Aiko Melendez on court case with ex-bf Patrick Meneses

AIKO MELENDEZ says she was hesitant to accept her role as Emilio Garcia’s wife who makes life difficult for Cristine Reyes in ABS-CBN’s “Reputasyon”. “Ayoko nung una kasi kontrabida nga,” she adds. “But after they explained it to me that it’s a different kind of villain at naiiba rin ang story, maganda pa casting, I said, sige, I’ll do it. Na-miss ko rin kasing mag-teleserye.”

The exposure in this daily soap will no doubt help her if she’d run again for public office in 2013. “Naku, wala sa isip ko ang politics and I’m not even sure kung tatakbo pa ako uli. As of now, I’m just enjoying showbiz again. I asked for a sign and this offer came, so siguro yun talaga ang senyales na dito muna ko sa showbiz as acting is a passion for me. But that doesn’t mean I’d stop helping the people of Quezon City. Kahit di ako nanalo sa last election, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pagtulong ko sa needy.”

Aiko refuses to talk about ex-BF Patrick Meneses. “Nasa court na kaso namin so lawyers na lang ang dapat magsalita tungkol diyan.” What if there’d be an amicable settlement? “Wala namang imposible sa buhay na ito. I’m not closing my doors, especially if it’d do good for both parties concerned.”