Gretchen Barretto signs an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN
Official Kapamilya star na ang controversial actress na si Gretchen Barretto dahil nung March 3 ay pumirma na siya ng kontrata together with the ABS-CBN executives, which includes Star Cinema managing director Malou N. Santos, Star Magic’s Johnny Manahan at Mariole Alberto, at talent mananger-host Boy Abunda, Gretchen’s manager.
If you want something, ask for it. It takes courage and humility to do this. It was not easy for Francine Prieto to ask for financial help from anyone in the entertainment industry who cared. And a lot do care. Kris Aquino, Angel Locsin, along with many others — friends and acquaintances alike sent help that amounted to close to a million pesos.
THEY arrive from an afternoon excursion, shopping for orchids for their Quezon City home. They call each other “Baby,” and instinctively change into clothes in the same shade for the photo shoot. One is a celebrity a few years older; the other works behind the scenes, but it’s definitely a relationship of equals. They first met on November 3, 1983 — both remember the date in a heartbeat — and will mark their 24th year as a couple this year.