“E, naging nanay na rin nga ako ni Oyo Sotto sa ‘Enteng Kabisote’ as Faye, di ba? At naging lola na rin nga ako ni Max Cinco in ‘Innamorata’, so okay lang yun,” she says. “Isa pa, ang ganda ng role ko as Vivian. Sa’kin magsisimula ang story as an ambitious actress. Kaso nabuntis ako. Itinago ko and to avoid scandal, ipinamigay ko yung baby ko sa isang midwife, si Lotlot de Leon, na siyang nagpalaki rito. She grows up to be Kim Rodriguez. Dahil sa another scandal, hindi nag-prosper ang showbiz career ko, bumalik ako sa province namin and nagpakasal ako sa dati kong boyfriend, si Christian Bautista. Iniwan ko siya noon kasi construction worker lang siya, but he worked hard at naging may ari ng sarili niyang construction company. Ang naging problema namin, hindi na ako magkaanak. Years later, I will meet Kim again na inaapi-api ng sister kong si Meryll Soriano. Maraming pagdaraanan ang character ko at maraming mga dramang eksenang gagawin ako so I’m looking forward to all that.”
Everyone thought her relationship with Raymund Romualdez would be for keeps and she was even there to help him during the Yolanda tragedy in Tacloban. How come they broke up and he’s now on with Ellen Adarna while she’s now with Jeremy Marquez? “I guess, ganun talaga. May mga bagay na nangyayari na hindi natin inaasahan. We both felt the relationship is not growing anymore, we’re not growing together anymore. On temporary break muna kami for about six months before we made it official. Wag nyo na itanong ang details of what happened. Ang importante, we’ve both moved on and go on with our lives. Ituring na lang na learning experience ang mga nangyayari sa ating buhay.”
So how is she and Jeremy? “Three months pa lang kami, but it’s amazing. Journey to excellence. I’m inspired, I’m in a happy place career-wise, love-wise. Sabi nila, babaero si Jeremy kasi may mga anak na sa iba. But I think, lahat ng lalaki, ganun. At babaero-tamer naman ako, so I hope it will last.”
