VALID ang naramdamang galit ng glam team led by a certain Keith Manila toward the staff behind the recently concluded GMA Gala.
Held at the Marriott Hotel, doon na rin naka-check in ang ibang mga attendees, making it a lot easier for them to come down and head toward the registration area before proceeding to the ballroom.
But what Nadine Samonte thought was an effortless route became a terrible, humiliating hassle.
Wala kasi siya sa guest list!
Nakapagtataka that Nadine’s name was nowhere on the list when she got invited. She was even sent a message that indicated the time she was supposed to come down from her hotel room.
Once inside the ballroom, nakiupo raw muna ang Srarstruck Season 1 alumna sa mesa ng isang nakatrabahong aktres (Althea Ablan) but her seat had already been pre-assigned to some other star.
Ang ending, Nadine was led to a table without name cards na sa bandang dulo pa mandin daw.
Apparently upset, hindi na raw tinapos ni Nadine ang program. She left and went up to her hotel room which she shared with her huaband.
Ang galit ay ang stylist ni Nadine para sa kanya who took to X her rant against GMA’s Sparkle. “Treat your artists right!” post ni Keith, obviously disappointed.
Mas pinaboran pa raw kasi ng production ang mga influencers.
As much as possible, ayaw na sanang gawing isyu ito ni Nadine kung paanong she hinted at having a sad experience as well when she first attended the same event last year.
Pero hindi na raw napigilan ng aktres na pakawalan ang kanyang emosyon nang makabalik sa kanilang hotel room.
Sa loob na lang daw ng CR nito siya umiyak, na narinig ng kanyang asawa.
Nagkuwento na si Nadine tungkol sa nangyari na natural ikagalit ng asawa na gustong bumaba pero pinigilan lang niya. “Hindi kita pinayagang mag-artista uli para ganyanin ka!” her husband exclaimed in exasperation.
Okey na sana, but what added insult to injury ay nang makatanggap daw si Nadine ng message mula sa isang nagngangalang Jerome (mula sa production) na panay hingi ng paumanhin sa nangyari
Pero ang kabuntot na linya ang hindi kinaya ni Nadine which read: “Hope you still had an enjoyable night!”
Minabuting huwag nang mag-reply si Nadine dahil baka kung ano pa raw ang nasabi niya.
Malinaw ang mensaheng gustong iparating ng aktres sa mga namahala ng event na ‘yon: admittedly, she’s neither a VIP nor a big star.
But is it too much asking to be treated fairly lalo’t hindi naman ipinagsiksikan ni Nadine–donning an Audrey Hepburn look–ang kanyang sarili to be at–in Keith Manila’s words–the “unsparkling GMA Gala”?