Doesn’t she mind playing mother roles when she has remained so fit and sexy through the years? “Okay lang,” she says. “In real life, mother na naman talaga ako as I have two sons. Ang nakakatuwa nga rito sa ‘Haplos’, maraming nagsasabi na magkamukha kami talaga ni Sanya kaya bagay raw kaming gumanap na mag-ina. And I’m happy to be her mom kasi wala akong anak na babae. Parang daughter talaga ang turing ko sa kanya. Sa ‘Doble Kara’, may pagka-villain ang role ko but here in ‘Haplos’, nasa side ako ng mga mababait. Pareho kami ni Sanya na good people kasi nakakapagpagaling siya ng mga maysakit, while yung half sister niyang si Thea Tolentino at ang mother nito si Francine Prieto, nasa bad side sila practicing black magic.”
What can she say to some writeups saying she’s now her family’s breadwinner after they moved from San Diego, California to live here in Manila? “Hindi naman totoo yan. My husband (Dr. Robert Walcher) is a chiropractor and he now has his own clinic in Quezon City na ang dami na ring pasyente. He’s a good provider. Yung pag-aartista ko naman, hindi regular. Mutual decision namin to try living here and we don’t regret it kasi mas masaya ang buhay namin dito. And I’m so happy that our sons are now studying here in Manila and learning good Filipino values, like showing respect for elders na nagmamano sila sa matatanda and they now know how to say po and opo.”
