The writers present laughed since the advice is coming from someone who is a notorious latecomer. “Noon yun,” he says. “Hindi na ngayon, nagbago na ako. Tanong nyo sa staff ng ‘Pyra’ kung nale-late pa ako. Sa bagay, minsan pa lang ako nag-tape para sa kanila. Pero maski sa ‘Sunday All Stars’ na regular akong judge, hindi na ako nale-late.”
He says that even his bashers on Facebook and Instagram chide him for being a perennial latecomer and for gaining so much weight that he now looks fat. “Hindi ko na lang pinapansin. Kung minsan, yung mga anak ko, sina Alyssa at Gabrielle, sila ang sumasagot at pinagtatanggol ako.”
He doesn’t mind playing a gay role in “Pyra, Babaeng Apoy” as Sir Adian, Thea’s music teacher who acts as her guide and mentor. “I’ve played gay roles naman before, so okay lang.”
Does he miss his friend Ogie Alcasid? “Oo naman. Ilang taon din kaming magkasama every Sunday, di ba?”
Won’t he also move elsewhere? “Wala akong plano. Happy naman ako sa GMA. Spoiled nga ako rito, e. So bakit ako aalis? May offer nga na isama ko sa ‘Bubble Gang’, kaya lang tutok muna ko sa ‘Pyra’. Ayokong mangarag-ngarag sa dami ng trabaho at baka magka-late-late na naman ako.”
