Ex-scholars Chivas, Apple, Sheng, Bea and Christian were interviewed live on Uberture today. Majority of the former Acadremians felt that Laarni was deserving of the Grand Star Dreamer title. If Bugoy was their 2^nd placer, Van was their bet on the third spot.

When asked who among the Top 6 was a food enthusiast, almost all agreed on Miguel. Cris was a favorite choice with the question on who among them smelled the best.

The ex-scholars got all giddy when asked about their crushes in the Academy. Bea and Chivas remained loyal to their partners. While Christian crushed on Laarni, Sheng was attracted to Van. Apple had the most shocking revelation when she confessed that she liked Bugoy for his personality.

Also on the show this afternoon was the Top 6â rehearsals with Teacher Kitchy. The Voice Mentor taught the dreamers how to control their voices. Laarni seemed to have a difficult time doing so while Liezel was able to sing a line in one breath. Miguel on the other hand appeared off-key and needed sufficient supply of air. Would the scholars be able to apply these last minute techniques before the Grand Dream Night? Catch this story plus Cris and Sen reunion later on the primetime edition of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2!

Bea Muñoz was expelled from Pinoy Dream Academy season 2 after receiving 25.15% of the votes against her boyfriend Miguel Mendoza’s 74.85%

Bea is the fifth scholar to exit the show after Chivas, Ross, Jet and Sheng.

For the Fifth Gala Night, also known as “sensual” night, four scholars fell short of being “hot” on stage and they are Miguel Mendoza, Christian Alvear, Bunny Malunda, etc..

Miguel was saved by the Dream Mentors. We shall find out tomorrow who will be saved by the scholars leaving another pair on the chopping block.

One thing that Bea, Christian, and Apple, the latest expelled Scholars of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2, have in common is that a lot of intrigues have been thrown at them while they were still inside the Academy. Now that they are back in the real world, they are more than ready to clear all the issues.

Bea easily got the attention of PDA viewers with her strong presence on screen. Some think that the girl from Alabang is highly opinionated and pro-active while others think she’s bossy and snobbish. The perception might have been borne by her tiff with Laarni in their first few weeks inside the Academy.

What does she have to say about this?

“I am misjudged to be unfriendly because of the way I look but I’m really friendly. I am used to dealing with people from all walks of life and I am not the type who judge people based on where they come from,” she says.

What about the misunderstandings she had with Laarni?

“It was a matter of adjusting. I must admit that it wasn’t easy to get used to her but I can honestly say that I like her for who she is. It just took a while for me to adjust but when I finally did, it was easier to reach out,” Bea says matter-of-factly. She also adds that from the very start, she has utmost respect for Laarni and her talent.

What’s the status of her relationship with Miguel?

“Miguel and I are in an open relationship, which means that we have each other for support. What we have is both romantic and platonic because we acknowledge the fact that we can’t commit [to each other] full-time because we still have dreams to chase,” she explains.

Christian made quite an impression on the viewers for his largely undeveloped talent. Besides proving himself, the 25-year-old Hero channel dubbing talent also had to cope with several issues inside the Academy. One of these was the departure of his two closest friends, Ross and Jet.

How did he feel when Ross and Jet left?

“I was really scared at first because everybody had a group inside the Academy. I instantly clicked with Ross and Jet because we were the oldest Scholars, so when they decided to drop out, I found myself alone. I was hesitant to hang out with the other Scholars because I was afraid that they’d find it intrusive but they were the ones who welcomed me with open arms. I was sad that my two closest friends left the Academy but the other Scholars made it easier for me,” he explains.

Christian was also one of the Scholars who had a fight with Laarni. The two had a misunderstanding while preparing for an assignment for movie/TV director Jose Javier Reyes, who is a resident mentor.

How did he settle the problem with Laarni?

“I’m not the type to bear grudges. After our misunderstanding, I reached out to Laarni and we actually got really close. She became one of my best friends inside the Academy and while I was still there, I confided in her,” he intimates.

Among the three, Apple is the one who had the most intrigues thrown at her. The 19-year-old Cebuana proved that she can be friends with everybody but some questioned her intentions, especially about Miguel.

What does she have to say to the people who think she is trying to steal Miguel from Bea?

“Miguel and I are just friends and Bea is my Scholar best friend. The three of us have always been tight and after Bea left, Miguel and I just carried on with the friendship that we have,” she explains.

Did she get the chance to talk things out with Bea?

