Yasmien came to the presscon of “Sa Piling ng Ina” with her daughter Ayesha. “Isinama ko na kasi presscon lang naman, pero sa tapings hindi puede. Naaawa ako tuwing iiwanan ko kasi only child siya, walang kalaro sa bahay. May yaya siya pero ako lang talaga ang kalaro niya, e. She’s very smart pa naman. She’s only 3 now at gusto namin, mga 7 na siya bago sundan.”
In “Sa Piling ni Nanay”, she plays a baby maker or surrogate mom who agrees to carry the child of Benjamin Alves in her womb because his wife Katrina Halili is not capable of having her own kids. “Pumayag ako sa setup nila kasi single mom ako. E, ang anak kong si Chlaui Malayao, nagkasakit nang malubha, kailangang maipagamot ko. Kaya pumayag akong dalhin ang magiging anak nina Benjamin and Katrina. Kaso, something tragic will happen to my own daughter kaya kapag isinilang ko yung bagong baby ko, hindi ko isusurender kina Katrina at itatakas ko, lalaki siya to be child actress Sofia Cabatay.”
In real life, would she agree to be a baby maker? “Siguro makakaya ko naman lalo na’t makapagbibigay ng ligaya sa ibang tao. Nag-research ako about surrogate moms at meron talagang website showing women na willing dalhin sa uterus nila ang anak ng iba para lang makatulong sa ibang tao. Ang mahirap lang, yung i-give up mo na ang batang ipinagbuntis mo, lalo na’t napamahal na sa iyo.”
She’s the runner up to Jennylyn Mercado in Starstruck 1. What can she say about Jen’s flourishing career at the moment? “I’m very happy for her. Huli kaming nagkasama sa ‘Rhodora X’ and she’s really very hard working so she deserves all the success she’s getting. Ako naman kasi, nawala ng two years nang mag-asawa ako’t magka-baby, but I’m glad GMA gave me the chance na makabalik in ‘Rhodora X’ and ‘Yagit’ at ngayon, heto, sa ‘Sa Piling ni Nanay’ naman na napakagandang project din.”
“Sa Piling ni Nanay” will replace “The Millionaire’s Wife” starting June 27 on GMA-7’s Afternoon Prime.
