But did he really buff himself up for the show? “No, dati na naman akong nagwo-work out. My plan then was magpalaki sana and gain 10 lbs. before we go to the island para may stored fats ako as I know walang makakain doon. But dire-diretso ko in hosting sa ‘Unang Hirit’ kaya hindi ko nagawa. What happened was I lost 20 lbs. while in the island. I regained it na since we returned to Manila kasi doble, triple ang ginawa kong kain.”
What can say that viewer feedback on him is very positive? “Salamat, but as we watch it now, doon ko lang na-realize ang daming internal na away sa isla.” He got alienated from his own partner, Steff Prescott. “That’s true. We had some confrontations, even with other castaways, but ang importante, yung nagso-sorry ka. Now, tinatawanan na lang namin yung differences namin doon. It’s good I listened to my friend JC Tiuseco (winner of the first “Survivor Philippines”) when he said: ‘Don’t say anything bad against anybody.’ At the end of the day, the important thing is you know yourself and your friends know who you really are.”
Life in the island is hard but he somehow missed it when he came home. “For sometime, I can’t sleep on my own bed. I miss yung matigas na higaan namin, then I’d wake up automatically at 4 AM to see kung may apoy pa yung bonfire namin.”
So what’s GMA’s plan for him now? “May offer na to do a soap but GMA Artist Center, who’s managing me, told me na patapusin muna itong ‘Survivor’ in February before I go into acting.” See GMA Artist Center Black Book - Boys Pictures 1
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