More than a year after she left The Buzz, Queen of Talk Kris Aquino returned to the ABS-CBN Sunday showbiz talk show, on the birthday celebration of her co-host and good friend Boy Abunda.
Kris, who was wearing a Snow White costume, entered the set of The Buzz yesterday, October 26, with her sons Josh and Baby James, who were wearing Barney and BJ costumes, respectively.
The other hosts—Ruffa Gutierrez, Phoemela Barranda, and even Jobert Sucaldito—welcomed them.
It will be remembered that Kris had a rift with Jobert Sucaldito and Cristy Fermin in relation to the controversy that linked Kris's husband James Yap to an employee of a cosmetic surgical center. On several occasions since then, Jobert and Cristy—who both have several tabloid columns and, until recently, a Monday to Friday radio program—have hit Kris in every way possible, including even her children.
The return of Kris followed just two weeks after Cristy was suspended from The Buzz and the radio program called Showbiz Mismo by ABS-CBN. The TV host-actress has said, however, that her return to the weekend talk show is not permanent.
But does the comeback mean that everything is now fine between her and Cristy and Jobert?
In an interview with entertainment columnist and talent manager Ethel Ramos and other writers, Kris said, "Alam mo, Tita Ethel, sa akin, it's really lumipas na." This was apparently the case, after PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) spotted Kris chatting with Jobert during one of the breaks in The Buzz yesterday.
In the interview, the returning host related the conversations she had with ABS-CBN head for TV production Cory Vidanes, who requested her to host The Buzz again.
Kris's story went: "Ito, I can say this talaga and hindi sa pag-aangat ng bangko ko, pero when Tita Cory came to talk to me, she said, ‘Alam ko, hindi kayo okey [ni Jobert]. It's your prerogative. Puwede siyang mag-leave for a while while you're there'. Kasi, sabi niya, 'Ako ang humihingi ng favor sa iyo. So, you can actually tell me.' Kaya lang, my mom and dad said, ‘Nobody should ever lose a job because of you.' Ganun ang pagpapalaki sa akin.
"Parang, di ba, ang dad ko, favorite niyang sinasabi na, ‘Actually, absolute power corrupts absolutely'. Parang ang message no'n, kung binigyan ka ng power, huwag mo i-abuse 'yong power. And, ako naman, parang sabi ko, I said to Tita Cory, ‘May I think about it?' 'Tapos the next day, I texted her and I said, ‘I don't want a person losing a job on my account.'
"So, sabi ko, kaya ko naman, e. Sabi ko, wala na sa akin, nakalipas na 'yon. Sabi ko, ‘Ang pakiusap ko na lang sa iyo, can you tell him that I had the prerogative and yet hindi ko in-exercise 'yon kasi bad 'yon."
What was her first interaction with Jobert like?
She described this to the media: "He said ‘hello' to me and I said ‘hello.' It's not like automatic magiging best friends kami, di ba? Kaplastikan 'yon. Pero noong nag-hello siya, I said 'hello.'
"Then, he said, ‘Kris, salamat, ha?' Sabi ko, ‘Walang problema.'"
Ethel Ramos then asked her if she is now also okay with Cristy Fermin. To which she replied indirectly: "You know, Tita Ethel, tinext ko siya nang mamatay ang dad niya." Kris also related a story where she had to give in to Cristy's request in a transaction with one of Cristy's friends.
She was about to buy something from a friend of Cristy's, and had already given the down payment, when an offer was made to the friend for a much higher payment. Cristy asked the friend to give back to Kris her downpayment in favor of the higher offer. Kris took the money and said, "No problem."
These stories were meant to show Kris's efforts to forget past conflicts and move on with her life. She also shared with the media the things that she learned from the Christian books that she read.
"Kasi sa lahat ng Christian book na nabasa ko talaga, ang focus mo daw should be on today. Kasi daw, if you keep looking back, parang hindi ka nagmo-move forward. But yet, dapat daw you have enough trust in God na hindi mo kailangan malaman what tomorrow holds. Kasi, kailangan talaga magtiwala ka talaga, na if I make today good, si God na ang gagawa ng paraan na gaganda ang bukas."