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Cherie Gil makes no apology for slapping Jean Garcia: "Why should I? I didn't do her any harm. It's work."
by Jun Nardo posted on July 27, 2011  STATS: 135274 Views | 99 Comments

 

"When I get into the work, I get into the zone. And whatever stimuli affects my performance, or whenever I get around in the reality of my world, that's how I work! And I got carried away!" says Cherie Gil about slapping Jean Garcia in one of their scenes even if it's not part of the script.

Photo By: Noel Orsal

"Bitch" ang description ni Cherie Gil sa role niya sa danserye ng GMA-7 na Time of My Life.

Aminado rin siyang nadala siya sa role niya sa danserye, na magsisimula na sa August 1, kaya naman nasampal niya ang kanyang co-star na si Jean Garcia sa isang eksena kahit wala sa script na gawin niya 'yon.

Kumalat ang pangyayari at aware si Cherie tungkol doon.

Pero ayon sa kanya, nang makausap ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) sa press launch ng Time of My Life, sa Studio 6 ng GMA Network kagabi, July 26, "That should not be a cause of intrigue. I'm an actor. She's an actor.

"I play a bad guy and she's expected na sasampalin ko siya sa eksena.

"And you know, it's part of work. She's a pro, I'm a pro.

"There's no way na hindi ko siya sasampalin. Hindi tama 'yon.

"But it's not like I'm having fun slapping people. It's not easy to play the bitch."

Pahayag pa ni Cherie, kapag kontrabida ang role niya, nanginginig ang buong katawan niya.

"Kaya naman it should not be the cause of intrigue. And we're adults.

"We have different working style that obviously, you know, learn along the way. First time kaming magkakatrabaho.

"So, kung anuman ang mga issues na whatever we find, you know, discomforting or whatever distraction, it's so easy for us to tell each other," paliwanag pa ng veteran actress.

Kapag bad ang character niya, nadi-drain daw si Cherie at kapag umuuwi ng bahay, mas pinipili niyang huwag nang magsalita pa.

"It's really dark and I haven't played this part for a long time. Many, many years already.

"Not even with the soaps I've done with Channel 2. I think this is the darkest that I will be playing,"  pahayag niya.

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  • 99  kilabotako

    08/03/2011 | 02:31 AM
    ang masasabi kolang,,nadala si cherie gil,wag ng palakihin ito,,ang tanda na nila sa showbiz,,maging decent at proffesional naman sila wen it comes in work,,trabaho lang then uwi na,,hehehe..alangan nnamang palakihin pa ito,,dyusme,,hidni sinadya,naging totohanan lang,,hehehe..magaling na actress sina jean at cherie naman,,kaya carry an dapat iyan,,nasaktan lang siguro si jean,wahahhhah..well,,,,its part of work sa pagiging actress,,ang nadadala,,wag lang madala sa madadarang na eksena,,laking complaint iyon,wahahahahaha,,just work,proffesionaly ,.yun lang,,,ok ang tv series nila,,congrats,,parang STEP UP,,sana i guess is ALMA MORENO,ANGELIKA DELACRUZ,VINA MORALES etc na magaling sumayaw din,,
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  • 98  starqueen

    08/01/2011 | 08:05 AM
    totoysipa - LOL - malabong makaka-attend si Cherrie - as she did not even finish her sophomore year. Also - just spoke to some oldie amigas - no one has heard from her since getting involved with Leo Martinez. Her statements here about not caring about money is the complete opposite of her views in the other article. Bahala siya.
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  • 97  lotwina

    07/31/2011 | 01:19 PM
    Ibig lang sabihin nyan hindi talaga magaling na aktres si cherrie gil kasi hindi nya kayang gampanan ang hinihingi ng script. parang yung nangyari din noon kina lorna tolentino at chinchin gutierez nung sinampal ni chin si LT sa DMII, dapat sa eksena ay kontrolado ni chin ang sarili, civilizado sya, kaso ayun nadala sya sa eksena, nagulat si LT sa sampal dahil hindi sya nakapaghanda wala kasi yun sa script, nawala na si chin sa character nya sa script, naging OA na sya, hindi naman sya baliw doon pero mukang baliw sya. .e si LT ayaw nya katrabaho yung ganyang hindi propesyunal kaya muntik matanggal si chin sa serye nya nung nagalit si LT, ayun narealize ni chin na nagkamali sya kaya naglumuhod sya sa pagsosorry kay LT. respetuhan lang naman talaga ang dapat, hindi yung tingin nyo sa sarili nyo e mas magaling pa kayo sa director at writer. haha!
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  • 96  lotwina

    07/31/2011 | 01:17 PM
    Dapat dito kay cherrie ay inireklamo ni jean sa gma para maturuan ng leksyon. hindi sinusunod ang script e. o kaya nung sinampal sya ng isang beses, mag asawang sampal naman ang ibinalik nya kay cherrie, bwahaha!
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  • 95  totoysipa