“Actually, I was with Bea and her family the day after I was expelled. For us, there’s nothing to talk about because we know the real score. Miguel and I are just friends and Bea knows that,” she insists.

How about the baby talk that some viewers find irritating?

“I baby talk because Mommy Bunny finds it funny. She misses Daddy Chivas and Jether so much and whenever I baby talked, she was amused and temporarily forgot about her longing for her family. I just wanted to help Mommy Bunny deal with being away from her family,” she says.

MANILA, Philippines - Yes, there’s life after “Pinoy Dream Academy.” In an exclusive e-mail interview, Randy Dellosa, guidance counselor and resident psychologist on the ABS-CBN reality talent search told Inquirer Entertainment that the show’s expelled contestants are “doing well, so far.”

Dellosa compared the scholars’ stint on the show to “being thrown into the fire of rigorous training and fierce competition.” He explained, “It’s only in experiencing this heat... that they can grow as seasoned performers.” PDA, he pointed out, “is a journey of self-discovery and personal growth” for the contestants.

Expelled scholars Christian Alvear, Apple Abarquez, Bea Muñoz and Bunny Malunda seem to have bounced back, said the counselor. (All show castoffs get a sit-down session with Dellosa right after.) “Bunny is happy to be reunited with her family,” Dellosa said. “She’s also looking forward to her surgery (to remove a cyst in her vocal cord) and is thinking of becoming a model.”

Both Abarquez and Muñoz, Dellosa reported, are gung-ho about pursuing their show biz careers. “They are excited about the offers.” Alvear is determined to finish college, Dellosa said. “He has gained a wealth of knowledge that he now applies to his work as dubber for radio and TV shows.” Alvear told the Inquirer in a sit-down interview that he does voice work for animated shows like “Ninja Boy Rantaro,” “Sgt. Keroro” and “Cyborg 009.” Alvear said his session with Dellosa allowed him to thresh out several personal issues, among them the discrimination he experiences as a midget and his troubled relationship with his alcoholic father.

“Never akong nagtanim ng sama ng loob [I never kept ill feelings],” Alvear said. For her part, Abarquez said she thoroughly enjoyed her session with Dellosa. “He made me see the total picture,” Abarquez related. “I was glad to hear him say I’ve remained sane in spite of everything.” She admitted that she was completely unprepared for the reality show format. Being on-cam (and subject to public scrutiny 24/7) daunted her.

“It took a lot of adjustments,” Abarquez conceded. “In the first week, it was as if I was floating.” “It was nerve-wracking,” Muñoz agreed. “At first, I was afraid that I couldn’t be myself. But, according to Dr. Randy, I remained true throughout my stay. In any case, the word plastic isn’t in my vocabulary.”

Dellosa summed up the Dreamers’ journey, thus: “Obviously, some scholars grow more slowly and may need more psychological help than others. The important thing to remember is that everyone is a ‘work in progress’ and that we all have our own psychological blocks, secret hurts and inner struggles to overcome.”

On Saturday, Iñaki Ting joined Abarquez, Muñoz, Alvear and Malunda in the roster of castoffs; honorary scholar Poy Palma also left because her task on the show (“to raise the bar of the performances,” according to the PDA web site) was done.

Mabilis na nakuha ng Pinoy Dream Academy expelled scholar na si Bea Muñoz ang atensyon ng mga manonood dahil sa malakas niyang personalidad. Nakatulong din ng malaki ang pagkakaroon niya ng ugnayan sa co-scholar na si Miguel Mendoza sa loob ng akademya para makilala siya agad. Si Bea ang kasintahan ni Miguel na sumali rin dati sa kauna-unahang Philipine Idol sa ABC-5.

"Feeling ko po, papasok siya [Miguel] sa Top Four. Deserving siya, and nakuha niya po ang tamang boses and we all learned how to sing properly there and we found our own style of singing. So, I really think that he deserves to be in the Top Four," pahayag ni Bea sa ibinigay na presscon ng ABS-CBN para sa mga expelled scholars ng PDA. Nilinaw din ni Bea na walang kinalaman ang dream mentor na si Ryan Cayabyab kaya nasa loob pa rin ng akademya ang boyfriend niyang si Miguel, na nakasama rin noon ng mahusay na kompositor sa Philippine Idol. "Ah, wala pong kinalaman. Kasi lahat po kami we strive hard. We strive hard for the audition. Lahat po kami pumila. We all did our exams well. We all learned our lessons well. So, we are all deserving." Ano ang natutunan niya sa loob ng PDA? "Ang natutunan ko po is to make the disadvantages nga po into an advantage."

