How long has she been on with Aljur Abrenica? “Three years na.” See also, Kylie Padilla Is Glad That Dad Robin Padilla Now Accepts Her Bf Aljur Abrenica.
When they have an LQ (lovers’ quarrel), who first tries to patch things up? “Kung minsan ako, kung minsan siya. The last time, siya. HInarana niya ako.”
After she rejected doing “Pahiram ng Sandali” (her role went to Max Collins), for how long was she jobless? “All in all, eight months. Naku, nahirapan talaga ako noon. Ni sa ‘Party Pilipinas’ ayokong lumabas. Pero hindi ko kasi talaga kaya gawin ang role. Inaamin ko naman, may limitations ako. Eventually, nabigyan din ako ng bagong show, ‘Unforgettable’. Pero mula nang matapos yun, four months uli ang nagdaan bago masundan nitong bago kong show, ‘Adarna’, based sa ‘Ibong Adarna’, pero modernized version. Ako yung babaeng nagiging ibong Adarna. Tatlo ang magiging leading men ko. So far, sigurado na sina Benjamin Alves at Mikael Daez. Para doon sa ikatlo, about 12 actors na ang ina-audition with me, pero wala pa rin silang napipili. E, magte-taping na kami next week, with Direk Ricky Davao na first time kong makakatrabaho pero gustong-gusto ko agad kasi ang ganda ng vision niya for the show. E, hindi na ito afternoon show kundi first primetime show ko ito, so siempre very excited ako.”
How come GMA won’t pair her with Aljur? “Ewan, siguro kasi malaki pa ang fan base ng Aljur-Kris (Bernal) love team. Bina-bash nga ako ng fans nila, e.”
Does she get affected? “Dati, naaapektuhan ako. Kasi, magigising ka sa umaga, ang message sa’yo, mamatay ka na sana, tapos may picture akong nilagay nila ko sa loob ng kabaong. Pero ngayon, hindi ko na lang pinapansin.”
She has finished a movie with her dad Robin Padilla and with Aljur, “Kuratong Baleleng”. “Maganda ang role ko roon as an assassin, pero next year na raw palalabas kasi uunahin nga yung filmfest entry ni papa, ’10,000 Hours’.”
She’s being managed by Betchay Vidanes who’s also handling the career of Jasmine Curtis Smith. How did she feel when Jasmine won an acting award for “Transit”? “I’m happy for her. First film niya, nanalo agad siya. May offers din sa’kin na indie films kaya lang, puro may requirement na pa-sexy kaya I can’t accept them.”
Her dad says her Ate Queenie is now a Muslim preacher in Australia. Does she see herself being the same? “No. Magkaiba kami. Ang tagal ko na ngang hindi nakaka-worship in a mosque. Pero basta nagdarasal ako. Even my Ate says yun ang wag kong kakalimutan, ang magdasal, and I always do.”
