Annabelle Rama has the eye for talent and beauty; otherwise she wouldn’t be a successful talent manager in showbiz. So when asked her impression of Vice Ganda as an artist, here’s her honest opinion!
Vice asked if Annabelle would’ve wanted to manage him given the chance. The Gutierrez matriarch, known for her biting honesty, told Vice, “Hindi kita papatulan, Dong kasi hindi kita mapapasikat. Hindi kita type.”
She explained why, and it got more hilariously harsh from there. “Iba ang gusto kong i-manage. Gusto ko ‘yung maganda o gwapo.” So the GGV host asked her, “Maganda ba ako?” Annabelle’s frank response, “Hindi. Magaling ka lang mag-joke. Nakakatawa ka.” She added that what Vice lacks in physical beauty, he made up for in wit and humor. In fact, she used to watch his shows abroad.
Asked what she thinks of Vice as a person, Annabelle said she has yet to know him. It was their first time to chat and it will take a few more meetings before she gets to see his real attitude.
Vice joked that there won’t be a second time anymore because of this experience, “Sa palagay ninyo pagkatapos n’yong sabihin na hindi ako maganda, makikipag-usap pa ako sa inyo? Iiwasan ko na kayo. Ngayon nga sa una nating pagtatagpo, nalait n’yo na ako nang bonggang-bongga, eh.” Annabelle replied that she was just telling the truth.
Talking more about her life as a talent manager, Annabelle mentioned that she doesn’t pry into her talents’ finances even those of her children, all of whom she manages. “Ako na manager, hindi ako humahawak ng pera ng talents ko. Kinukuha ko lang ang commission ko tapos bahala na sila. Gina-guide ko lang sila.”
But when it comes to her children’s personal life, Annabelle always has a say, especially with her unica hija Ruffa Gutierrez. Her opinion matters when it comes to Ruffa’s relationships and she said it’s all for her welfare. They’d fight sometimes like the day when this interview happened. “Magkaaway nga kami ngayon, one week na. Nakalimutan ko nga kung bakit kami magkaaway. Basta lagi kaming nagca-clash. ‘Di ko alam kung bakit.”
Annabelle also talked about her and husband Eddie Gutierrez’s intimate life. Check out the amusing ‘chikahan’ in this throwback video from Gandang Gabi Vice!