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Sharon Cuneta loses one show, gains three!

by Mark Angelo Ching posted on September 10, 2010  STATS: 861 Views | 190 Comments

 

"What used to be so easy to do physically is not so easy anymore. Dati kahit tatlong gabing walang tulog, okay lang, e. Ngayon, parang your priorities change talaga as you grow older," says Sharon Cuneta about occasional thoughts of retirement.

 

Photo By: Noel B. Orsal

After more than 30 years in the show-business industry, the Megastar remains unstoppable.

Sharon, her long-running Sunday talk show on ABS-CBN, may have ended recently, but the Kapamilya network is giving her three new shows—a singing tilt, a popular reality franchise, and a lifestyle show.

She announced this at a press conference hosted by ABS-CBN at the ELJ Building, September 9, to launch the shows.

The good thing about the offer is that Sharon Cuneta, 44, believes it's  part of a "higher calling."

"I came to a meeting with [ABS-CBN executives] Boss Gabby [Lopez], Ma'am Charo [Santos-Concio], Ms. Linggit [Tan], Tita Cory [Vidanes], and I said, 'I'm not being fired, 'no?'

"Because Sharon naman was doing well. It's just that, parang, you know, you have to go with the times. I was also in need of a change," the Megastar said during the media launch of her new shows, held yesterday, September 9, at the 14th floor of ABS-CBN.

The three new shows are Star Power, The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition, both on ABS-CBN, and Sharon at Home, on Lifestyle Network. In all these shows, Sharon's sharing and giving back to others is a factor.

In Star Power, Sharon plays mentor to an aspiring crop of young female singers. In The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition, she's the host who inspires fat contestants to lose weight. In Sharon at Home, Sharon shares her life with her audience.

"Parang there's something that goes beyond...now it's no longer about earning a regular paycheck... I want, at the end of my life, I'll be able to say na, well, you did a lot for others in your very short time on this earth. It's so much easier to do good things for other people, than to be selfish," she said.

Sharon added that the three shows "had to be a higher calling. In my opinion, this is part of the higher calling. This is all I know how to do."

WILLIE REVILLAME. Of the three new shows, the first show to premiere is Star Power, which will start on October 10, 2010—or 10-10-10.

The press asked Sharon if she knew that another show is reportedly starting on the same date.

 

Sharon answered, "Puwede mo sabihin sa akin. Alam ng Panginoon, hindi ko alam 'yan. Baka hindi important to me."

 

After being told that the show may be Willie Revillame's new game show on TV5, which may go head- to-head with her own Star Power, Sharon commented good-naturedly, "Ay, talaga naman. Talagang hindi ko alam 'yan."

She added, "Naku, katatanong mo pa lang naman sa akin. Sa pagkakaalam ko, hindi ako nagtatanim ng sama ng loob."

Sharon and Willie had a rumored falling out last year, after Sharon guested in Willie's now-defunct noontime show Wowowee. On that occasion, Willie told Sharon, "Ang isasama ko sa yate, siyempre sexy. Baka lumubog, e."

In her September 9 press conference, Sharon told the press, "Hindi, iba naman kasi yung tukso sa bastos, so lalo pag mahal mo. Pag mahal ko, naa-affect ako. Kasi feeling ko, sayang naman yung effort ko i-love. Pero, wala akong tinutukoy na tao.

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  • 190  peace2all

    09/21/2010 | 03:35 AM
    I have been a fan of Sharon since 1982. My coworkers and I at Anson's would regularly go to Sharon's house in Dasmarinas Village. We were treated well even if she was not arouns and the more we loved Sharon because of that. However now that she is in her 40s I think it is not proper for her to be OA in the way she talks or in her show Sharon where she continually laughs at her guests who are not even funny at all. Ang guests yun ng yun na lang. Hindi na yata guest mainstays na yata ng show nya. OA ang tawa nya lagi. Kahit hindi nakakatawa. Kaya hindi na ako nanonood.
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  • 189  butchike

    09/17/2010 | 02:05 AM
    i agree with thebest1 comment but still the megastar still needs to loose way of pounds. its not just to be pair with the young leading men but to be more pleasing in the eyes of the viewers. i do hope also the sharon should minimize acting teeny boopers. she should rather act on her age, matured, wise and glamorous lady.
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  • 188  jar15

