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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Feb 18, 2010

Melissa Cantiveros is a real character

THE BIG FIVE housemates of PBB Double Up was presented to the press last Monday night. Big winner Melisa Cantiveros aka Melai is a real character, on and off cam. Is she still a virgin? "Noon po, ngayon hindi na," she says. "3rd year college ako, 19, 3 years na kami ng boyfriend ko, kaya binigay ko na ang kabuuan ko."

How many boyfriends so far? "7 na. Yung iba sa text lang, kasi nanghihingi ako ng load. Yung isa, nag-eyeball kami sa internet, na-stress siya sa hitsura ko, hindi na ulit nagpadala ng load. Meron ding kapareho ko ng mukha. Pagkakita namin sa isa't isa, bye na, magkita na lang tayo sa kabilang buhay."

Did she join PBB to find a new BF? "Hindi po. Pero marami talagang guwapong housemate. First crush ko, si Kenny, isa dun sa twins. Then si Paul Jake kasi kamukha siya ni Sir Carlo sa 'Lovers in Paris'. Si Jason, di ko masyadong napansin kasi maliit siya. Bandang huli na lang."

Did she really plan to join showbiz? "Hindi. Alam kong wala akong K mag-artista, sa mukha ko ba namang ito. Tawag nila sa'kin, Inday Waknat, which means, pangit. Sa audition nga sa GenSan, nahihiya akong pumila, pinilit lang ako ng barkada ko, kaya salamat sa kanila."

Will she resort to cosmetic surgery to beautify herself? "Ayoko ng baguhin ang mukha ko. Baka masakit. Yung ngipin ko na lang."

Is she the jealous type? "Opo. Selosa ako. Noong si Jason, sa 'The Buzz' at 'Wowowee', lahat na lang ng fans hinalikan niya, nagselos ako. Hindi ko siya pinapansin."

Some people say their romance is just scripted? "Hindi, nagmamahalan talaga kami. Pero siempre, di natin masasabi na forever na ito o magkakatuluyan kami. Basta sa ngayon, okay naman kami."

Melai is an education graduate and was a practice teacher in English when she joined PBB.

Jason speaks Tagalog with a heavy Mindoro accent. He's tagged as Boy Astig as he's a tough guy in their place. But in PBB, he showed he's also soft inside. He never thought of joining showbiz. "Simple lang ang gusto ko sa buhay ko," he says. "Ngayon nagkaroon ako ng konting kuarta, gusto ko magnegosyo o dahil nanalo ko ng trycicle sa PBB, magta-trycicle na lang ako sa'min. Di ko pangarap mag-artista kasi wala akong alam sa drama o comedy. Di ko nga alam kung bakit sila'y natatawa sa akin. Baka nang-aasar lang sila. Kung mag-aartista ako, baka di ko lang magawa ang gusto nila."

Obviously, they don't know that ABS has plans of giving them a show soon. Their romantic scenes in PBB will be shown as "True Love". Of course, strike while the iron is hot, as we don't know until when Melai and Jason could sustain the public's interest in them.

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