‘Kinikilig pa rin ako’ — Jolina on working with Sam Milby and Piolo Pascual

Photo from Jolina Magdangal’s Facebook page

MANILA – Jolina Magdangal is beyond excited with her upcoming Kapamilya teleserye with co-stars Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, and Toni Gonzaga.

“Talagang masayang-masaya po ako na napasama po ako sa project na ito (I’m really happy that I’m included in this project),” Jolina said, pointing out that this is her first project with Dreamscape and her co-stars.

Jolina believes the newfound energy of her career – thanks to ABS-CBN’s ‘ Flordeliza’ and ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar’ – has something to do with the right timing.

“Siguro timing nga rin lahat e, na nanganak na ako, ‘tapos naka-recover na ako, puwede na akong mag-workout, yung mga ganun (Maybe timing is everything. I gave birth, then I finally recovered, so I can finally work out. Things like that),” Jolina said in an interview with the Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP.ph).

She also said that having former loveteam partner Marvin Agustin as her co-star in her first Kapamilya soap opera (‘Flordeliza’) helped ease the transition from family life to the busy world of showbiz.

With the tremendous success of her first two projects on ABS-CBN, Jolina can’t help but be overwhelmed.

“Sobrang thankful ako talaga and patuloy pa akong magiging thankful sa lahat ng pagmamahal na ibinibigay sa akin ng ABS ngayon (I am so thankful and I will continue to be thankful for all the love that ABS-CBN is giving me right now),” she said.

Jolina spent 12 years with GMA Network.

“Pagbalik ko sobrang sarap ng feeling (When I came back, it felt so good),” she said.

“Akala ko lang yung feeling ng pagbalik masayang-masaya na ako noon e, pero yung ibinibigay pa nila more pa… And happy ako na itong susunod kong soap, sila yung katrabaho ko, na hindi ko akalain na makakatrabaho ko (I thought just coming back [to ABS-CBN] already feels so good, but they gave me so much more… I’m happy that with this new soap [opera], I’m working with them. I never thought I’d get to work with them),” she added.

When asked about her thoughts on working with Kapamilya superstars Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby, Jolina can’t help but share her “kilig.”

“Alam n’yo kahit siguro ang tagal ko na rin sa industriya ‘tapos kapag nakakapagtrabaho ako sa mga poging katulad nila, siyempre kinikilig pa rin ako,” she said. “Pero ang nakakatuwa roon, kilala na namin sila, at alam namin na magagaling silang mga aktor. Pero nakakatuwa na ang popogi nila.”

(You know what, even though I’ve been in this industry for so long, when you work with good-looking actors like them, of course I still feel giddy. But what’s so pleasing about it is that we know them and we know they’re good actors. But it’s great that they’re also good looking.

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Jolina was also all-praises for her co-star Toni, whose movies she said she loves.

“Ako sobrang nagagalingan ako kay Toni,” Jolina said. “Napapanood ko yung mga movies niya. Nagagalingan ako sa kanyang mag-host, kumanta, at saka umarte kahit drama ha, drama-comedy, kasi natural.”

(For me, Toni is a really good actress. I watch her movies and I find her to be a really talented host, singer, and actress. Even with drama – drama-comedy. She’s a natural.)