    09/14/2010 | 04:58 PM
    to those who are commenting negatively about sharon here, maybe you could just dedicate your time supporting your starlets wannabe so they can achieve at least an inch of sharon's success in this industry! and maybe you could also take a minute to look at the mirror to better look at yourself first before making degrading statements that is suited for you pala. intiendez!
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  • 187  jar15

    09/14/2010 | 04:55 PM
    to those who are commenting negatively about sharon here, maybe you could just dedicate your time supporting your starlets wannabe so they can achieve at least an inch of sharon's success in this industry! and maybe you could also take a minute to look at the mirror to better look at yourself first before making degrading statements that is suited for you pala. intiendez!
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  • 186  chismwosa

    09/14/2010 | 04:02 PM
    why are you making a big deal out of Sharon's body? it just shows how shallow you are guys.
    She has now established her legacy and will always be THE Sharon Cuneta.
    We will always remember her top-notch acting prowess evident in her movie classics and block busters.

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  • 185  thebest1

    09/14/2010 | 03:53 PM
    Di na dapat mag diet pa si sharon. Kung ako sa kanya i will just enjoy my family and retire now. At 44, malabo na mabalik niya yung leading lady appeal niya. She's too old to do romantic love stories. Malaki siyang babae kahit pumayat siya she wont' look young and lovely like the beautiful leading ladies of today. just stick to hosting so you will keep your respectability intact. it's not her time anymore. whenever i see her on tv i see an ate or tita in her. that's really bad. because you don't normally want to see the handsome men of showbusiness being paired to your ate or tita. i hope people don't give her an illusion that she can still do a bea or an anne curtis at this day and age.
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    09/14/2010 | 03:00 PM
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    09/14/2010 | 02:59 PM
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    09/14/2010 | 02:42 PM
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  • 181  marcleztat

    09/14/2010 | 11:29 AM
    the nerve kayong lahat!
    sharon stays!!! yun mga idols nyo nasaan na ba?!!!
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    09/14/2010 | 11:00 AM
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  • 179  rickydave

    09/14/2010 | 08:37 AM
    Plastic!
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    09/14/2010 | 05:16 AM
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  • 177  archangeldiva

    09/13/2010 | 11:33 PM
    okay pala ang rating ng Sharon eh...bakit pa tinanggal...talaga nga naman...ayaw pa kasing sabihing a spade is a spade...

    palibhasa nahihilig sa padding at pangdaraya...

    ikaw naman sharon...medyo ayusan mo ang sagot mo...parang plagi na lang IKAW ANG TAMA..at lahat may asunto sa iyo...

    matagal ka ng mataba...kailangan pa bang iharap ka sa salamin...

    biggest loser ha...well...BIGEEST LOSER NA NAMAN ANG ABS DAHIL DITO...

    hahahahaha
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  • 176  critiqueauthentique

    09/13/2010 | 06:18 PM
    nakakumay namang show yan... contestant mataba... host mataba!!! dapat fit yung host!!! paano ka naman gaganahan magpapayat kung ang host mo eh napakagana ding kumain!!! at kahit mag lose ka ng pounds eh you still have to lose 200 more!

    buti nga at wala na ang show niya. i hate it kapag malungkot ang kwento sa show niya tapos ang oa oa ng mukha niya na i feel you kuno.
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  • 175  chillis

    09/13/2010 | 06:13 PM
    lahi nila sharon angquot;healthyquot;...
    10 years from now si KC naman..
    ngayon nga close na eh..
    ang importante kalooban..

    minsan napapansin ko plastic si sharon..
    sa mga shows nya .. pero sa mga close nya iba like si juday..
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    09/13/2010 | 04:01 PM
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    09/13/2010 | 03:35 PM
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  • 172  klaritz

    09/13/2010 | 01:43 PM
    shawie same old style,sa paghohost sa pagkanta sooo boring do something na kakaiba honestly theres nothing new about you...magdiet ka kaya, cgurado me interesting ka para naman maiba style ng getup mo...take it frm me...promie
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  • 171  penoy

    09/13/2010 | 10:36 AM
    sharon is sharon, kahit ano pa ang sabihin negative ng mga fans ng ibang artista hindi nila matitibag si mega, aba angat na angat na naman ang megastar ibang klase tatlo tatlo ang shows while yung ibang artista wala ni isang tv project
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