THE DAILY DOSE

Who can resist such a charming face? Not everybody is a closet fan like me. And it’s not everyday you can see Sharon Cuneta in the flesh either. At yesterday’s Sony press event, the star of the show is clearly not those Sparkling Wega TVs. Speaking of sparkling, the lady reporter seated next me pointed at her fabulous jewelry.

Sharon (first name basis, eh?) displayed such an antiseptic persona you wonder what kind of dark side lurks in her. I heard a long time ago she’s a chain smoker and prefers Marlboro Lights. Jing, a good friend of mine who I remember exclaiming “Si Sharon nga!” when she went onstage, told me about one time she was caught in an airport suspected of carrying drugs. Ah, airport scandals can be the stuff of legends, urban and otherwise.

Probably her most charming quality is that she remembers names very well. She called the showbiz scribes by their first name and even told one of them that her hair seems a bit longer now. An endearing quality of an excellent politician’s wife; in fact, she is a senator’s wife.  

To cap off a seemingly star-studded day, I did an interview with NBA player Andre Iguodala of the Philadephia 76ers late in the afternoon. That’s about the only thing I can say. Blame it probably on  “Sharon-high”. Here’s another, more candid picture. 

“..sa lahat ng fans ni Sharon Cuneta.” Ely, I hear you.