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WATCH: Barbie Forteza, Sanya Lopez grace Showtime’s Day 1 on GTV

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Barbie Forteza and Sanya Lopez join " opening="" number.="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/07/01/07012023-barbie,-sanya-grace-showtime-day-1-gtv.jpg"/><figcaption>Barbie Forteza and Sanya Lopez join &#x27;It&#x27;s Showtime&#x27; opening number. <em>ABS-CBN Entertainment</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – “It’s Showtime!” made sure that its first day on GTV Channel would not be short of surprises. </p><p>On Saturday, the Kapamilya noontime show brought Kapuso leading ladies Barbie Forteza and Sanya Lopez to join them in celebrating their first day in the GMA-owned channel.</p><p>Forteza joined mainstay host Kim Chiu and ABS-CBN prime stars Belle Mariano and Alexa Ilacad in a dance performance during the opening production of “Showtime.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2702115" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Lopez, on the other hand, put on a sexy performance with Jackie Gonzaga and Chie Filomeno when they danced to the beat of Jennifer Lopez&#x27;s music. </p><p>The two Kapuso stars also gave their full energy when they said the classic “Showtime” greeting -- “What’s up, madlang people?” -- much to the delight of the hosts. </p><p>According to Forteza and Lopez, they waited for so long to say the line, given that GMA has its own noontime program. </p><p>Other GMA artists that graced the debut of “Showtime” were Rodjun and Rayver Cruz, who is also a former ABS-CBN star. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/01/23/showtime-debuts-on-gtv-in-grand-trending-style">History made: ‘Showtime’ debuts on GTV in grand, trending style</a></li></ul><p>Singers Mark Bautista and Christian Bautista were also present in the show as they got invited to be part of the “Tawag ng Tanghalan” judges. </p><p>Beginning July 1, “It’s Showtime!” found a new home with GTV aside from Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, and A2Z. </p>

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WATCH: Barbie Forteza, Sanya Lopez grace Showtime’s Day 1 on GTV

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 01, 2023 02:17 PM PHT

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