Was he offended? “Not at all. Natutuwa nga akong effective pala ang portrayal ko sa role ko. Noong una, hirap talaga ako sa role kasi first time for me to play a gay, but nang tumagal na, I became more comfortable with it. Sa story being shown these past two weeks, malaki ang participation ko kasi tutol ako sa pakikipag-affair ng father naming si Spanky Manikan with Andrea Torres. Marami kaming confrontation scenes ni Andrea na hinihiya ko siya, tinatawag na prostitute sahil pineperahan lang niya ang daddy namin. I told my Kuya, Dingdong Dantes, na kapag itinuloy ng ama namin ang balak na pakasalan si Andrea, hinding-hindi ko sila mapapatawad. Pero si Andrea, nakokonsensiya na at gustong mag-back out, kaya lang pinipilit pa rin siya ng pimp niyang si Marco Alcaraz para perahan ang daddy namin.”
How is it working with Dingdong? “Masaya siyang katrabaho. Napakabait. Walang ere. Kapag magkaeksena kami, hindi na ko kailangang i-motivate kasi I can really feel yung relationship na para talaga kaming magkapatid. One time, after doing a drama scene with him, tinapik niya ako sa balikat and said nagustuhan niya ang acting ko. Hindi niya alam pero napaiyak ako sa tuwa dahil sa ginawa niya.”
Martin del Rosario played his lover in “Pari ‘Koy”. Was he aware of the rumors about Martin being gay? “I don’t think it’s true kasi matagal ko na siyang kakilala. We live in the same village and I can see na hindi siya bading.”
He was paired with Kim Rodriguez before but Kim is now with Kiko Estrada? “Hindi siguro talaga nakatakda na maging magka-love team kami ni Kim. Happy naman sila ni Kiko, e.”
Who among Kapuso young actresses would he like to be paired with? “Sina Barbie Forteza and Julie Anne San Jose. Pareho kasi silang magaling so wish ko na makatrabaho ko sila someday.”
