James Reid
HINDI na-imagine o in-expect ng actor-singer at record producer na si James Reid na mapapasabak siya sa mundo ng showbiz.
Inamin ni James na feeling “lost” siya noong kanyang kabataan dahil sa dami ng kanyang ginagawa bilang performer – artista, dancer at singer.
Ngunit sa ngayon daw, nasa maayos na estado na siya ng kanyang buhay at career at mas kontrolado na niya ang mga bagay-bagay at kaganapan sa career at personal life.
Sa guesting ni James sa “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” nitong nagdaang Friday, isa sa mga question na ibinato sa kanya ni Tito Boy ay kung ano ang tumatakbo sa isip niya 10 years ago.
Habang tinatanong siya ay napapanood sa background si James na nagpe-perform sa ilang shows ng GMA 7 noong nagsisimula pa lamang siya sa showbiz.
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“If I look at this kid 10 years ago, he was just really going with the flow, seeing where life is taking him.
“I never imagined I was going to join show business, I never imagined that I will be an actor singing,” sey ng binata.
Patuloy pa niya, “I was a shy kid from Australia and life was kind of throwing me into all of these new things.
“I was really just going with the flow seeing where life would take me, trying everything,” saad pa ni James.
Pag-amin pa niya, “I think at that time I was a little bit lost also. Lost in the context of what I meant to be doing. I was trying everything. Acting, dancing, singing.”
Hindi rin niya na-imagine noon ang sarili na maging isang celebrity, “Yeah, it never crossed my mind.”
Inalala rin ni James yung panahong nasa high school pa lang siya sa isang eskwelahan sa Makati na tumagal lang ng dalawang buwan. Nawiwirduhan daw siya noon dahil marami na ang nagkaka-crush sa kanya.
“Pagpasok ko every morning into the school, all the students would be screaming. This was before I was on TV and everything. They would all scream and I was like, ‘What’s happening?’
“They were all taking pictures and they were all screaming and saying ‘He’s so guwapo.’ But I look very different from everyone else so that was the first time I was like, ‘Am I good-looking?’” nangingiting pagbabahagi ng boyfriend ni Issa Pressman.
At sa tanong kung kumusta na siya ngayon, “Not lost anymore. I think after exploring so many different things, after going through different management, doing film and then going independent, try music, I think I found really what makes me happy and found that balance of my career and my lifestyle.
“I feel like my music has helped me open up really,” ani James na kinumpirmang babalik na rin siya sa acting.