Her co-star in the show, Jaclyn Jose, is noted for doing hilarious adlibs while they’re in front of the camera. How does she react to this? “Naku, noong una, talagang di ko mapigilan ang sarili kong tumawa. Kahit ikontrol ko, yumuyugyog ang mga balikat ko. But now, sanay na ako. Tiis na lang, para hindi masira ang momentum, lalo na kapag dramatic scene ang kinukunan.”
The two ugly girls in “Mundo Mo’y Akin” have already become beautiful, Angelika de la Cruz and Louise de los Reyes. How about her character, Perlita? “Ay, hindi na siya gaganda. Forever pangit na si Perlita. Ako na nga lang ang nilalagyan ng prosthetics makeup para papangitin sa show. But okay lang yun. What I want to get rid of now is my excess weight. I saw myself sa ‘Magpakailanman’ playing Arlene Tolibas at ang taba-taba ko. I’m tired of being overweight. Kasi umabot ako sa 172 lbs. So pag natapos itong ‘Mundo Mo’y Akin’, magpapapayat na ko talaga.”
She now lives with husband Timothy and their two kids in Guagua, Pampanga. “Balikan ako roon pag may taping. Yun ngang lolo ni Tim, kasama naming nakatira sa compound, nagtataka. Bakit daw ako pinapayagan ni Tim magtrabaho na aalis ng umagang-umaga at darating, gabing-gabi na. So he had to explain na part yun ng trabaho ko. But when our kids go to school na, we have to get a house in Manila kasi sa Chinese school dito sila mag-aaral.”
What can she say about Barbie Forteza playing her role, Karen, in the remake of “Anna Karenina”? “I think she’s perfect. Kayang-kaya niyang dalhin yung role ni Karen. And I’m glad na naging hit yung remake.”
What about “Bakekang” being re-made as “Bekikang” with a gay character? “Hindi siguro ako ang dapat na tanungin diyan kasi TV remake lang naman ang ginawa ko. Dapat, si Ate Guy kasi siya ang gumawa ng original movie.”
