You think you know your Kapuso idols like the back of your hand? Think again! Here's some juicy insider info on their pet peeves, fears, childhood secrets, and weird cravings that would blow your mind! Interviews by Jillian Q. Gatcheco and Yvette U. Tan. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. Ariel Rivera: People don't know na may pagka-O.C. ako, obsessive compulsive. That's something that's hidden from the camera. Sa house, the toothpaste tube has to be clean, (and pressed) from the base. Tapos my underwear are numbered! Gelli finds it weird, but we've been together for so long, it's normal (already). It's just to rotate it, para alam ko! Iza Calzado: I’m sure I’m not the only person who could dance all day inside her room. I’m the only person I know who just really needs to dance. Para akong Happy Feet! Sobra akong nakaka-relate doon sa film! Sabi ko, ‘I think I have to become a penguin!’ So bata pa lang ako, I remember being in Megamall, hearing Gary V in the audio system of the mall, and dancing! Actually, isa 'yun sa mga frustrations ko, kasi ang sama namang tingnan, bigla na lang akong sumasayaw sa gitna ng mall. I used to do that a lot, even if hindi ako artista. It was so fun. Ang kulit ko pag nasa mall, parang bata talaga ako! I’m sure hindi na siya ganoon kaganda tingnan dahil 24 (years old) na ako! So who cares, di ba? Sometimes, 'yun lang gusto kong gawin. Tapos bigla akong titingnan ng tao, ‘I wonder if she’s crossed that line?Is she actually crazy now?’ I was crazier before! Medyo tamed down (na ako ngayon)! Masaya e! Dingdong Dantes: I eat 30 pieces of kamias in one sitting and not get a stomach ache nor get a “Datu Puti” face! Jennylyn Mercado: Sobrang takot ako sa ipis. Paranoid talaga ako. Pag nakakita ako ng ipis, hindi ako makakatulog hangga’t hindi siya namamatay. Tapos ‘yung feeling ko, parang any time, pwede siyang lumipad. Kasi may amoy siya, e! So takot ako na (nandidiri)! Arthur Solinap: (Not many people know na) mahilig akong mag-bake. I learned from my mom. (I can make) sylvannas, etc. May catering business (kasi) mom ko. She has a partner. Sa lolo ko naman (natutunan) 'yung mga Spanish dishes. Valerie Concepcion: Ako lang ‘yung kahit walang dahilan, natatawa. Ako lang ‘yung baliw na normal (laughs)! Jay-R: I don’t like lint. I (always) take the lint off. Isabel Oli: Mayroong may tawag kasi sa 'mahiwagang bag' ko e...Mahiwagang bag full of chocolates! (And) Chichirya! Ayaw nila maniwala na kinakain ko lahat! Kasi di ba payat nga ako. May mga alien sa tiyan ko! Joke! Jackie Rice: Takot sa eye liner. Ewan ko kung bakit basta takot lang ako! Rhian Ramos: I’m the only person I know who drinks chocolate avocado shakes! In my old school kasi, whenever I’m bummed, I really love making really weird milk shakes, like (I) mix all the ingredients together. Wala, I just felt like choco avocado that day. It’s actually good, I swear! Paolo Contis: I've been eating kamote for five months already -- kamote only, everyday to maintain (my physique) for Atkantika! On a good day, I eat...banana -- not bananas, (a) banana. And then 'yung saba (pa), ha! (I started) four to five months before Atlantika, kailangan (kasi) ma-prepare na, and hopefully, magawa ko naman siya hanggang matapos na. Ang pangit kasi noong dating thinking ko doon sa Sugo. After Sugo, nag-pig out ako, so tumaba din ako. Siyempre, gusto ko pang kumain ng ibang foods, pero...ngayon, hindi…(I also work out) hangga't pwede. Nag-order ako ng mini-gym sa set ng Atlantika so pag nandoon ako sa studio, pwede magbuhat kahit sino. And then pag nasa beach naman kami, especially when I'm wearing the wet suit, it's so hot, so i go jogging. Lovi Poe: I shift moods so fast. Maybe it’s because of what happened during the day, or sometimes people around me….It’s not a negative thing. For example, you did something wrong, pero after a while okay na. Nag-shift na. Okay ulit. Jonalyn Viray: Ako lang ‘yung kilala kong humahawak sa tenga ng ibang tao. Mahilig po ako doon! Feeling ko na nare-relax ako kapag pinipindot-pindot ko, especially kapag malamig. (Pag tenga ko naman,) walang effect, tsaka nabo-bother ko. Pero sabi ng iba, kapag hinahawakan ko tenga nila, nakakatulog daw sila. Ang weird ko po! Nicole Anderson: I may look really kikay or maarte and really girly, but I can burp like a man! It just comes out. Sometimes, Bianca and I will just burp at each other, and I'm super candid and I don't care for being girly - if I feel like doing crazy things, I will! I'm sure you know of Simple Life. That's how Bianca and I are, when we're out. We like messing with people, just playing tricks, like that. We just smile, and we act coy, and we get away with it!
