So does he answer his bashers? “Ay hindi po. Never ko silang papatulan. Hindi ko sila pinapansin. Wala naman akong magagawa. This is a free country. Opinion nila yun. Right nila yun. Right ko rin to ignore them. Basta pagbubutihin ko ang trabaho ko, like dito ko sa bagong assignment, ‘Ang Lihim ni Annasandra’. Ang ganda ng role ko, taong nagta-transform into a baboy damo. Ka-love triangle ko rito si Mikael Daez kay Andrea Torres who plays the title role. At meron din naman akong projects na nakuha ko na walang kinalaman ang mom ko, yung movie na ginawa ko with Nora Aunor no less, ‘Whistleblower’ ni Direk Adolf Alix. It was a great experience working with the Superstar kasi nakaka-intimidate talaga ang presence niya. You have to use everything you learned from all the acting workshops you’ve taken para makasabay ka sa galing niya. I’m really thankful na nabigyan ako ng chance na makatrabaho siya.”
He says he’ll be required to show some skin in “Lihim ni Annasandra”. “When I transform daw kasi from baboy damo balik sa pagiging tao, nakahubad ako, kaya panay naman ang workout ko ngayon para hindi ako mapahiya kung ire-require akong maghubad dito.”
How’s he and Max Collins? Are they really going steady now? “No, no. We’re just the best of friends talaga. Busy rin siya kasi may international movie siyang ginagawa. Kung kami na talaga, di ko ide-deny. You don’t deny someone na minamahal mo, lalo’t girlfriend mo na, di ba?”
