“I’m also thankful to the writers of GMA because they’ve come up with another memorable character in the role I now play as Thea,” she says. “People send me messages kasi si Thea daw inspire them with her determination na patuloy na lumaban sa kabila maraming mga pagsubok na dumarating sa kanyang buhay. Kapag umiiyak daw si Thea dahil sa pang-aapi sa kanya ng biyenan niyang si Gina Alajar as Adele at ng kontrabidang si Jackie Rice, nakikiiyak rin sila sa kanya. May fan ngang nagtanong kung hobby ko na raw ba ang umiyak dahil sobrang affected sila kapag umiiyak na ako on screen.”
She says she herself pities the character she plays. “Sobrang daming trials and tribulations na pinagdaraanan niya kaya naaawa na rin ako sa kanya. But I’m glad na affected ang viewers kasi yun talaga ang goal namin sa show, na ma-feel nilang kasama sila sa story ni Thea. As an actress, isang balde na yata ang luhang lumabas sa mga mata ko dahil halos every other scene, umiiyak si Thea, but it’s all worth it, kahit matuyuan na ako ng luha at laging magdamagan pa ang taping.”
So how does she make herself effective as Thea? “What I do is I forget that I’m Yasmien Kurdi. I put myself in the background and then I put myself in the shoes of my character mismo. That way, mas ramdam na ramdam ko ang bawat eksena niya.”
Yasmien is one of the few stars who are successful in both their life and career. Off cam, she’s happily married to her pilot husband, Rey Soldevilla, and with their cute daughter, Ayesha. She has her own fan base and we believe that if she’d be given the right break, she can also successfully branch out into making well received drama movies.
