Thea Tolentino On Slapping, Pushing And Pulling Barbie Forteza's Hair In 'Half Sisters'

THEA TOLENTINO doesn’t mind that Gindara, the character she played in “Kambal Sirena”, was quickly killed as she was assigned a better role in “The Half Sisters” that starts airing tomorrow after “Eat Bulaga”. “Ikalawang beses na kong pinatay kasi pinatay rin yung character ko noon sa ‘Anna Karenina’,” she says.

She’s such an evil half sister who maltreats Barbie Forteza in “Half Sisters”. Doesn’t she mind playing a villain role when she was already launched as a lead in “Pyra, Babaeng Apoy”? “Tinanong naman ako ng GMA kung okay lang for me na magkontrabida. E, naranasan ko nang inaapi sa ‘Pyra’, so okay na magkontrabida rin ako. Una kong nagkontra kay Barbie sa ‘Anna Karenina’, so second time na naming magkasama.”

Barbie is very open about having a crush on Dennis Trillo. How about her? “Ay ako naman po, si Tom Rodriguez ang crush ko. Ang cute ng dimples niya at ang lakas ng dating niya. Nakakakilig.”

Barbie will turn 17 on July 31 while Thea will be 18 on August 13. Both of them are NBSB (no boyfriend since birth). She says it’s not true that her ka-love team, Jeric Gonzales, and her became officially on. “Best friends lang talaga kami. Ngayon nga, pinaghiwalay na kami ng shows.”

In “Half Sisters”, her character likes Andre Paras but he is more attentive to Barbie. “Okay katrabaho si Andre kasi masayahin siya, nagpapatawa. Akala ko noong una, sobrang tahimik. Nang tumagal, makulit din pala. At ang maganda, walang yabang sa katawan. Sa taping, dumarating siya nang mag-isa, walang alalay.”
So does she enjoy slapping and pushing Barbie then pulling her hair in so many scenes in the show? “Naku, natatakot nga akong gawin yun kasi baka masaktan ko talaga si Barbie. Pero nag-workshop kami at tinuruan on the right way to do it kaya, so far, wala pa naman totoong sakitang naganap sa set.”