“It’s all part of the job,” she says. “Actually, we had fun doing that scene. Ang saya nga, e. I found it funny. It’s brilliant of our director, Gina Alajar, to stage that cat fight between us kasi ang laki ko at ang liit ni Onay. First time I had a fight with a small person. Hesitant pa siya at first and nervous baka hindi raw niya magawa, but I assured her okay lang sa’kin. Actually, she’s very strong. Ang bigat niya at hindi ko nga siya mabuhat, e. Nabunot talaga ang buhok ko nang sabunutan niya ako. Viewers enjoyed that scene so much and because of that, lalong tumaas ang ratings namin.”
When “Onanay” started airing in August, we remember she was having doubts if the show starring a midget would click but they’re now on their sixth month. “Yes, noong una, lahat kami, we’re thinking, kakagatin kaya kami ng tao. But all our efforts paid off. We get on being extended. And we’re really thankful that the audience accepted us warmly. I really admire Direk Gina as she has invested so much of herself in the show. She’s always happy and smiling even when the going gets rough. And her spirituality is amazing. She always prays. One time, our generator wouldn’t work, biglang namatay, and we’re airing a scene that’s to be aired that same night. But she prayed and soon, it was working again.”When their show started, it was up against “Bagani”, which was replaced by “Ngayon at Kailanman” which also starred her own mom, Rosemarie Gil. Now, that show has also ended and they’re up against a new one. “Yes, we’re facing a new challenge and I was teasing my mom about it na natalo namin sila, but kunwari, she doesn’t hear me. Siempre, lahat kami, all fired up to do our best para mas mapaganda pa ang show now that another new show is up against us.”
How’s her daughter Bianca who made a movie here last year? “She’s thinking of cultivating a career here but I told her mag-try muna siya sa New York. She finished theatre arts there at Tisch School of the Arts in NYU so sabi ko, subukan muna niya roon.”
