Daniel Padilla, nephew of Robin, joins Star Magic

ONE OF THE new young actors being introduced by ABS-CBN Star Magic in the new "Gimik 2010" is Daniel Padilla, the son of Karla Estrada, who turned 15 on April 26. "I'm the eldest of her four kids but we have different fathers," the boy tells us. "My dad is Rommel Padilla. They separated even before I was born. I was already 3 years old when I first met my dad. I have four other siblings with him na iba-iba rin ang moms."

Has he met his Uncle Robin? "Minsan pa lang. He told me pagbutihin ko ang pag-aartista ko."

So he's not close to Robin's daughters who are also in showbiz? "No. Di ko po sila nakikita."

He was discovered by the late Douglas Quijano. "He brought me to ABS para i-vtr. Two days later, he died. Akala ko, wala na. Then ABS called me at sinali nga ako sa 'Gimik'."

Another "Gimik" cast member introduced to us in Star Magic's birthday presscon for April is Janeena Chan, who plays a mean girl to lead star Jessy Mendiola. She started as a host for Kid's TV when she was 11 and is now part of RPN 9's "Newswatch" hosting the segment Teen Watch. A gymnast and cheerleader, she was cast in her school's staging of "High School Musical". She auditioned for "Gimik" and she's glad to be part of its cast as she really wants to do a drama show. She turned 17 on April 6.

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