Jillian Ward talks about rival stars in Munting Heredera and Iglot

JILLIAN WARD now has two rivals as the top child actress in GMA-7: Mona Louise Ray of “Munting Heredera” and Milkcah Nacion of “Iglot”. So who does she think is the most popular among them? “Parehas lang po kami,” she says. “Sana makatrabaho ko sila, pero magkakaroon na rin po ako ng bagong show, yung ‘Daldakina, ang Batang Madaldal’. Galing po ito doon sa paglabas ko noon sa ‘Last Prince’ as Daldakina.”

Has she met her two rivals? “Si Mona po, hindi pa, pero yung kasama niya doon, si Barbara Miguel, na-meet ko na. Idol daw niya ko. Si Milkcah, na-meet ko na rin po sa ‘Manny Many Prizes’. Sabi niya, idol din daw niya ako.”

She’s busy doing two movies for Regal: “Aswang” with Lovi Poe and “Ded na Ded Ako Sa’Yo” as the daughter of Pokwang. “Sa ‘Aswang’, takbo ako ng takbo kasi hinahabol ako ng aswang. Sa ‘Ded na Ded’, ako po yung pinakamagandang anak ni Pokwang.”

She has not neglected her studies. “Noong prep po ako at kinder, nasa totoong school ako. Pero ngayong artista na ko, home study na lang. May tutor po ako. Tapos pag nag-test, pupunta ko sa school ODB Montessori sa Novaliches, para doon kunin yung test.” Her handler said she just took her exams and got an almost perfect score.

How’s her baby sister? “Ay, ang cute.” She got her Ipad and showed us fotos of her sister. “Her name is Janelle. Siya raw ang magiging Baby Jillian sa ‘Daldakina’ kasi magkamukha kami.” How about her dog, Coco Barrameda? “Okay po siya, hindi na po Coco Barrameda ang name niya kasi ayaw ni Tito Joe (Barrameda, her manager) na ipangalan sa kanya. Coco Gutierrez na ang name niya kasi si Tito Richard Gutierrez naman ang nagbigay sa kanya.”

She says she’s on a diet now. “Kasi ang taba ko raw pos a TV. Puro gulay lang ang kinakain ko, ampalaya at okra. Kasi ang gulay, pampahaba ng buhay, pampaganda ng skin.”