Gretchen and Claudine project did not push thru

GRETCHEN BARRETTO is supposed to co-star with sister Claudine in the teleserye she'll do for ABS-CBN. Now that Claudine has opted to be a Kapuso, Bea Alonzo has been tapped to be her co-star and they're now doing workshops together in preparation for their taping. Gretchen even watched Bea's new movie, "Miss You Like Crazy", to show her support. "She's such a good actress pala," she says. "I'm so impressed."

Isn't she threatened? "No. I consider it a challenge to work with her para mas galingan ko rin."

Gretchen will celebrate her birthday on March 6 and the gift to her of her longtime companion, Tonyboy Cojuangco, is a new Jaguar sportscar.