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Maraming nagsasabi na inspired na naman si Ms. Gina Alajar. Want proof? Then manood ka ng 'Celebrity Duets' to find out kung sino ang bagong inspiration niya.
Gina Alajar is inspired; halata naman sa mga performances niya lately on 'Celebrity Duets'. And ang kanyang inspiration? Ang kanyang mga kaibigan, at ang mga viewers na bumuboto to keep her in the competition! Text by Jason John S. Lim. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. Aminado si Gina na at first, she wasn't completely giving her best. "Medyo mediocre," ika nga niya. "One foot in, one foot out. You know?" "[But] I have started to enjoy it," she tells us sa interview namin with her last Sunday, October 11—a day after ng kanyang Footloose number with her son Ryan Eigenmann. Kuwento sa amin ni Gina, "noong una, talagang ang lagi lang nasa isip ko is napapagod ako. Every week 'yan e. But then, habang tumatagal nang tumatagal, and nagkakaroon naman ako ng positive feedback from the judges, and maraming kaibigan and maraming mga manonood din naman ang tumutulong sa pagboto—it gives me inspiration." "So parang, ang challenge ko naman sa sarili ko ngayon is that the next week should be better than the last," dagdag niya. Gina says she doesn't believe in gimmicks, "[pero] 'yung preparation namin, talagang ganoon na lang pinag-iisipan." She's more concerned daw with making sure na iba ang ginagawa niya from the other contestants. "It's more of entertaining the audience," she continues. "[Para] matuwa sila sa kung ano 'yung nakikita nila." This Saturday, October 17, Gina shares with us na Motown raw ang theme nila—at may malaki siyang surprise for the viewers of Celebrity Duets. She will be singing her duet with one of her former leading men, a heartthrob from her past na magbabalik Kapuso for one night only. Sino ito? "Well, that is the surprise!" Sagot sa amin ni Gina. Ang clue lang na ibinigay niya sa amin is that it will be this actor's first time sa Celebrity Duets. Curious ka ba kung sino 'to? Well you better tune in this Saturday on Celebrity Duets, pagkatapos ng Pinoy Records! To vote for the contestant of your choice, just text: DUETS JOMARI DUETS AKIHIRO DUETS NONITO DUETS JOEL DUETS NICCOLO DUETS GINA And send to to following numbers: 2344 for Globe, TM and Sun subscribers, and 367 for Smart and Talk N' Text subscribers. Each vote costs P2.00 for Sun subscribers and P2.50 for other networks. Voting period starts on the signal during the show until 12:00 am of the following Saturday.