WHEN THE total of votes from viewers were tallied in Starstruck V, it revealed that the finalist who got the biggest number of text votes is Steven Silva. Honestly, we ourselves feel that Steven doesn't have a bright future in local showbiz since he can hardly speak Tagalog, he's bowlegged and, although he looks good, he is not movie star handsome. In the challenges given to them, he's frequently the tailender or kulelat because he looks like he lacks energy, just like Nina Kodaka. But obviously, at this time when Koreanovelas and Chinovelas are hits locally, many local fans go for Steven's squint-eyed looks. Born in California 22 years ago and of Filipino-Chinese and Portugese descent, he really looks Chinese on screen. He's taking up culinary arts in San Francisco when he came home last July to do his on-the-job training at Marco Polo Hotel in Davao, where his mom comes from. "An aunt told me to audition in Starstruck and I gave it try," he says. "Luckily, I made it.
My parents are now both happy that I made it to the top five. I love to sing and dance and even if I don't win, I'd still try to give showbiz a try. If I don't succeed, then I can go back to being a chef. I really want to thank all the fans who support me. Without them, I wouldn't make it here kasi nga when I first got here, I didn't speak a word of Tagalog."
Will Steven be the Ultimate Male Survivor? Find out tomorrow as "Starstruck V" airs live direct from the Big Dome.
