Annabelle says the rumor mongerer who spread that lie is the mother of three of her talents who cannot leave her stable since they’re under contract with her. “Makakaalis lang sila kung wala silang projects,” she says. “E, ang dami kong projects na nabibigay sa kanila sa TV5 kaya paano sila makakaalis?”
JC was officially launched by Freego Jeans as their newest brand ambassador with Jun Lalin acting as host cum standup comic. Annabelle chose Freego over other brands since her daughter Ruffa Gutierrez also endorsed it before. “At sobrang taas kasi ng talent fee nila kaysa sa offers ng iba,” she adds.
Freego is Einsco, a Filipino owned company whose aim is to give more jobs to Pinoys since 1983. They sell 400,000 shirts and 150,000 jeans a month or 6 to 7 million units a year. Why did they choose JC as endorser? “Our motto is form and function and JC fits this perfectly,” says brand manager Jeff Syquia. “Si JC, maganda na tingnan in terms of form and also functions well dahil magaling siyang umarte. He’s now using our apparel in his shows on TV5, ‘Utol Kong Hoodlum’, ‘Lokomoko U’, and ‘Hey It’s Saberday’.”
“When we shot ‘Utol’ in Australia, I used Freego jeans and people thought it’s imported,” says JC. “I use their Reflex skinny jeans as they’re stretchable and very comfortable gamitin sa action scenes. They have varied styles for all occasions, also shirts and jackets, so I can even wear them in formal functions.”
JC is all set to do a new movie, “Huling Sayaw ni Salome”, where he’s paired with ex-GF Michelle Madrigal, helmed by Zoren Legaspi. Won’t his current GF Danita Paner get jealous since they’ll have hot love scenes in the movie? “No, Danita is understanding. She knows work lang ito.”
