Jennylyn Mercado Doesn't Care If Luis Manzano Reconciles With Angel Locsin

LOOKS LIKE Jennylyn Mercado was able to bounce back very quickly from her heartaches after Luis Manzano broke up with her. She looks so pretty at the presscon of her new soap, “Rhodora X”. “Nakatulong nang malaki ang pagiging busy ko sa trabaho kaya wala na kong time magmukmok,” she says. “Very challenging ang role ko as Rhodora X na may multiple personalities. We got a psychiatrist to help us interpret the character. Dahil sa traumatic experiences niya sa buhay, Rhodora created other personalities to defend herself from people who want to hurt her. Pero dahil din dito, naapektuhan ang mga taong malapit sa kanya. Na-miss ko talaga ang umarte after doing mostly hosting lately. Kaya kahit sobra akong nahirapan sa role ko, enjoy pa rin ako.”

“Rhodora X” is her reunion with Starstruck 1 colleagues Mark Herras and Yasmien Kurdi. “Kulang na nga lang si Rainier Castillo at buo na ang Final Four namin. Ten years na kami in the business and it’s nice to work with them again. We were able to maintain naman our friendship through the years, lalo na si Mark na kahit na may nakaraan kami, nanatiling mabait at reliable na kaibigan. I’m happy naman for Yasmien dahil nagbalik na siya sa showbiz. Sayang kung magre-retire lang siya kasi magaling siyang artista. Pareho na kaming nanay ngayon at napagkukuwentuhan namin ang mga anak namin. I’m glad na kasama rin namin si Mark Anthony Fernandez, who I last worked with in ‘Little Star’ in 2010. Napakahusay ring actor kaya masarap kaeksena.”

Has she heard that Luis might reconcile with Angel Locsin? “Naku, 2014 na at very positive ang outlook ko sa buhay. Ayoko ng pag-usapan ang mga ganyan para good vibes. Labas na ko diyan. I just want to stay focus sa trabaho ko. I’m just happy that I’m so blessed dahil sunud-sunod ang projects na dumarating. So career na lang muna at ang anak kong si Alex Jazz ang priorities ko.”