Vic Sotto's greatest fear: To lose Pia Guanio
Top comedian-TV host Vic Sotto appeared on the last episode of S-Files last April 22. Pia Guanio, Vic's girlfriend and one of the hosts of the GMA-7 showbiz talk show, turned her interview with the comedian into a game called "Icon.fess." Vic filled in the blanks after Pia started the sentence with "I confess." Vic, although surprised, gamely agreed.Pia: I confess that ang secret sa acting success sa showbiz ay...
Vic: Pagmamahal. (With his answer, the audience went wild. "Ang aga naman nun!" Pia laughed.)
Vic: Ang ibig sabihin ng pagmamahal, pagmamahal sa trabaho. Kasi para sa akin at sa lahat ng tao, kung ano man ang trabaho mo—ke showbiz o hindi—importante na mahal mo ang iyong trabaho. Doon ka magiging successful, e, pag enjoy ka sa trabaho mo.
Pia: Ilang taon mo na bang minamahal ang industriyang ito?
Vic: More than half of my life. I started when I was 16 years old, at ngayon na ti-three na ako, so matagal-tagal na rin. (Vic was making a clear but funny point of not revealing his real age, so he makes it sound like ‘ti-three.')
Pia: I confess that the biggest challenge na hinarap ko bilang ama ay...
Vic: Pagiging isang mabuting ama. I always tried being a good father, but I know I'm not an ideal father. Marami akong pagkukulang sa mga anak ko.
Pia: I confess ang greatest weakness ko ay...
Vic: Hirap akong tumanggi sa humihingi ng tulong. Yung mga lumalapit, lalo na sa pinansiyal na aspeto. Minsan kasi para sa akin, hindi lahat ng humihingi ng tulong ay dapat tulungan. Kasi may mga humihingi ng tulong na hindi ka sigurado kung saan mapupunta ‘yong pera, baka sa kung saan-saan kalokohan lang. Pero siyempre, hindi ko basta-basta matanggihan.
Pia: I confess ang aking ultimate fear ay...
Vic: [To Pia] Mawala ka sa buhay ko... No explanation needed. It's self-explanatory. (Once again, the crowd went wild. It took about a minute for the noise to calm down.)
Pia: I confess ang greatest sacrifice na ginawa ko para sa aking lovelife ay...
Vic: Greatest sacrifice ay yung pagtigil sa paninigarilyo. First-year high school pa lang yata ako naninigarilyo na ako. And it wasn't easy kicking the habit, but I'm trying my very best na talagang hindi na babalikan. (It was Pia who asked Vic to stop smoking, as a Valentine's gift to her.)
Pia: I really wanna say I'm proud of you. Ever since he said that he was gonna stop, he's never picked up a cigarette since. Never.
Pia: I confess ang aking most guilty pleasure ay...
Vic: Lumalabas ba ang ‘ab' ko? [Vic pointed his tummy]. Guilty pleasure is, of course, kumain. Nahawa yata ako sa ‘yo, e [referring to Pia].
Vic Sotto's "ti-third" birthday, by the way, is next week, so S-Files wanted to know what Vic would want to receive from Pia for his birthday.
"For my birthday?" Vic says. "Baliktarin naman kaya natin. Ikaw [Pia] naman kaya sumagot nung questions."
Now, the tables have turned. It's Pia's time to play the game. What happened next was a series of one-liners with short intermissions from screaming fans.
Vic: I confess na mahal na mahal ko si...
Pia: Vic Sotto.
Vic: I confess, when you look at me, I feel...
Pia: Awesome.
Vic: I confess I like it when you...
Pia: Tell me you love me.
They ended the fun interview with a kiss. The other hosts—Paolo Bediones, John "Sweet" Lapus, and Joey Marquez—barely heard themselves from the loud screams of the kilig fans.
S-Files will be replaced by Showbiz Central—to be hosted by Pia and Sweet, with Raymond Gutierrez—starting next Sunday, April 29.
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