“Grabe naman,” she says. “Hindi po totoo yan. Pero totoong haharap na kami sa altar kasabay nina Dong at Marian on December 30, kasi groomsman si Arthur at bridesmaid naman ako. But hindi kami ang magkapareha sa wedding kasi may pamahiing bawal daw na mag-partner ang mag-boyfriend at girlfriend. Hindi raw magkakatuluyan. Kung totoong secretly married na kami, di sana, dededmahin na lang namin ang paniniwalang yun dahil hindi na tatalab sa amin. Hindi rin totoo yung tsismis na nagli-live in kami. May sarili siyang bahay, ganun din ako.”
Rochelle plays a villain role as Esmeralda in “Ang Lihim ni Annasandra” because she is the one who put a curse on title-roler Andrea Torres that turns her into an animal called awok. But lately, she’s turning into a softie and has become a caring foster mother to Andrea who thought her parents Emilio Garcia and Glydel Mercado are both already dead. “Yes, lumambot na nga ang puso ko as Esmeralda,” she says. “Sa latest episodes, kami ni Andrea, dinala na ni Pancho Magno as Enrico sa Manila. Nagiging awok na rin si Pancho after he swallowed yung mahiwagang binhi ng pagka-awok ni Mang Kanor. But I teach him how to control himself kapag nagta-transform na siya into an awok. Naawa sa kanya si Andrea and promised to love him nang higit pa sa nagiging pagmamahal niya kay Mikael Daez as William.”
What was her reaction when she saw Andrea’s sexy pictorial for FHM? “I’ve seen it and sexy naman siya talaga. Isa nga ako sa nagsabi sa kanyang i-push mo na yan. O ang ganda naman lumabas.”
