Diva Montelaba

The fifth season of StarStruck (StarStruck V) premiered on November 15, 2009. The show is hosted by Raymond Gutierrez, Carla Abellana and Dennis Trillo. Carla Abellana replaced Jolina Magdangal for this season, while Dennis Trillo replaced Dingdong Dantes, as the latter replaced Richard Gomez, who will run as representative of the 4th district of the Province of Leyte as host of the game show Family Feud. The members of the StarStruck Council are Lolit Solis, Floy Quintos and Iza Calzado act as the members of the Sunshine Dizon was first reported to be part of the Council in the place of Iza Calzado but had to turn down the offer due to health problems. Major changes happened on the show. The regular daily show became a daily update show that focused on the lives of the contestants and their activities and tests on the show. It was hosted by the show's the StarStruck Graduates, Mark Herras (StarStruck: Season 1 The First ever Ultimate Male Survivor), LJ Reyes (StarStruck: Season 2 First Princess), Arci Muñoz (StarStruck: Season 3 Avenger) and Paulo Avelino (StarStruck: Season 4 Avenger). They serve as StarStruck Shoutout, who is tasked to join the hopefuls as they go through every phase of the competition. The Five Mentors are from (Acting mentor) Gina Alajar, (Dance mentor) Douglas Nierras, (Singing mentor) Jai Sabas-Aracama, (Grooming and Make-up mentor) Barbi Chan and (Image mentor) Abbygale Arrenas de Leon. Also featured many fives: The Factor 5, The 5 Mentors, The 5 hosts (in the Final Judgment), The Final V, and a 5 million dollars’ worth of prizes for the Ultimate Survivors.