“May Isabelle Daza at Oli na kasi sa GMA,” she says. “They want a shorter name na easier to remember, at para maiba sa karaniwan, Max na lang kasi meron nang Maxene. Collins naman is my real family name. Abiera is my middle name from my mom. Si Bela Padilla, kasama ko sa Batch 15 when she was still Krista Sullivan. Ngayon, bida na siya rito sa GMA-7, so I’m hoping one day, I’ll also be given the same break here.”
So how’s she with GMA so far? “Okay naman. After doing a kontrabida role in the afternoon soap ‘Good Daughter’, I’m glad to be on primetime at hindi villain role ang ginagampanan ko this time. I’m the first girlfriend of Aljur Abrenica pero nag-break na kami and he meets Kris Bernal. Ako naman, kay Benjamin Alves na half brother dito ni Aljur. Sa Korean version, mag-cousins lang ang characters nila, pero ginawang brothers dito. Silang mga kaeksena ko rito, wala pa kong scene with Kris Bernal.”
This early, she’s being linked to Benjamin. So how is it working with Aljur and Benjamin? “Si Aljur, very reserved, hindi masalita, bagay na bagay nga sa role niya as Arthur in ‘Coffee Prince’. Si Benjamin, mas machika at makulit. We have something in common as he also started with ABS. Pero pareho silang mabait, magaan katrabaho.”
