Sharon Cuneta at Cherie Gil
KNOWS n’yo ba kung ano ang huling iniregalo ng yumaong award-winning actress na si Cherie Gil kay Megastar Sharon Cuneta?
Muling nagbahagi ang singer-actress at TV host sa madlang pipol ng ilang detalye tungkol sa mga huling sandali na pinagsamahan nila ng tinaguriang La Primera Contravida noong nabubuhay pa ito.
Hanggang ngayon ay buhay na buhay pa rin ang mga alaala ni Cherie sa isip at puso ni Shawie kaya naman habang tumatagal ay mas pa niyang nami-miss ang matalik na kaibigan.
Sa kanyang Instagram account ay nag-post si Sharon ng litrato nila ni Cherie kung saan naikuwento nga niya ang tungkol sa huling regalo na natanggap niya mula sa movie icon.
Ito ay ang litrato nilang magkayakap na naka-frame pa at kuha habang kumakain sila sa isang Japanese restaurant sa Makati.
Aniya sa caption, “This was Cherie’s last present to me which she gave me the last time we had dinner together at Shangri-la Makati’s Japanese Restaurant.
“She handed it to me beautifully gift-wrapped. And when I opened it, we hugged. That was Cherie.
“As mataray, as she was in her movies, she was as sweet in real life. Our joke was mas mataray nga ako sa kanya ‘di nyo lang alam,” pahayag ni Mega.
Talagang idinispley daw niya agad ito sa kanilang bahay pagkauwi niya, “It has been proudly displayed in our living room since I got home that night with her inaanak Frankie, and Miel, and Miguel.”
Kasunod nito, nagbahagi rin si Sharon ng ilang kaganapan sa kanyang buhay na magpapatunay kung gaano kalalim ang pagkakaibigan nila ni Cherie.
“I am Ninang to her eldest, Jay. And she named her only daughter Bianca after my character in our movie ‘Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas.’ I was the first one she and Rony (Rogoff) called about their wedding, and the only non-family member invited to it.
“KC and I were the only ones present when her youngest son Rafael had his Bris (a Jewish ceremony as Rony is Jewish),” lahad ni Mega.
Aniya pa, “KC and I flew from Boston to New York where she lived to attend it and flew back right after.
“Work and Mommy/Wifely duties took time away from us, and just as we were often in touch again and had so many plans for projects together, COVID hit,” pagbabahagi pa ng misis ni Kiko Pangilinan.
Nabanggit din ng award-winning actress ang araw nang malaman niyang may cancer si Cherie. Aniya, nasa taping daw siya ng “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” nang ibalita sa kanya ang tungkol sa sakit ng kaibigan.
“I found out she was sick from her brother Mike (Michael de Mesa), on the day I was welcomed by the whole FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano cast and staff on ASAP on November 9, 2021.
“Backstage, when Mike whispered to me that Cherie wanted me to know, I couldn’t help hitting him on the shoulder and crying,” sabi pa ni Shawie.
“Then I came out to the audience, as usual, like nothing was wrong. I had had her number all those months but told Mike I didn’t want to text or call her because really, what was I going to say?
“HOW was I going to tell her how I felt when I was so scared to even ask her if she was getting better? I said I wanted to see her face to face.
“But as my family and closest friends know, when I find out that I or someone I love is in a serious situation, I clam up. A great thick wall comes up. It’s self-preservation, my way of coping and not losing my mind,” pagpapatuloy pa niya.
“I was the same when my Dad, then my Mom passed. I didn’t even bother going early to my Mom’s nightly wake and stayed alone with my yaya in my condo away from my husband and children.
“I wanted to mourn my mother in my own way — alone. Didn’t care what people would say,” lahad ni Mega.
Sa huling bahagi ng kanyang IG post, sinabi ni Sharon na sinasabitan niya ng sampaguita ang litrato nila ni Cherie tulad ng ginawa ng character niyang si Dorina kay Lavinia sa pelikulang “Bituing Walang Ningning”.
“Now all I can do is like Dorina, I put fresh strands of Sampaguita on her (our) picture every day,” mensahe pa ni Sharon.
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