Vhong Navarro is more than happy to have Toni Gonzaga take over the role originally meant for Angel Locsin in the teleserye Kokey at Ako. During the pictorial for the new series, which is an update to the 2007 hit primetime fantaserye, Vhong and Toni expressed their excitement on the first TV drama team up. “Excited ako kasi makakatrabaho ko muli ang aking best friend at madalas na kapareha na si Toni Gonzaga. Gamay na namin ang isa’t isa. Tagal ko nang kilala ‘yan, bata pa lang ako napapanood ko na siya, ha ha ha!,” Vhong joked.
Toni is also excited over her first teleserye project with Vhong. They first got together as hosts of the news parody program on Studio 23 entitled Wazzup Wazzup, and paired up only on the big screen through the films D Anothers and My Only U. “Reunion project namin ito ni Vhong sa TV after Wazzup Wazzup. Like I’m always saying, kapag si Vhong ang kasama ko parang hindi kami nagtatrabaho. Parang lang kaming naglalaro sa set,” she described.
Comedian-dancer Vhong shared how he and Toni managed to remain as close friends despite their respective busy schedule. “Kahit matagal kaming hindi nagkausap, kapag nagkita kami, agad kaming nagkakasundo. Kapag matagal kaming hindi nagkikita mas marami kaming baon na kwento sa isa’t isa. Sa amin parang walang babae o lalaki. Pero hindi kami nagpapakitaan ng kung ano man, ha ha ha! I mean open kami sa isa’t isa. Kahit off cam very close kami niyan.”
The Showtime host also talked about his on-screen chemistry with Toni which audiences seemed the have love dearly. “Siguro kasi iba ‘yung nakikita ng mga tao sa amin. Kung nasanay ang karamihan sa love team na ‘yung lalaki nilalambing ‘yung babae, sa amin ang turing ko lang kay Toni parang ka-tropang lalaki lang. Si Toni ganun din sa akin. Lagi kaming may punchline sa isa’t isa. Saluhan kami.”
Angel Locsin was supposed to play the female lead character in Kokey at Ako. But the management had to pull her out from the project for she will be busy with another teleserye that pairs her up with John Lloyd Cruz. Toni was immediately tapped by the team of Kokey at Ako, the same production unit that handles Toni’s program Pinoy Big Brother. “I’m very happy over this project because makakatrabaho ko basically ‘yung the same people na kasama ko sa PBB. Para na kaming family talaga. Nandiyan din sina Melai (Cantiveros) at Jason (Francisco) na galing sa PBB at syempre si Vhong na super close ko talaga. Ilang beses ko nang naka-work si Vhong kaya sanay na sanay na ako sa kanya,” she said.
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