GLENDA GARCIA is also a returnee in “First Lady”. She reprises her role from “First Yaya” as the manipulative reporter, Marni Tupaz.
“I am so glad when they told me kasama uli ako sa Season 2,” she says. “Kasi it’s so nice to be a part of this winning team.
"Ang saya-saya namin sa locked in taping namin. Reunited kami rito ng good good friend ko from way back, si Samantha Lopez, who plays one of the former First Ladies. We treat each other not just as best friends but more like sisters.
"Tapos, yung isa pang dating First Lady, si Isabel Rivas, is my cousin, so reunion din namin ito. Ang roommate ko naman sa resort where we shot it was another good friend, si Shyr Valadez. Lahat sila, lalong napalapit sa akin.”
What will be the role of Marni Tupaz this time, when she was already declared persona non grata in Season One?
“Wala na ngayon ang dati niyang kaalyado, si Gardo Versoza as Speaker Prado with whom she connived para pabagsakin si Gabby Concepcion as Pres. Glenn Acosta.
"But now, she finds a new ally in Alice Dixson as Atty. Ingrid Domingo, dating girlfriend ni Gabby na kinuha niyang political adviser without knowing na balak lang nitong maghiganti sa kanya at pabagsakin din siya bilang presidente.
"Abangan nyo dahil magaganda ang twists and turns of plot dito sa Season Two.”
SHYR VALDEZ is a newcomer in the cast of “First Lady” as she is not part of “First Yaya”.
“Tuwang-tuwa ako nang malaman kong magiging bahagi ako ng ‘First Lady’ kasi it’s overwhelming to be a member of the number one show,” she says.
So what’s her role in “First Lady”? “I play Manang Sioning, na dati nang nasa staff ng presidential palace. Pero wala ako sa First Season kasi nag-leave yung character ko.
"Now, bumalik na ako dito sa ‘First Lady’ at dahil sa sobrang higpit ko, makaka-enkwentro ko yung ibang mga alalay sa palasyo like sina Kakai Bautista and Cai Cortez. Pati si Sanya Lopez as Melody, aapihin ko rin dito.”
Is it easy to bully someone like Sanya?
“Naku, mahirap mang-api kapag ang aapihin mo, sobrang bait like her. Una kaming nagkasama ni Sanya in ‘Cain at Abel’ three years ago at doon pa lang, nagkasundo na kami agad.
"Okay na okay kami roon, pero dito, iniismiran ko siya tuwing makikita ko.”
She enjoys her role as it’s more of comedy.
“Usually kasi, sa drama shows ako kina-cast. But dito comedy ang atake, so natutuwa ako kasi I got to prove na puede rin pala ako sa comedy.
"Kami nina Kakai and Cai, nagbabanatan kami rito, pero sa salita lang. Sa locked in taping, masaya kaming lahat kasi all generations are represented in the cast and I'm so happy that all of them are my friends.”
