Martin Escudero feels his career will be better now that he's with TV5

WHY DID MART Escudero change his name to Martin? “Martin talaga ang pangalan ko, pinaikli lang when I joined Starstruck,” he says. “Now that I’m with TV5, pina-feng shui ni Popoy (Caritativo, his manager) at mas mabuti raw ibalik na lang sa original name ko kasi bagong taon din lang ngayon at bagong network din.”

Did he leave GMA because his colleague Aljur Abrenica (they’re both male winners in Starstruck 4) has upstaged him? “No, I’m happy for Aljur, he’s my friend. But after I played support sa ‘Gumapang Ka sa Lusak’, wala silang new project for me. E dumating itong ‘Babaeng Hampaslupa’ sa TV5. It’s a good show, sayang namang palalampasin ko dahil maganda rin ang role ko bilang ka-love triangle nina Alex Gonzaga at Alwyn Uytingco.”

Some folks say his being linked with Jennica Garcia didn’t do him any good. After they broke up in real life, Jennica’s career flourished but he got sidelined. “I don’t know. Two years ago na yun at ayokong isipin na ganun. Now, I’m with Alwyn na siyang present boyfriend ni Jennica. Gusto kaming igawa ng issue but dati ko ng friend si Alwyn sa ABS so walang issue sa amin yun. Maayos naman ang split namin ni Jennica so walang problema. Basta ako, walang lovelife, trabaho na lang muna.”