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The last time Gladys and Wowie worked together was thirteen years ago. For the first time, they are sharing with you the details of their many "firsts."
By MARY LOUISE LIGUNAS 
 

Even over seventeen years after they first worked together, Gladys Reyes and Wowie de Guzman still have the tightest of bonds. Before this strong friendship developed, however, were two firsts that they both wouldn’t forget.
 
The first sampal
Gladys was the actress who gave Wowie his first on-screen sampal. Wowie remembers how painful it was to this day. “Siya ang first na sumampal sa ‘kin. Ang sakit,” he fondly recalled.
 
Aside from that memorable scene they shared, the Universal Motion Dancers member also remembers what he first thought of the primera kontrabida.
 
“Yung impression [ko sa kanya], kung ano lang yung napapanood [ko] sa TV. Eh nung time na yun, siya yung kontrabida so naiilang ako [around her],” Wowie shared.
 
The first crush
The Basta Every Day Happy host remembers seeing Wowie rehearse their dance performances in That’s Entertainment and feeling giddy, together with her good friend Judy Ann Santos.
 
“Isa siya dun sa first crushes namin ni Judy Ann. Long hair [pa] si Wowie nun… Napapanood namin nagre-rehearsal sila,” she said.
 
No lasts
Since they met, they’ve stayed the best of friends. During one of the most trying times in Wowie’s life, Gladys made sure that she was constantly there for him.
 
When Wowie’s wife Sherryl Ann died earlier this year, Gladys and her husband Christopher Roxas supported him both emotionally and physically. “Yung pinaka-recent kasi, of course, yung nangyari sa wife ko. Ang tinawagan ko yung nanay ko. Ang susunod na [sinabihan ko] si Gladys saka si Christopher,” he disclosed.
 
“Day one pa lang, nandun na si Gladys. Pumunta na sila ni Christopher hanggang sa matapos. Malaking tulong yun emotionally sa ‘kin and sa family ng wife ko kasi nakita nila talaga na nag-ca-care yung mga kaibigan namin,” he added.
 
Gladys expressed how thankful she is to have a friend like Wowie in her life. “Hindi araw-araw, makakatagpo ka ng mga taong ganito eh, kaya [binibigyan ko ng sobrang] pagpapahalaga,” she said.