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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Jan 15, 2017

Barbie Forteza's New Primetime Show, 'Meant To Be', Is A Certified Hit But Won't Reveal Who She'd Choose Among Her Four Leading Men

BARBIE FORTEZA is grinning from ear to ear these days because her new primetime show on GMA-7, “Meant to Be”, is a certified toprater. “Tuwang-tuwa nga kaming lahat ng mga kasama ko sa show kasi ang buong pilot week, naging maganda talaga ang feedback ng viewers sa social media at mataas ang ratings gabi-gabi,” she says. “A lot of people like it because it’s fresh and light daw, gustong-gusto ng millennials na nakaka-relate sa mga sitwasyon ng characters namin in the show. And everyone is wondering kung kanino raw kaya ako mapupunta in the story. May Team Ken Chan, Team Jak Roberto, Team Addy Raj at Team Ivan Dorschner.”




How would she describe her leading men? “Jak is mysterious kasi tahimik lang siya, pero nagkakasunod naman kami pagdating sa kape. Si Addy, clingy. Alas tres ng umaga, nagte-text pa sa’kin. Siyang pinakamadaldal, hyper, at lagi akong kinakausap sa taping. Si Ken, siya ang pinakakilala ko sa lahat kasi five years ago pa, nagkasama na kami. So comfortable ako sa kanya. Si Ivan, sweet, malalim kausap.”

Folks say she’s obvious so “kilig” with Ivan. “Hindi naman. Dapat daw, hindi ako maging biased kahit kanino. So let’s just say na kinikilig ako sa kanilang lahat para pantay lang. Abangan nyo dahil maraming exciting things na mangyayari sa character ko, si Billie this week. Mas magiging intriguing ang story niya with the four guys.”


Has she gotten over her breakup with Kiko Estrada? “Ano ba? 2017 na, oo naman, naka-recover na ko, noon ko pa na-realized hindi kami meant to be. At mabuti na yun kaysa ginagawa ko tong bagong show na may restrictions ako, hindi maganda. E, ngayon, single ako, puede ako kahit kanino sa four boys na kapareha ko! Ha ha ha!”

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