A lesson Kim Chiu won't forget
While she appreciates screen partner Xian Lim’s attention, Kim Chiu shared that she prefers to focus on their love team first.
“Ngayon, kami ni Xian, sinisimulan pa lang as a love team. So iniingatan ko muna iyon at mas mahal ko ang trabaho ko,” Kim told Yahoo! Philippines OMG! and some members of the press at the press conference of Kapamilya’s new TV drama “Ina, Kapatid, Anak” on Wednesday, October 3.
“Ngayon mas mahalaga sa akin yung trabaho ko kasi ito yung bumubuhay sa akin,” she explained. That’s why Kim she doesn’t want personal matters to affect their tandem.
“Malaking bagay kasi na magkatrabaho kayo then yung eksena ninyo, kiligan, tapos magkaaway kayong dalawa, hate ninyo ang isa’t isa. Mahirap ngang gawin iyon, lalo na ngayon, nagsisimula pa lang ang love team namin. Iyon yung iniingatan ko ngayon.”
Kim shares that she has learned many things from previous screen partner Gerald Anderson.
“Medyo naisip ko na kapag magkarelasyon kayo, mahirap sa trabaho, lalo na as a loveteam. Katulad ng nangyari dati, pinasok namin pero hindi umayos. Medyo nahirapan ako na tumayo as myself dito sa showbiz.”
Growing friendship
Kim admits she has grown closer to Xian.
“Mas madaldal si Xian ngayon at hindi na siya nahihiyang lumapit sa akin. Saka mas lumalim ang friendship namin. Ngayon, hindi na kami nagkakailangan. At siyempre, mga taping namin more than 24 hours, so mas naging close kami ngayon.”
Kim is reuniting with ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson in a movie for Star Magic’s 20thanniversary.
“Okay naman kami. Magkaibigan kami, nagkukwentuhan. Nasa point na kami na nagkukwentuhan kami, nagbibiruan kami. Parang bago kaming magkaibigan na matagal nang magkakilala, parang ganoon,” she said.
Kim's life after split with Gerald
How did she cope with the separation from Gerald?
“Siguro sa amin ni Ge (Gerald), siguro kapag nagma-mature ka, acceptance na lang. Matatanggap mo na hanggang doon na lang kayo. And para saan pa kung magtatanim ka ng galit kung yung taong iyon, iisang circle lang ang ginagalawan ninyo?”
Kim shared that Gerald sometimes teases her to Xian and she tease him to Sarah Geronimo. But they don’t talk seriously about it.
“Hindi naman siya nagtatanong. Mas mabuti nang hindi. Mas mabuti na yung ganun na lang. Wala na yung personal na contact sa isa’t isa. Nagkikita lang kami sa set. We’re very good professionally. Hanggang doon na lang, wala nang lalagpas doon,” Kim said.
“Ina, Kapatid, Anak” also stars Maja Salvador, Enchong Dee, Janice de Belen, Cherry Pie Picache, Ariel Rivera and Ronaldo Valdez.
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