THROAT CYST. Marami naman ang na-curious kung bakit may pagkapaos ang boses ni Bea kahit ilang linggo na rin naman mula nang lumabas siya ng PDA. "Ah, well po, may cyst po ako sa lalamunan. Same as Bunny po. I've a cyst kaya ako palaging paos and I believe na ang pagiging paos is one way of singing. Kung si Mariah Carey nga paos ang boses at sumikat. So, isa po yung style. "Disadvantage na naalis ako, advantage din po siya dahil magiging headstart for me. So, nakaka-learn na akong kumanta at sumayaw at umarte." Totoo bang paglabas ni Bea ng PDA ay agad na dinala siya sa isang psychiatrist?

"Yes po. Ah, sabi po ng psychologist na I'm very true to myself. Kasi po hindi ako isang plastic na tao. I believe na kung ayaw ko yung tao, okey. I'll give the person a chance. Ang pagiging plastic po it's not in my vocabulary and he knows that because I was very open to other experiences there. And alam ninyo po na the way I was acting inside and the was I was acting outside, pareho lang po."

NOT FOR SINGING. Sinabi sa kanya ng isa sa mga judges ng PDA na si Gerald Salonga na hindi para sa kanya ang pagkanta. Nakaapekto ba ito sa pagkuha ni Bea ng goal niya? "Yun nga po. Well, for me po kasi I really learned. The thing is pagdating ng Saturday... so, kanta ako ng Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Pagdating ng Sabado sumasakit na po ang lalamunan ko because I really tried." Na-overpractice siya?

"Parang ganun po because nga may cyst ako. Yung health ng throat ko is not as healthy as others na, mag-practice ako ng sobrang tagal napapaos na po. That's why I always have to drink liquid. So, feeling ko po hindi lang nila nakita. Pero my mentors know how much I've learned and changed." Nasaktan ba siya sa sinabi ni Gerald sa kanya?

"Ah, actually po nung sinabi niya na singing is not for me, it made me think na maybe I'm into something else. But also in the same industry. So, hindi naman dahil hindi ako magaling kumanta, hindi na ako puwedeng kumanta forever. I can also go into hosting or acting, or deejaying, but also sing because I like singing. ‘Tsaka for me yung sinasabi nila against me it will challenge me more to strive harder."

VOTES. Nagulat ang iba sa napakababang votes na nakuha ni Bea kaya na-expelled siya sa PDA. Alam naman kasi ng marami na kabilang si Bea sa isang nakaririwasang pamilya sa Alabang. "My family actually didn't want to vote.

Honestly po, my family didn't want to vote. They felt na it should depend on the masses. They said that if I wanted it, I have to strive hard for it, I have to strive hard for the vote that I will get. Hindi po dahil kaya namin or sa boto nila, doon ako mag-i-stay kasi it would be unfair to the others. So, they wanted to be fair." Ano ang reaksyon ng parents niya noong pinaalis siya sa PDA? "Well, masaya po sila na at least kasama na po nila ako. Sad dahil malapit na po ako sa dream ko, di ba? ‘Tapos naputol po. So, yun po."

Payag ba sila na mag-artista siya? "Nung una po ayaw po nila. Pero alam po nila how much I love it." Boto pa rin ba ang pamilya niya kay Miguel bilang boyfriend niya pagkatapos ng nangyari sa kanila sa loob ng academy? "Opo, actually, lahat po kami friends. At saka maski inaaway niya ako, alam ko, he's just doing that because of his dream."

Three-and-a half years nang magkarelasyon nina Bea at Miguel. Second year high school pa lang daw siya nung maging sila ni Miguel habang nag-aaral sa La Salle Zobel de Ayala sa Alabang.

WHO'S GAY? Isa sa pinagdududahan ang gender sa loob ng academy si Miguel. May ganito rin bang nararamdaman si Bea about Miguel? "Uhm...kasi Miguel and I started as best friends. ‘ Tapos nung una, dapat hindi kami magiging on pero kasi sabi ko ang best friends pang friend lang talaga, siyempre, because I was open to him in a different way. But you know, he really strived hard at saka pina-impress po talaga ko ni Miguel. So, naging kami po." Hindi ba bading si Miguel? "Hindi po siya bading."

