Rhian to Marian: Hindi ako ahas

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

Rhian Ramos is aware that some quarters are not exactly jubilant with her being chosen as Dingdong Dantes' leading lady in the local adaptation of the hit Koreanovela, "Stairway to Heaven". "So what else is new?" she says. "Di ba ayaw rin nila when I was chosen to do 'La Lola' but they were proven wrong kasi it did well in the ratings naman. At this point, I've already accepted that I can't please everyone. Meron din ngang nagkakalat na tomboy ako. What I just do is to give my best in any role assigned to me para naman hindi mapahiya yung mga nagtitiwala sa kakayahan ko. "

Won't Marian Rivera get jealous when she does her romantic scenes with Dingdong? "Ngayon pa lang, halos araw-araw kami magkasama ni Dingdong dahil sa workshops namin for our new show. But I assure her wala siyang dapat ipagselos dahil hindi ako threat sa anumang relationship meron sila. First of all, hindi ako nang-aahas, 'no? Trabaho lang itong pagpapareha namin ni Dingdong, nothing more. Mas deeper na ang level nila ni Marian sa tagal ng pinagsamahan nila. Pero siyempre, hindi maiiwasan, may magli-link talaga sa amin, which is kalakaran na rito sa showbiz na nili-link ang mga artistang magkasama sa show. I'm sure Marian herself already knows that. "

Whatever happened to her and JC de Vera? "Ayun, na-link kami when we're doing 'La Lola'. Tapos, nang wala na ang show, hindi na nag-prosper 'yung pag-link sa amin. For me, it's a sure sign na hindi ko talaga dapat seryosohin ang love life. Unang-una, I'm still so young and marami pa akong gustong ma-achieve sa buhay ko. And my work is really physically and emotionally draining kaya kung wala rin lang akong trabaho, I'd rather just stay home and get more sleep. When we start taping 'Stairway to Heaven', tiyak na masasabak na naman ako sa all night taping kaya I'm already preparing my body for that. "

Rhian is also flattered that Dingdong has nothing but good words for her. After their workshop, he said that Rhian might be young but she thinks so maturely for her age. She knows the right kind of treatment that she'll give to her role as Jodi in "Stairway to Heaven". "I'm convinced that GMA-7 made the right decision in choosing her as my leading lady," he added.

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Source: People's Journal