MANILA -- In a rare moment, top actresses and "rivals" Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera were seen getting cozy during a recent pictorial reportedly for their first joint project together.
In a photo posted on Locsin's offical Facebook fan page on Friday, the ABS-CBN star is seen posing with Rivera, who is a contract artist of rival network GMA-7.
The photo, according to a report on Philippine Entertainment Portal, was taken on Thursday, August 22, during a photo shoot for a project featuring both actresses.
The nature of the project, whether it is for film or a possible joint endorsement deal, has yet to be detailed, the report added.
The supposed "rivalry" between the 28-year-old Locsin and the 29-year-old Rivera as TV stars goes a long way.
In 2007, Rivera was tapped to replace Locsin in the GMA-7 remake of the hit Mexican series "MariMar," when the latter stirred controversy with her unexpected transfer to ABS-CBN after five years as a "Kapuso."
Rivera went on to star as Darna in a 2009 TV series, also by GMA-7, four years after Locsin took on the Mars Ravelo character in the network's first TV production centering on the Pinay superheroine.
Following Locsin's move to become a Kapamilya, primetime programs starred respectively by her and Rivera faced off numerous times due to having the same timeslot.
