“When I was doing all those films, I had no inkling na mananalo pala ako ng award dahil sa kanila,” she says. “Basta I just give them all my best. I’m really very thankful na nabibigyan ako ng magagandang roles na drama sa movies and, on TV naman, more of romantic comedy ang ginagawa ko, like in ‘Meant to Be’, na sobrang tinanggap ng tao kaya extended kami for two months. Dapat natapos na kami noong April, pero dahil nga sa taas ng rating, up to June na raw ang airing namin.”
She now has four more new leading men in “Meant to Be”: Dave Bornea, Matthias Rhoads, Vince Vandorpe and Carl Cervantes. They’re collectively called the GAYA Boys. Dave, a discovery from Starstruck who’s a member of the One Up boyband and has appeared in "Alyas Robin Hood", plays Andrew, a photographer with Spanish blood. Matthias, who was discovered from a Jollibee commercial, plays a Fil-Am named Gordon who’s a balikbayan from New York. Vince plays Ivan Dorschner’s cousin who’s the son of Sheryl Cruz and is of Belgian ancestry. Carl was discovered from Starstruck 6 and plays the half brother of Matthias. What can she say about these new guys?“E di ang swerte ko, di ba? Dun pa lang sa dating apat, ang dami ng naiinggit sa’kin, gusto na akong sabunutan, tapos ngayon, may nadagdag pang four more heartthrobs. Sobrang haba na talaga ng hair ko. Abot na sa floor!” Barbie laughs. “Pero siempre, much closer pa rin ako doon sa first four. Getting to know each other pa lang kami nitong bagong apat, e.”
