Nakapukaw ng pansin ang ilang “Pro Tip” na ipinost ni Lea Salonga sa kanyang Twitter account (@MsLeaSalonga) noong December 14.
Walang tinukoy na pangalan si Lea sa kanyang tweet, ngunit may ilang fans si Sarah Geronimo na nag-react dito.
Tinanong nila ang Pinay Broadway singer-actress kung ang isa sa kanyang mga “pro tip” ay patungkol sa Popstar Princess.
Ito ang nasabing tweet ni Lea: “Pro tip #1: Don't wait to be called to stand by before your song or dance number. You're an adult; surely you can handle that yourself.”
Pro tip #1: Don't wait to be called to stand by before your song or dance number. You're an adult; surely you can handle that yourself.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 14, 2016
Inakala ng ilang Popsters, tawag sa fans ni Sarah, na ang kanilang idolo ang pinatutungkulan ni Lea dahil sa nangyari sa Christmas special ng ABS-CBN sa Araneta Coliseum noong Martes, December 13.
Sa ilang videos na na-upload sa Twitter, makikitang nahuli ng pasok sina Sarah at John Lloyd Cruz sa final production number ng programa.
Kasi nga late sya mga bes ???????????? #lakisalactum #panatagnakami #ABSCBNChristmasSpecial pic.twitter.com/0KfZ24P376
— me-ann21 (@TRmaryann21) December 14, 2016
Ngunit paglilinaw agad ni Lea, ang kanyang “pro tip” ay hindi para sa kapwa niya The Voice coach.
“Oh gosh, not her! She was standing by,” sagot niya sa isang netizen na nagtanong kung patungkol ang nauna niyang tweet kay Sarah.
Dagdag pa ng original Miss Saigon star, “I always keep an eye out for her, and she was where she needed to be. Of course not Sarah. I was talking about someone else.
“Why would anyone assume I was referring to her? Ang bait na nga niya eh, masunurin pa. I never have problems with her.”
@iiitsmeannie Oh gosh, not her! She was standing by.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016
@iiitsmeannie I always keep an eye out for her, and she was where she needed to be. Of course not Sarah. I was talking about someone else.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016
@iiitsmeannie Why would anyone assume I was referring to her? Ang bait na nga niya eh, masunurin pa. I never have problems with her.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016
Bukod sa finale ng Christmas special ng ABS-CBN, magkasama ring nag-perform sa isang production number sina Lea at Sarah at ang dalawa pang The Voice coaches na sina Sharon Cuneta at Bamboo Manalac.
The Voice Coaches!!! #ABSCBNChristmasSpecial ?????? pic.twitter.com/fRxitUZLUp
— Kapamilya Community (@kapamilya_comm) December 13, 2016
Matapos sagutin ang ilang followers, nag-post ulit si Lea ng ilang “pro tip” sa kanyang Twitter account:
Pro tip #2: Show up early for rehearsals and shows, and show up PREPARED. That "deer in headlights" expression doesn't do you any favors.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 14, 2016
Pro tip #3, care of Celeste Legaspi: Memorize your lines out of respect for that scriptwriter that worked very hard to create that piece.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016
Pro tip #4: Don't be the cause of a producer/director/manager/co-star's headache or stress. This is your job, so please treat it like one.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016
Pro tip #5: When your study material arrives, please take the time to learn it. The music dept. takes pains to get their work done for you.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016
Tip #6: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link (Tita Bibot Amador). Don't be that link. Everyone else gets pulled down as a result.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) December 15, 2016