Thea Tolentino As Contravida: 'Gusto Kong Magmaldita Sa Lahat Ng Mga Nagbibida Sa GMA-7'

THEA TOLENTINO was the female winner in GMA’s talent search, “Protege”, but after playing the lead role in “Pyra, Babaeng Apoy”, she now plays mostly villain roles after she hit it big as contravida to Barbie Forteza in “The Half Sisters”. She was also a villain to Janine Gutierrez in “Once Again” and she’s now villain again to Joyce Ching in “Hahamakin ang Lahat”. How so?
“Actually, enjoy ako magkontrabida,” says Thea, whose current very short haircut really becomes her. “Mas stressful kaya magbida, gaya noong ‘Pyra’ na ako ang nagdadala ng show, malaking pressure yun for me at lagi akong tensiyonada. E, ngayon, dito sa ‘Hahamakin ang Lahat’, mas nakatutok sila kina Joyce at Kristoffer Martin as the leads. Basta ako, ang role ko lang is to make their lives miserable. Sabi nila, mas bagay raw sa’kin magkontra, so di sige, pinangangatawanan ko na kasi mas masarap magmaldita, e. Dream kong pagmalditahan lahat ng nagbibida sa GMA. Ha ha ha!”

So she doesn’t want to be a “bida” again? “Okay lang naman, pero wala silang maipareha sa akin. When they ask me kung sino ang gusto kong leading man, wala rin akong maisagot kasi lahat ng gusto ko, nakapareha na sa iba. Pero pwede na rin si Dingdong Dantes o si Dennis Trillo kung ire-request nila ko. Choosy pa ba ako? Joke!”

Is she ready to go daring? “Okay lang. 20 years old na ako. Sa ‘Once Again’, nakipag-kissing scene na ako kay Aljur Abrenica. Dito sa ‘Hahamakin ang Lahat’, abangan nyo kasi si Kris Martin naman ang ise-seduce ko.”

So is she Mikoy Morales now and item? “Ay, hindi po, good friends pa rin lang po kami. Hindi pa ako ready for a serious commitment.”