    07/31/2011 | 12:54 AM
    starqueen, baka biglang mag-attend ng SPC reunion si Cherie Gil at hanapin ka, LOL! She might try to figure out who among their batchmates is in PEP di kaya? Ralph attended a get-together sa LSGH batch niya but not the school reunion in which the attendees are bonafide LSGH graduates. Anyway, may back story itong sampalan na ito eh. But Jean Garcia is the bigger person, for me, in this situation. She handled it well. Cherie obviously doesn't eat humble pie, LOL.
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  • 94  starqueen

    07/30/2011 | 05:27 PM
    totoysipa - cont - since parehong Jesuit run courtesy of Fr James Reuter it was a common thing for girls from SPC and boys from ADM - to socialize during the school term. Haay parang naalala ko lahat ang drama ng mga showbiz related personalities. I better end it here na at baka ako naman ang masampal ni Ms. Eigenmann. Hayaan mo if I hear anything about her in the coming months through the inner circles - I will PM you. Meanwhile, she has to apologize. Even if it happened at work, common courtesy dictates that she has to. Kaya lang Cherrie has issues with following rules. I dont think their parents really raised them well sa totoo lang. She and her brothers were always rebelling or what have you. Kaya nga she was sent packing from SPC. Ay matanong nga ang common friends later kung paano namaalam sina Michael at Ralph from DLSGH- LOL.
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  • 93  starqueen

    07/30/2011 | 05:14 PM
    totoysipa-I really dont know how Cherrie spells her name - basta all I can remember is we used to address her with the French version or pronunciation-kaya thats how I spelled it. Her real name is Evangeline Eigenmann.Actually those I have mentioned as coming from SPC-we still all have commonfriends,activities,etc.Iba ang bonding of the old collegiala before-sa totoo lang.From time to time I stumble into infos, etc na medyo incriminating-na I am sure even Ricky Lo would want to hear-LOL. Liezl also had her share of the interesting phase ala SC while in SPC. And I think she is still friends with those girls-LOL.I need to stop na at baka may masabi pa ako-LOL.Naku totoysipa- medyo luma na ang info ko about where the conyings are-LOL.Noon kasi - the rich and the intellects go to ADM and the rich and goodlooking ones go to DLSGH. In other words-for prom dates -we often opted for those in DLSGH- LOL.During my days kasi-sobrang saya na when there is brother and sister event with ADM like debates, etc. Since parehon
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  • 92  totoysipa

    07/30/2011 | 03:48 PM
    starqueen - Maybe Cherie Gil should get in touch with her SPC batchmates at baka bumalik sa kanya ang panahon when the madres drilled good manners into young girls? Baka sakali lang naman because somebody deserves an apology from her.
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  • 91  totoysipa

    07/30/2011 | 03:40 PM
    starqueen - Wow, enjoyed all that trivia about SPC. Sadly, those days are gone, parang nawala na ang ganoong prestige ng SPC, just like St. Theresa's College - where Tina Revilla attended with one of my cousins. Now it's more Poveda and Woodrose. They have certain standards that are just no longer observed in other so called exclusive schools. Hmm, I purposely did not say anything beyond the name of the late Paola Luz but your mention of SC made me smile. The conyings are now more at UA and P, less in DLSU and ADMU, don't you think? So is Cherie Gil's real name spelled with a double R and not it's French spelling she uses in showbiz? Pwede ka palang DPA - Deep Penetration Agent - for Ricky Lo, LOL!
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  • 90  starqueen

    07/30/2011 | 09:19 AM
    totoysipa - -and that basketball player was Ernesto Estong Estrada. Would you believe Fr. James Reuter - was the school's resident priest? And that is where June Keithley met him. June Keithley is also from SPC. Very colorful, very sosyal and very rich sa kwento ang SPC from the late 60s to the mid 80s.
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  • 89  starqueen

    07/30/2011 | 09:16 AM
    totoysipa - Yes - the Eigenmann boys went to LSGH. Cherrie used to have pics of her brothers with her to give away to the teachers, etc - or to anyone who asked - LOL. Pero truth be told - they were so gwapo during those days - very tisoy and very conying - as we used to say LOL. I dont think Cherrie has kept in touch with any of her old school mates after she got expelled from the school. I may have to check on that - LOL. During those days kasi - they were very strict about not being part of showbiz and I remember hearing na even Jackie Blanco even had to secure permission when she guested on her mom's musical programs. Jackie was one protected kid din. We saw more of her yaya than Pilita. And the yaya loved to talk to us even with our parents. And all those kwentos about Pilita's days with Eddie G were everywhere - pati yung pambabato ng bahay nila - all because he wanted to see Monching. In the case of Cherrie - I think part of her rebellion stemmed out from her mom's liaison with a basketball player
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  • 88  starqueen

