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Sizzling in coquettish summer wear, actress Cristine Reyes
talks about dating, her decision to stay in ABS-CBN and what
she won’t ever do for an acting award |
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Story Marlet D. Salazar
Photography Doc Marlon Pecjo
Art direction Maia Reyes
Styling Patrick Ty, with assistance Debbie
Lupango
Makeup Lala Flores
Hair Nante Alingasa
Sittings editors Suki Salvador,
Carla Casanova, Meryll Yan, Charmagne Garcia-Laconico, Camille
Sison, Kat Veloso
Shoot assistant Alyssa Lorenzo
Shot on location at
Pan Pacific Hotel
Special thanks to
Ms. Kathy Manuel
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After the storm, literally, comes the sun.
Famously devastated by Typhoon Ondoy and left on a rooftop,
Cristine Reyes is now basking in the limelight. The girl who
had to be rescued by a jet ski-riding Richard Gutierrez now
has showbiz assignments left and right, shows abroad and coveted
endorsements.
This 2010, Cristine Reyes means business, determined to earn
her place in the industry. Surprisingly, the 21-year-old would
exchange stellar fame for tenure and acting recognition. “Ayaw
ko na popular lang ako kasi the next day,
may iba na. Gusto ko ’yong kahit hindi man ako nandoon
sa top, at least nandoon pa rin ako forever.
(I wouldn’t go for popularity alone because the next
moment, there’s somebody else more popular. Even if
I’m not on top, at least I am in the business forever),”
she says. |
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Starlet
Turns Serious
Cristine further reinforces that resolve by saying that her
dream role is that of a psycho-killer, a suspense movie that
will show her versatility. However, as a woman who sees her
body as an investment, Cristine wouldn’t dare do a Charlize
Theron or Renee Zellwegger (both won Oscars for unglamorous
roles—Charlize in Monster and Renee in Cold Mountain).
She says matter-of-factly, “Magpapataba, as
in literal na magpapataba? Puwede namang dayain ’yon.
Siguro hindi naman ganoon kasi siyempre inaalagaan ko ang
katawan ko. Ayaw kong tumaba. Siguro puwede ’yong
makeup lang na papapangitin o papaitimin okay
lang sa akin yun pero yung gagalawin mo ang katawan ko na
papatabain, no way. Kung papayatin mo ako, okay
lang. (Gain weight, as in literally gain weight? That
can be doctored. I don’t think I can gain weight because,
of course, I’m taking care of my body. I’m okay
with using makeup to alter my face or darken the color of
my skin, but I won’t go as far as gaining weight. If
you ask me to lose more weight, that’s okay)”
Serendipitously, Cristine turned 21 on the day of the MEGA
cover shoot, going as far as rearranging her birthday festivities
in order to make time for it. “I’m so excited,”
she says. “I’m happy. Gusto ko siya kasi
high fashion. At iba siya sa lahat ng covers na
ginawa ko. (I like it because it’s high fashion.
It’s different from the other covers that I did in the
past).”
The Kapamilya who, once upon a time was a Kapuso, almost jumped
ship again but ABS-CBN was quick to thwart the impending transfer.
There were no details on her new contract but it is evident
that Cristine got a good deal. She just wrapped up an afternoon
soap with Jake Cuenca and when she returns home from the United
States later this month, the pretty lass is going to start
taping Kristine Series with Zanjoe Marudo.
What happened to her rumored return to GMA? “Well, doon
kasi ako nag-start, 14 years old [until I was] 18. So
marami akong naging friends na parang naging family
ko na rin. Pero eventually I realized na ang
dami kong iiwanan sa ABS-CBN na opportunities
na minsan lang darating sa buhay ko. I realized
na I will stay here. I know na aaalagaan nila ako
talaga at nagtitiwala sila sa akin. So ’yon
ang malaking factor bakit ako nag-stay sa
kanila. (I started there when I was 14 until I was 18.
So I gained a lot friends who became like family to me. But
eventually I realized that I’d miss out on a lot at
ABS-CBN, opportunities that would rarely come into my life.
I realized I’d rather stay here. I know that they’ll
take good care of me and that they trust me. That’s
the deciding factor for why I stayed).”
And are the reconciliation rumors with Kapuso Dennis Trillo
true? Cristine replies, “Kasi nakikita kami minsan
na magkasama, pero for me, two years kasi kami so
hindi mo maiiwasan na minsan magkita kami. Makasama mga
sisters niya, Mommy niya kasi naging close
naman kami. So ayon, nami-misinterpret ng mga tao
sabihin na nagkabalikan. (Maybe it’s because people
see us going out, but for me, we were together for two years
so it couldn’t be avoided that sometimes we’d
see each other. I also get together with his sisters and mother
because we became close. So that’s why people have the
impression that we’re back together.” It’s
this feisty quality that probably makes her irresistible to
the male populace. Her leading role though in the soap opera
Eva Fonda put her in the primetime spotlight. |
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