montenegro (main photo) on being “Mother Goose” to her friends in showbiz: “Ang natutunan ko kay Boy, ‘Hanggang sa abot ng makakaya natin, Tart, gawin mo. Pero pag talagang hindi natin kayang tulungan, sabihin mo nang totoo sa kaibigan mo.’ So, naging ugali ko yun, until to the point na yun nga, yung problema nila, problema ko. Minsan to the point na minsan nakakalimutan nila na tao din ako. Marami akong sentimyento sa mga kaibigan ko, but it’s also my fault because maybe, I made them believe I’m superwoman, na kaya ko lahat. Na sometimes, yung problema nila, wala sa katiting ng problema ko. Alam mo yung gano’n? Parang naging responsibilidad ko na lang yun.”

Screen grab (Nadia), Noel Orsal (inset)

Did Nadia Montenegro leak "Gretchen-Dody affair" to Cristy Fermin?

Karen A. Pagsolingan

Monday, October 6, 2008
02:45 AM

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What do people know about Nadia Montenegro?

 

People who lived through the ‘80s would remember her as the young Dyesebel (1990) and the lady who portrayed the life story of Julie Vega+. Nadia was also a Regal baby, noted as one of showbiz's prettiest faces.

 

In an exclusive interview with PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) last October 4, she smiled coyly when we mentioned that description. "I don't know how to take compliment kasi, e," she began. "Hindi ko naman dinibdib iyon. Wala...I never used it. I mean, it's nothing."

 

Those who belong to the ‘90s era would remember her as the young lady who captured the heart of former Caloocan Mayor Macario "Boy" Asistio. When she gave birth to her eldest Ynna 19 years ago, she chose to stay out of the limelight.

 

She related, "When I started my family, I had to [quit showbiz]. And then it took me a while before Boy had to allow me to do, little by little...Siguro mga eight or ten years din na hindi ako lumalabas noon."

 

But even if she disappeared from the local entertainment scene, Nadia continued her close ties with friends in showbiz. She aptly described herself as "Mother Goose," whose network in showbiz ranges from the industry's who's who to fellow Regal babies, to the That's Entertainment personalities, to Ang TV kids, and StarStruck alumni.

 

She told PEP, "I can start from Nora Aunor, who's my kumare, my best friend's mother, and the ninang of Boy's daughter; and Ate Vi [Santos], who's the ninang of my daughter, down to Sharon [Cuneta], who's the ninang of my daughter. Sino ba naman ako? Pero you know that these people, yung isang text mo, 'andiyan."

 

But what tops her list of friends are the people behind the camera.

 

She said, "From up there to down, even to the legman from the ‘80s to the photographers, I may not know them by name but by face, you know, when they approach me...Kasi bata pa ako, nagshu-shooting ako, hindi mo ako makikita sa lamesa ng mga artista. Andun ako sa crew, dun ako nakiki-pusoy. Ganun na ako...Bata pa ako, ganun na. Alam ko kung paano makisama."

 

And then, in the first years of the new millennium, she became visible again in celebrity sport events, like Goma Cup, Nivea Celebrity Challenge, and badminton tournaments. These activities paved the way for more friendships in showbiz. She decided to put up her own events team, and also gave politics a shot.

 

Nadia played the role of confidante to most of her friends, and ironically, this put her name back on the map of intrigues and controversies.

 

"In the beginning, wala naman talaga, e," she mused. "It only started when yun nga, yung ke Gretch [Gretchen Barretto]. I got involved with that. Although yung sa personal namin ni Gretch, it's because I was just overprotective of what they were getting into, which everybody knows. And I was kontra from the beginning."

 

ISSUE WITH GRETCHEN BARRETTO. Nadia's 27 year-old friendship with Gretchen was put to test last February, the month when the hush-hush about La Greta's "affair" with government official Dody Puno grew louder. The item reached PEP and the tabloids.

 

It will be recalled that the youngest of the Barretto sisters told PEP in an interview with contributor Melba Llanera last February 10: "Soon, ire-reveal ko kung sino ang naglalabas niyan. Tanong ko nga, bakit hindi namamatay ang isyung ito? Dahil pala mayroong isang insider sa showbiz na naglalabas at consistent siya sa mga balita niya. Marami na akong napagtanungan at na-confirm na rin nina Gretchen at Tonyboy.

 

"Hintayin na lang ninyo na si Gretchen ang magsalita. Hintayin na lang ninyo na lumabas yung pangalan ng artista na ‘yan. Akala pa naman namin kaibigan namin, pero hindi pala. Ever since naman, questionable na ang credibility ng taong ito."

 

The "artista" that Claudine Barretto was referring to as the culprit of the "Gretchen-Dody sightings" was Nadia. And it was Cristy Fermin, who has a column in five tabloids, who dropped her name.

 

Nadia narrated, "I think her [Gretchen's] sister asked si Cristy, ‘Bakit mo tinitira si Gretchen? Sino'ng nagsabi sa iyo na me relasyon siya ke ganito, ke ganyan?' Ang unang-unang binitawan ni Cristy, sabi niya: ‘Si Nadia.' Yun lang.

 

"So, ako naman, kung sinabi niyang si Nadia, sana humingi ka ng pruweba. Sabi niya, may text message daw ako. Until this day, I do not remember forwarding her a message."

 

The supposed content of the text message allegedly received by Cristy was: "‘Halika, nandito kami sa Serendra, magdala ka ng crew dahil naghahalikan sila.'"

 

The claim, according to Nadia, caused the fall of her friendship with the controversial actress-recording star. "Naniwala na si Gretchen," she said. "That was how it all started until sumobra, grumabe na iyong away."

 


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