    07/30/2011 | 09:06 AM
    totoysipa - yes SPC - the old one that used to be the breeding ground of collegialas - ngayon iba na ata ang reputation. Most of the SPC girls came from Pasig near Valle Verde for their elementary years. And then in the old days - for high school - we either went to QC or Manila. I knew Paola Luz quite well before high school - that was when she was still focused on the Osmonds and boys. She went to SPC Manila - being the alma matter of her mom - Tessie Ojeda Luz.Thats where she met Sharon Cuneta. And I wont say anything anymore - LOL. The others - Pia A, Liezl M, Cherrie, Jackie Blanco - lahat yan sa QC - in Gilmore.Maraming chismis doon as far as the stormy days between Amalia and Liezl and even Jackie B and Lloyd Samartino - pati Nora Aunor scandal - LOL. I think maraming anak ng artista ang nandoon before because of its proximity to LVN and Sampaguita.The daughter of Gloria Romero and Rosa Rosal aka Toni Rose Gayda at ilan pa sa Revilla sisters. Haay if only the walls could talk - LOL.
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  • 87  totoysipa

    07/30/2011 | 05:50 AM
    starqueen, SPC ba ang initials ng inyong exclusive girls' school? Doon din ang namayapang Paula Luz di ba? Batchmate naman ng isang brother ko si Ralph Eigenmann, otherwise known as Mark Gil, pero tulad ni Cherie, di rin nakatapos sa LSGH. Sa 'Champoy' pala nagsimula yung kay Leo Martinez. I used to watch that noon dahil kay Noel Trinidad and Subas Herrero, di pa naman kilala noon si Leo Martinez. ANyway, tama ka. Isang simpleng sorry lang and it would not have been written about this way. It is not a question of being a professional kundi basic manners lang. As you and another pepster have mentioned, yun nga ang may matabig ka ng hindi sinasadya sa isang taong di mo kilala, nagso-sorry tayo, eh yun pang malakas na sampal. She may not need the money but maybe she ought to re-learn her good manners again. Sina pepsters sayan, skittles..., and Xray are also thinking on the same line.
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  • 86  starqueen

    07/29/2011 | 07:07 PM
    totoysipa - number 80 pala ...it has been one long week - hilo na...sorry ulit.
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  • 85  starqueen

    07/29/2011 | 07:06 PM
    totoysipa -my comments in number 79 - sorry for the boo boos... It should have been - she LED hindi lead...LOL. Ganyan talaga pag nag-re-rewind sa memory bank - naghahalo ang past and present tense. Pasensya na...
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  • 84  starqueen

    07/29/2011 | 07:03 PM
    Xray - LOL - its all true. The prom of Pia Arroyo was held at the Manila Hotel. Punong abala pa siya - LOL. Pia Arroyo was Gabby's GF until Sharon Cuneta came along. Sharon Cuneta was also the product of this private school - in its other branch -ika nga -before she transferred to IS. Yes, Boyet was Cherie's first- LOL. And then she - Cherrie- decided to accept the role of Problem Child - at hayun she got kicked out of the private school.Her relationship with Boyet was just a fling pero I think everyone in the campus knew about it - LOL. She lived in with Rollie Quizon yes - anak ni Mang Dolphy- until she joined Champoy where she met Leo Martinez and the rest is history. Maraming pinagdaanan si Cherrie and she is one survivor. Pero with this issue - I think she should just say sorry para matapos na.Simple lang - siya ang nakasakit - even if its trabaho - she should have at least had the courtesy of apologizing or at the very minimum - asked Jean if she was okay after the scene.
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  • 83  imate

    07/29/2011 | 02:20 PM
    Ms. Cherie Gil...nag-iisa ka lang talaga!!!
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  • 82  Xray

    07/29/2011 | 11:41 AM
    si cherie daw ang direktor ng show na ito, eh di lalong hindi mag-sorry yan. power tripping!!! tsk. tsk. tsk. kaya jean, baka yung request mong hindi na maulit ay baka hindi na mangyayari.
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  • 81  Xray

    07/29/2011 | 11:35 AM
    ang dami kong natutunan sayo starqueen, prom date pala ni pia si gabby at naging sila pala ni cherie at boyet? as for hollywood stars, eh ginusto naman nila yun. si robert deniro voluntary niyang ginawa yun hindi mo ma-kumpara sa eksenang ito kung saan ang pananampal kahit sabihin pang hindi sadya dahil nadala lang ay 1st and foremost WALA sa script. pero cherie is too proud to apologize. hindi naman nagreklamo si jean natanong kasi siya ng press kung nag-sorry ba, jean handled it very well. while cherie is just so hung up on her pedestal and refuse to utter one of the basic courtesy words we all learned in 1st grade - the word SORRY!
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  • 80  starqueen

    07/29/2011 | 11:24 AM
    totoysipa -cont - Cherrie was married to Ronnie Rogoff the international violinist. She lead a nomadic jetset lifestyle when they were together. For sure may naipon na siya - as they have children and were together for 15 years. I am sure he also got support from Leo Martinez for her eldest son - Jaime. Kaya kahit mayabang ang dating ng statement nya - baka nga totoo na its not for the money that she is still working. Pero just the same - a simple apology would not hurt. Cherrie is not tabloid material - she has not been for decades. And its not good for her to be in it - kaya once and for all - she has to apologize to end the ill feelings. Unless gimmick na naman ito ng station?
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