The year 2011 saw some boys rise from being unknown to instant celebrities. These were the boys who made their marks in showbusiness – plucked from relative obscurity to the glaring klieg lights of the industry. From left: Mikael Daez was busy modeling before he was thrust into a major GMA prime time show, Amaya and a campy movie, Temptation Island. Neil Coleta did the highly successful tv ad for iced tea and became one of the easily recognizable faces in town. Mart Escudero moved to TV5 and worked with the veterans in showbiz as he got noticed in his solo starrer, Zombadings.
Of course, Paulo Avelino made leaps and strides in his career this year: Bench Body and ABS-CBN. Love him or hate him, Rocco Nacino is getting prime projects in GMA. Model boy Jome Silayan was touted as the next leading man in Amaya, until the deal fell through. He did snag a major appearance for a Bench Body campaign and a TV5 soap. Lastly, Tom Rodriguez was toiling in the sidelines until he was cast in a major production, Temptation Island, and everybody noticed how he could be the next leading man of his time.
Of course, we have the hunky sports boys – The Azkals and the Philippine Volcanoes. King Neil Etheridge [center] lorded it over with his jaw-dropping underwear ad for Folded & Hung. Team mate Aly Borromeo [3rd from right] followed suit in his Bench Body campaign. Fellow Azkals Phil Younghusband [3rd from left] Anton del Rosario [rightmost] and Rob Gier [leftmost] grabbed major endorsements and walked the runways for major fashion events. And then the Volcanoes erupted with their controversial Bench Body billboards on EDSA. Ken Stern [2nd from left] and Chris Everingham [2nd from right], along with other team members gamely posed in their underwear for the local brand and caused a lot of buzz [and trouble].
Jome Silayan WHO?!?
siya lang ang hindi ko kilala sa 1st set of “instant celebrities”.
he’s also the least appealing.
Nice writeup RD!
Agree ako except dun sa Rocco. Sana lang di na sya sumikat pa. TH sya kainis!
ampalaya ampalaya kay rocco.. bwahahhahahhaa… sige kain ng ampalaya para di ka ma high blood…
basta si neil ang una kong titikman sa kanila!!!! sya siguro ang may pinakamalaking burat sa kanilang lahat
Thank you RD! I like this post again.
Tomoh! Whether you like him or not, Rocco is sikat!
RD sana si Derrick Monasterio din hehehe
Great lineup as expected, RD! Kudos!
SINGIT lang re the MMFF last night. THIS WAS POSTED HOURS BEFORE THE MMFF AWARDS NIGHT:
http://showbizwatcher.blogspot.com/2011/12/mmff-shoo-in.html
Sarap nina PAULO at MART! GOOD luck this coming year!
Salamat din RD for another year! More power!
I am betting on:
1. Paulo Avelino & Rocco Nacino
2. Tom Rodriguez
3. Mikael Diaz
in that particular order, and their stars to shine much brighter this year!!
-Beki Morales lang po…
happy new year rd
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SUPER LOVE JOME SILAYAN!!! WOOOHOOO!!! 😀
I love Anton del Rosario! He’s my favorite Azkal.
kelan kaya magbbriefs si anton del rosario? i wanna see his bulge.
Hot sina mikael and Jome! Love them!
Hindi dapat nasali yung Rocco yak!
The biggest breakthrough for me ay sina ETHERIDGE and then Paulo!!!
Sana more Bench Body shots of Paulo in briefs! Thank you RD lagi kang una sa mga photos nya!
Ang sarap sarap ni Neil hindi ako nagsasawa!
Love these summaries RD! Thank you for one hot year!!!
Rocco Nacino not deserving. Hindi naman sya nag breakthrough this year. Hanggang support lang sya…
Neil Etheridge, the best post ni RD this year! Nauna pa sya sa F&H maglabas hahahaha
Gusto ko sina Pau, Mikael and Jome. Clean cut boys!
Sana RD more bikini posts ng mga artista this coming year! Thank you!
Kaelya talaga si Paulo parang ang linis ng singit at hutas ng pwet haaays sarap i-lick! My ultimate fantasy!
Pero RD hindi naman nag succeed sina Mikael at Jome ha! Hanggang extra na lang sila matapos ma launch. Sayang..
Si Neil Coleta hindi na ganyan ang itsu. Majubis na ulit. Sayang na bata.
Jome magbold ka na lang ulit for Bench yung todo na para mapansin ka heheheh
Paulo forever. 2012 is his year!
Mukhang pawala na nga si Jake, at papalit na si Paulo sa trono nya this year!
At bakit nasali ang Rocco na TH dyan?
Breakthrough nga sina Mikael at Jome pero nawala din bigla ang interest sa kanila..
maghubot hubad na lang sana yang rocco papancino na yan lol
These are nice posts, RD, very concise and well written… thanks for recapping 2011. Here’s to more sexy and hunky guys in 2012! And more power to you, RD and your blogsite!
Mukhang sisikat itong si Rocco. Keber sa haters.
rocco is not and will never be a star. you know what? he is too trying hard and reportedly “friendly user” to everybody. di ba pati si jennelyn mercado niligawan niya at ang nagbuko pa daw ay ang kapatid nya during an interview. halos masakal daw ni rocco ang kapatid hahaha. nabasted kasi ni jennelyn kaya napahiya ang trying hard.