Sino sa tingin niya ang bading sa loob ng academy? "Hindi ko po alam kasi I wasn't able to spend that much [time]... Kasi nung lumabas na po yung issues wala na po ako sa bahay." Ano ang plano niya ngayong wala na siya sa Academy? "Ang plans ko is to strive harder and to prove to people that...kasi [some] people say that I don't deserve to be in the Academy and for me I will strive hard to prove them wrong because I was chosen for a reason," tapos ni Bea.

Nilinaw ng Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA) ex-scholar na si Bea Muñoz ang balitang tatapusin na niya ang kanyang relasyon sa naiwang boyfriend sa loob ng Academy na si Miguel Mendoza sa panayam sa kanya ng The Buzz noong Linggo, July 20.

Parehong nominado for expulsion ang magkarelasyong Bea at Miguel last week, pero si Bea ang na-expel. Bago nangyari ang nominasyon, madalas na ang tampuhan nina Bea at Miguel sa loob ng Academy. Minsan na rin pinagselosan ni Bea ang isa sa mga scholar na si Apple.

Hindi rin nagustuhan ng iba ang pag-uugali ni Bea sa loob ng Academy at nang minsang nakasagutan niya ang isa pang scholar na si Laarni, kinampihan pa ni Miguel si Laarni. Hanggang sa Gala Night ng PDA noong Sabado, July 19, kitang-kita sa video ang pagiging mailap nina Bea at Miguel sa isa't isa.

Unang tanong ng The Buzz host na si Cristy Fermin kay Bea ay ang tungkol sa pagiging "brat" daw niya sa loob ng Academy dahil lumaki siya sa isang nakaririwasang pamilya.

"Hindi po. They commonly judge me on the way I look and the way I act po. Hindi po talaga ako brat. It's just pagka-unang kita mo sa akin, akala mo brat ako dahil po sa kung saan ako galing," pagtatanggol ni Bea sa sarili.

Nagpaliwanag din si Bea sa obserbasyon ng iba na tiningnan niya nang masama si Miguel pagktapos i-announce ang kanyang pangalan na siyang mae-expel sa loob ng Academy.

"Sa totoo po, bago pa lang nung na-probation kaming dalawa, naging cold na po kami sa isa't isa for the reason na kung ilapit namin ang aming sarili sa isa't isa, mahirap pong mag-let go," saad ng aspiring singer.

Hindi naman daw ibig sabihin ng "let go" niya ay may plano na siyang makipaghiwalay nang tuluyan kay Miguel na karelasyon na niya since first year high school pa lang sila.

"Hindi po," mabilis na sagot ni Bea. "Just to let go kasi eventually one of us have to go [out of the academy] and one of us have to let go."

Ngayong wala na siya sa loob ng Academy, posible na makuha ng ibanng female scholars ang atensyon ni Miguel. Ano ang masasabi ni Bea rito?

"Sa totoo po, ini-entertain ko yung decision ni Miguel kasi, di ba po, naging isyu yung open relationship? Sa tagal po namin ni Miguel, pinag-isipan namin na maging open dahil pareho kaming nangangarap pumasok sa showbiz. So, mahirap po na maging seryoso kayo sa isa't isa 'tapos masaktan lang kami sa mga issues."

Naging vocal din ang ina ni Bea na si Mrs. Trinidad Muñoz na hindi niya papayagan ang anak na pasukin ang showbiz. Aasikasuhin daw muna nilang mag-ina ang bumalik sa eskuwela si Bea.

"Hindi naman po sa ayaw nila. Pero gusto po nila na tapusin ko ang pag-aaral ko. Papasok po ako next semester," sabi ni Bea.

Nagbigay rin ng kanyang saloobin si Bea kung sino para sa kanya ang dapat manalo sa PDA.

"Sa akin po si Bugoy po. Very humble po talaga. Kasi wala siyang training. Alam po niya ang dapat niyang gawin and madali po siyang maka-pick-up. Yung personality niya, very kind among all other scholars sa loob ng Academy. So I think Bugoy should win," pagtatapos ni Bea.

Bea Muñoz was expelled from Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 after receiving 25.15% of the votes against her boyfriend Miguel Mendoza’s 74.85%.

Bea is the fifth scholar to exit the show after Chivas, Ross, Jet and Sheng.

For the Fifth Gala Night, also known as “sensual” night, four scholars fell short of being “hot” on stage and they are Miguel Mendoza, Christian Alvear, Bunny Malunda and Iñaki Ting.

Miguel was saved by the Dream Mentors. We shall find out tomorrow who will be saved by the scholars leaving another pair on the chopping block.