“I don’t consider my character here, Mona, as a supporting role lang,” she says. “Mahirap i-explain ang takbo ng story. Basta hindi ko napi-feel na naagrabiyado ako rito. Kasi kailangan mapanood nyo muna, e. Basta I love my role here and I’m happy with it. Also, kahit pa maging supporting ako, okay lang sa akin kasi it’s a big honor for me na mapasama ako sa ganito kalaking project. Siguro naman, kahit sinong tanungin kung gusto nilang makasama rito, walang hihindi. Iba rin yung pinagsamahan namin ni Coco sa ‘Walang Hanggan’ at iba rin yung dito sa ‘Ikaw Lamang’.”
Some folks say that, off cam, she and Coco are actually already having an understanding. How true? “Ang totoo, good friends pa rin kami. Yun lang.”
Coco butts in and says: “Kuya niya ako. At hindi talaga siya supporting dito. Makikita nyo kapag umeere na ang show.”
How does Julia feel that there’s another actress named Julia with ABS who’s now getting big star treatment, Julia Barretto as she’s being launched in “Mirabella”? “Sa totoo lang, mas nauna pa siya sa’kin dahil Julia na siya even as a child star. Ako naman, dating Mara Schnittka at ginawa lang Julia Montes ang name ko nang gawin ko ang ‘Mara Clara’. I don’t think magkakaroon ng malaking epekto sa’kin na pareho kaming Julia. Confident rin naman akong hindi ako pababayaan ng ABS at ng Star Magic kahit dalawa na kaming Julia ngayon sa ABS. There’s room for both of us.”
