“Naku, bayaan mo silang mamatay sa pagdududa,” he laughs. “Kapag nasa set ako, hindi ko iniisip na si Ricky Davao ako. Iniisip kong ako si Kim. Kim Chi. Ha ha ha!”
He says he’s used to playing gay roles. “This is not naman the first time na gumanap akong bading. Mas malalala pa nga yung iba. In ‘American Adobo’, may kissing scene ako with Christopher de Leon. In ‘Lalake sa Buhay ni Selya’, mas grabe sex scenes namin ni Allan Paule. Dito nga, suwabe pa ang pagbabading ko as Josie Asuncion.”
Maybe his manhood is being questioned since he has not been linked to any other girl since he broke up with wife Jackielou Blanco? “Friends kami ni Jackie at wala na kaming pakialaman sa respective lovelife namin. Sa totoo lang, our three kids are pushing me na magka-girlfriend. Napapansin nilang masyado akong naka-focus sa work ko ngayon. After directing ‘Legally Blind’, heto back to acting naman ako, so silang nagwo-worry na zero ang lovelife ko. Sila pa nagsasabi, lalo yung two daughters ko, go out, get a life, date someone, kasi nakikita nila, umuuwi ako nang 6 to 7 in the morning from taping. Sabi ko, may darating na tamang babae para sa’kin, di na kailangang hanapin ko pa dahil darating siya in God’s right time.”
He’s challenged by his gay role in “My Korean Jagiya”. “Kasi ang gays naman, iba-iba yan. There is a variety of gays na puede mong i-experiment. Yung character ko rito as Josie, hindi siya showy or campy na parlorista effect. Mas reserved siya. Softie na malumanay magsalita, pero kapag nae-excite, OA naman ang reaction at si Direk Joel Lamangan ang peg ko kapag tumatalak-talak. Ni-request kong may alaga ako ritong aso at ibinigay naman nila. But later on, magkaka-love interest ako rito, si Raymart Santiago, at magiging magkaribal kami ng sister ko ritong si Janice de Belen sa attention niya kaya abangan nyo.”
Meantime, fans of “My Korean Jagiya” in Angeles City will get the chance to be entertained by its stars today at 5 PM, at Marquee Mall. Doing a special show for them are Heart Evangelista, Alexander Lee, Edgar Allan Guzman, Myke Salomon and Divine Aucina.
