Banana Split's Location Shoot at Crown Regency Hotel & Towers

CEBU, Philippines - The entire cast of Banana Split, ABS-CBN’s primetime entertainment television show, moved out of the national capital to do their location shoot at Cebu City’s newest landmark hotel, the Crown Regency Hotel & Towers in Osmeña Boulevard from September 18 – 20, 2009.

Those who were prominently seen at the hotel’s lobby while greeting some surprised and amazed fans were boy-next door cutie John Pratts, the sexy yet with an angelic face Angelica Panganiban, the dashing tan-skinned model Zanjoe Marudo, the body-beautiful Pau Diaz, funny men Jason Gainza, Ketchup, and Pooh. With them was the show’s executive producer Edgar “Bobot” Mortiz.

The entire cast and crew were treated to a hearty lunch buffet at Club Ultima’s Wang Shan Lo restaurant, surprising more hotel guests who never had an inkling that their TV idols would be dining with them that day. Some guests dared to stand up and approached their faves for instant picture taking, of which the artists willingly obliged. Well, that’s the price one pays for being a famous celebrity!

In one scene where Zanjoe Marudo was dressed up as a Bellman; those who witnessed the shooting could only heave a sigh at this “looker” that even the hotel’s GM was surprised to see “an extremely good-looking Adonis of a bellman” among his staff.

On the second and third days of their shoots in Cebu City, they were joined in by Wowowee co-hosts RR Herrera and comedienne Pokwang.

The shoot largely took place in Club Ultima’s Aqua Fitness Pool at the 15th floor and at the more popular Skywalk Extreme Adventure as well as the Edge Coaster.

Get to see the Banana Split casts’ rib-tickling adventures and misadventures at the Crown Regency Hotel & Towers and at the Club Ultima when it gets aired on television starting on September 28, 2009 at ABS-CBN channels nationwide. (PGF)