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Three’s not a crowd with Ruru Madrid, Ashley Ortega and Gabrielle Garcia

By CHERRY SUN

 
Following the steps of Kapuso’s romantic tandems DongYan and TomCar is the rise of the love trio to watch for.

This complicated relationship involves Ruru Madrid, Ashley Ortega and Gabrielle Garcia.
 
Ruru Madrid hails from Zamboanga. Since his participation in Protégé: The Big Artista Break, he has appeared in Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa, Dormitoryo, Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas, Wagas and Magpakailanman.

He was also cast in My Lady Boss, Above the Clouds, and Bamboo Flowers where he co-starred with Ashley for the first time. At present, Ruru is a mainstay in Sunday All Stars and portrays the character of Paul Andrada, brother of Tom Rodriguez’s character, in My Destiny.
 
Ashley Ortega is half-German. She started modelling at the age of 5. She later on started skating which brought her competing in international arenas.

Her breakthrough into showbiz was with the movie Bamboo Flowers. She also appeared in Dormitoryo, Magkano Ba Ang Pag-ibig, and Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw. Ashley portrays Alex Martinez, best friend of Gabrielle Garcia’s character and who turns to be Ruru’s confidante in My Destiny.
 
Gabrielle Garcia first ventured into show business through modelling. In fact, it was where she first met Ashley. She auditioned to land her debut role in My Destiny.

As a newbie, she said she feels privileged to be able to work with big stars such as Lorna Tolentino, Tom Rodriguez, Carla Abellana, Sid Lucero, Ayen Munji-Laurel and even Direk Joyce Bernal. Gabrielle plays Nicole Perez, best friend of Ashley and girlfriend of Ruru in the same GMA Telebabad soap.
 
While a love triangle seems to be brewing, the three have good relationships off cam.
 
See it for yourself!

Catch Ruru, Ashley and Gabrielle on August 28, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Log on to www.gmanetwork.com/livechat and chat with today’s most promising trio.