Bela Padilla
NASAKTAN at talagang dinamdam ng actress-director na si Bela Padilla ang pagsasara ng ABS-CBN dahil hindi na ito nabigyan ng bagong prangkisa.
Isa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit nagdesisyon siyang iwan ang Pilipinas at manirahan muna sa London mahigit dalawang taon na ngayon ang nakararaan.
“To be completely frank, I made my decision to leave when ABS-CBN closed down. I was really affected by that and I felt hurt by it,” ang pahayag ni Bela sa ulat ng ABS-CBN.
“I felt that people decided on my livelihood without experiencing being on the set, without knowing how hard it is to finish a project.
“They were able to decide without meeting the people whose lives are changing forever. I felt that if we couldn’t be protected in a basic scale, it just doesn’t feel safe.
“So, I wanted to find a place where I feel completely safe, where they don’t pull the rug under you and say, ‘Sorry, you no longer have work today.’ I felt that really changed my mind,” lahad pa ng aktres na isang British citizen. Ang tunay niyang pangalan ay Krista Elyse Hidalgo Sullivan.
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Sey pa ng dalaga, pareho niyang nae-enjoy ang United Kingdom at Pilipinas lalo pa’t napaka-hightech na ngayon ng communication system.
“Ten years ago, if there is an artista who moved to the US or somewhere else, there will be no Zoom, which will allow them to meet any time of the day with Boss Vic (del Rosario, may-ari ng Viva Films) or ABS-CBN just to talk about the latest project for me. The world really got so close, so it’s easier,” aniya pa.
Samantala, bumalik si Bela sa Pilipinas para sa ilang projects na natanguan niya, kabilang na ang bago niyang movie na “Wish You Were the One” kasama ang isa sa favorite leading man niyang si JC Santos.
Sabi pa niya sa pagpapabalik-balik sa UK at Pilipinas at sa estado ng kanyang buhay ngayon, “I feel the pandemic made the world so small. We’re all just citizens of the world. We don’t have to be locked in one place.
“Our world got smaller and smaller because of the pandemic. I feel that you can be based anywhere and still be completely functional as a person.
“I had no time to spend my money then. I couldn’t even go to the mall and buy even just a jacket. I had to do everything online. I didn’t really experience shopping for myself. I would buy through a personal shopper.
“I’m very happy I went through that. So, I was able to save. Now I have savings. It paid off. Like I said, I like investing in little things, like business with my brother. I like to experiment and try things. I don’t keep my eggs in just one basket,” sabi pa ni Bela sa naturang panayam.
Okay pa rin naman daw ang LDRo long-distance relationship nila ng kanyang Swiss boyfriend na si Norman Bay at magtatatlong na raw sila ngayong taon.
“He lives in Switzerland, while I live in London. It’s not like we see each other every day. So, it doesn’t affect him if I’m here in the Philippines or in London,” aniya pa.
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