“It’s my decision na sa ‘Artista Academy’ sumali kasi eskwelahan itong papasukan namin dito,” he says. “Tuturuan talaga kami sa iba’t ibang areas of performing kaya I’m sure makakatulong talaga sa akin ito. May offers na rin sa’kin noon but I chose na magtapos muna ng studies ko, culinary arts. I’m under training with a Japanese resto nang mag-audition ako for ‘Artista Academy’. Okay sa’kin ang proceso ng ‘Artista Academy’ na bibigyan ka ng tamang training para mahasa ka ng husto bilang artista.”
Like his Kuya Aljur, he also has a muscular physique, sings and dances well. “But I’d like to have my own identity. Ayoko naman ma-identify lang ako as the brother of Aljur. Advantage din naman yun kasi sikat na siya, kaya lang, kung minsan pati ko, natatawag na Aljur. Pero may disadvantage din kasi may pressure kapag kinukumpara ko sa kanya. Tinuturing ko na lang na challenge yun para mas galingan ko pa.”
His Kuya is linked to Kylie Padilla and Kris Bernal. Who would he choose for his Kuya? “Decision ni Kuya yan, pero sa kanila, mas close ako kay Kylie kasi ilang beses ko na sila nakasama ni Kuya kapag kumakain sila after ‘Party Pilipinas’. So mas naka-bonding ko na siya.”
When asked who his favorite actor is, he didn’t mention his own Kuya. “Si Jericho Rosales ang paborito ko.”
