Aminado hindi naman singer, Denise nadaan sa dasal ang pagkapanalo

Prayers could have helped, too, Salve A., sa victory na natamo ni Denise Laurel sa katatapos na Season 2 ng Your Face Sounds Familiar (YFSF), sabi mismo ni Denise.

Mantakin mo nga naman, kung tutuusin, she never got the chance na mag-win as a weekly contestant of the impersonation show.

Kaya nga raw ang five years old niyang anak na si Alejandro, na regularly ay pinanonood siya sa YFSF, ay nadi-disappoint sa tuwing umuuwi siyang lota (talunan).

Kaya nang napasama siya sa top five finalists was good enough for her, considering that all the other four with whom she would compete with for the grand title were confirmed singing idols na sina Kean Cipriano, Sam Concepcion, KZ Tandingan at Michael Pangilinan.

“But just the same, naniwala ako sa kasabihang prayers work miracles. And I prayed for a miracle to happen.

“To have me win in the contest.

“Likewise, I asked for prayers, too, from my family, from my friends and my followers.

“Now that the victory is mine, kumbaga. I cannot thank the Lord enough,” Denise further stated, beaming.

Dating sexy stars na sina Angela at Cathy, matataba na

Naaalala n’yo pa ba ang former Regal Baby Angela Perez, who was 16 years old when she was discovered for showbiz ni Direk Elwood Perez?

Well, we bumped into her sa katatapos na birthday celebration ni Karen Martinez, who is a dear friend ng marami sa showbiz, na ginanap sa bagong bar and restaurant, Hashtag City, sa Timog Avenue, Quezon City.

Angela was with former fellow actress Cathy Moran.

Both Angela and Cathy were tagged as the sexiest stars in their time. Now, of course, since pareho na raw silang mommy, they both have gained weight.

Angela’s eldest son, with a late TV director and producer, is now a college graduate. He currently works for a hotel in Mandaluyong, which Angela’s husband, a Fil-Chinese, owns.

Angela has three children with him.

Cathy, on the other hand, has a 14-year-old daughter.

Na-link siya before kay Niño Muhlach, biniro namin si Cathy na dapat sana pala ay anak niya si Alonzo Muhlach.

Alonzo’s Mom, of course, is not from showbiz.

Dating That’s baby nagma-manage na ng sariling bakery

Sa nabanggit na party ni Karen, dumating din ang dating That’s Entertainment mainstay na si Anna Abiera.

Anna is now owner and manager of her own bakeshop, Sugar Cakes.

One of the most beautiful faces in her time, Anna was a protégé of Star maker, German Moreno.

Meron siyang equally beautiful daughter.

Namataan din namin sa party ni Karen was Tates Gana, na mas kilala bilang Quezon City First Lady, dati.

Si Tates ay ina ng Goin’ Bulilit mainstay, Harvey Bautista, whose dad is Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista.

Tatakbo bilang councilor ng sixth district ng Quezon City si Tates ngayong election.

Karen, whose husband is the brother of former Regal Baby Benedict Aquino, has a son, Raphael Martinez, who formerly appears on TV and the movies as a Kapamilya.

Now a marketing graduate from the San Beda College, he now works for the Megaworld Group of Companies.

Raphael, according to Karen, is one of the top five sellers of the company.

But he might consider staging a showbiz comeback, again, ani Karen.

Christmas will not be like as it used to be for Karen and her other  dear friend, Rachel Mercado. Both of them are close friends of the late Liezl Sumilang-Martinez, late wife ng aktor na si Albert Martinez. Mag-classmate pa nga in high school sina Liezl at Rachel.

Rachel is mom to two boys, Marky and Anton, who are both Viva Artists talents.