KUNG bibigyan ng chance, gustong magkaroon ni America’s Next Top Model Cycle 18 grand winner at British model Sophie Sumner ng Pinoy boyfriend.
Nakachika ng entertainment media si Sophie sa press launch kamakailan ng isang magazine travel show kasama ang Filipino-Australianrockstar and theater actor Mig Ayesa, ang Fil It Up na magsisimula nang umere sa January, 2015 sa GMA News TV.
Dito iikutin nina Sophie at Mig ang iba’t ibang tourist destinations sa Pilipinas para i-promote sa buong mundo.
Nakakatuwang kachika si Sophie dahil marami-rami na rin siyang alam na Tagalog words.
Wala pa raw siyang boyfriend ngayon, at open naman siya sa pagkakaroon ng karelasyong Pinoy. Aniya, marami raw guwapo sa Pilipinas at mababait. Saludo rin daw siya sa pagiging gentleman ng mga Pinoy.
Nang tanungin kung anu-ano nang Tagalog words ang natutunan niya, “Push mo ‘yan. Masarap. Guton gutom). Busog. Maganda. Guwapo. Gusto ko manok!”
“I’m getting better. I have a Tagalog teacher. The Philippines has been so kind to me, I think it would only be fair to kind of learn the language if I’m here a lot, why not? I’m trying,” chika pa ng napakagandang British model.
The first time na nakapunta sa bansa si Sophie ay noong rumampa siya sa 2012 Bench Universe Denim & Fashion show at simula raw noon ay nagustuhan na niya ang Pilipinas.
Marami na rin daw siyang kaibigan dito at super favorite niya ang sinigang, bicol xpress, adobo at halo-halo. Naikuwento rin ni Sophie kung paano niya ipinagmalaki ang Pilipinas sa kaibigan niyang Hollywood star na si Emma Watson, na nakilala bilang si Hermonione sa “Harry Potter” series.
“She doesn’t know much about it or anything. I think if she can find time, then she’ll definitely come up to visit, for sure. I was just saying how beautiful and how friendly (ang mga Pinoy). I know she’ll love it.”
Sana nga raw ay mapanood nito at ng iba pang Hollywood stars ang travel show nila ni Mig Ayesa na Fil It Up, “I told her (Emma) I’ve been travelling, wishing you’d seen about the show.
And I Skyped from here and everything, and I was like, ‘We have to get out there. It’s super relaxing, the people are really kind and you’ll love the food and the beaches are like none other. They really are beautiful.’”
Inamin naman ng modelo na mas na-in love pa siya sa Pilipinas nang gawin na nila ang Fil It Up, “I didn’t know anything about it. I really, really know nothing at all.
We didn’t really learn it in school. The only thing I knew was doing Bench Universe and just working with good people, really. The travel show just introduced me to this whole new world, which I keep coming back to.
“I came here, it just kind of opened my eyes and there’s just endless places I never realized. You can be in the mountains in Baguio where it’s cold, and they serve everything here. Everyone is so welcoming and it’s really interesting,” chika pa ng dalaga.
Paano niya idi-describe ang kanilang travel show? “Fun thing about the show, before I did it, I watched so many travel shows to see what’s out there. And what I love about this, it’s funny, it’s silly, it’s serious.
You know, like in life, you have those little moments? This show is like a collection of all those special moments rolled into one,” sey pa ni Sophie.
Bukod sa Pilipinas, ipalalabas din ang Fil It Up sa Australia, United Kingdom at sa USA.