Jennylyn Mercado Talks About Ex Patrick Garcia And Current Bf Luis Manzano

JENNYLYN MERCADO signed a new contract with GMA-7, this time for three years. She cried for several minutes when asked about Patrick Garcia. Why did she cry? “Kasi parang ako pang lumalabas na masama,” she says. “Everytime I’m asked about him, ayoko ngang magsalita at all. Maski sa sarili kong show na ‘Hot TV’, wala akong sinasabi kasi di naman makakatulong yun sa’min ng anak ko. Never kong pinagkait sa kanya yung bata. As it is, gusto ko lang manahimik as I’m raising him by myself. Naaawa ako sa kanya pag nadadamay siya sa ganyang issues. He’s turning 5 this year at nasa school na siya. Ayokong tutuksuhin siya doon na nag-aaway ang parents niya kaya ayoko talaga magsalita. Ewan ko kung bakit siya pa ang unang nagsalita.”

GMA exec Jimmy Duavit praised her for being a loyal Kapuso. “Thanks naman at naa-appreciate pala nila. Ten years na ko this year sa GMA. Bakit naman ako lilipat, e inaagalaan naman nila akong mabuti? Right now, I have three shows: I sing sa ‘Party Pilipinas’, I host sa ‘Hot TV’ and I act sa ‘Indio’, so I can’t complain.”

She has finally appeared in ‘Indio’ this week as Esperanza, the daughter of Michael de Mesa who falls in love with Sen. Bong Revilla as Simeon/Indio. How’s it working with Bong?

“Sobrang mabait siya. This is our second time together kasi nagkasama kami sa movie, ‘Resiklo’. But wala kaming kissing scene doon. Dito sa ‘Indio’ meron. Would you believe pareho kaming kinakabahan nang kunan yun? Ako kasi, I haven’t done a kissing scene for so long at siya naman, first time daw niya to do it on TV. Abangan nyo kung paano made-develop ang love story namin as it’s really beautiful.”

How about the movie she’s doing with Lovi Poe for Regal, ‘The Bride and the Lover’? “Ayun, four days na lang, matatapos na. Ang tagal ginawa ito kasi hirap na hirap kaming pagtagpuin ni Lovi dahil pareho kaming may soap. Ang soap niya (“Yesterday’s Bride”) tapes M-W-F. Ako naman, T-Th-S. E, may soap din ang director namin, si Joel Lamangan, kaya isinisingit lang ang pag-shoot ng movie. Pero heto, finally, matatapos na. I love my role in it kasi napakaingay ng character ko dito, bipolar na jologs, sigaw ng sigaw. It’s something very challenging at ngayon ko pa lang nagawa.”

What about the rumor that she already tied the knot with her BF, Luis Manzano? “Definitely not true. Ni hindi nga namin napag-uusapan ang pagpapakasal, kaya nagulat kami when we read na kinasal na raw kami. Kailan? At saan? If ever, hindi namin ililihim, pero wala talaga sa plans namin as of now.”