How far can relationship goals stand the ultimate test when real or reel celebrity couples find themselves in an unfamiliar world?
Sunday afternoons will be extra fun and challenging with Heart Evangelista-Escudero as she starts a new chapter in her career on television hosting a reality-game show with celebrity couples.
Heart, literally, step outs of her comfort zone in Follow Your Heart.
The reality-game show is GMA Public Affair’s newest show and it dares real and reel celebrity couples to face demanding challenges like common folks do.
Each episode features two celebrity pairs that will take on the challenges of raising children – and money – for their respective adoptive family. Together, they will look after the children and perform household chores such as washing clothes and cooking. It’s a show where drama, action, and entertainment are rolled into one.
The task does not end there as the celebrity couples must battle it out in a series of fun games where cash prizes are at stake and given to their newfound families. The winning host family will receive P50,000 while a consolation prize of P25,000 goes to the non-winning host family.
Fans will definitely see another side of Heart in her latest project. “Never been seen iyong mga ginagawa namin. Matutuwa sila dahil mas makikilala nila kami bilang mga artista, kung sino kami sa totoong buhay,” says Heart.
Aside from hosting the show, Heart immerses herself in the challenges as well. “Ginawa ko iyong mga challenges. And iyong iba mahirap siyempre dahil summer pero sobrang ang dami kong natutunan,” says the Kapuso actress-host. “Expect [na] nila na talagang lahat kami na mafi-feature sa show [ay] mag-i-step out talaga sa aming mga comfort zones,” she adds.
In the pilot episode, Follow Your Heart went to Lake Pandin in San Pablo, Laguna with celebrity couples Mark Herras and Winwyn Marquez and LJ Reyes and Paolo Contis. From making and riding their own rafts to fishing, the Kapuso stars took on the various challenges to win the game.
Mark and Winwyn accompanied the hardworking couple Lotlot and Romeo Sales who builds makeshift boats that tourists ride to cross Lake Pandin. Lotlot, now seven months pregnant, helps out by pulling the rope that moves the raft across the lake. The couple has eight children.
Meanwhile, LJ and Paolo take on the tasks of couple Orlando and Gina Tolentino. Like Lotlot, Gina also works the rafts on Lake Pandin. Orlando, on the other hand, is a fisherman. Gina the following morning sells the catch he gets from the lake at dusk.
LJ and Paolo won the challenges over Mark and Wynwyn. Orlando and Gina received P50 thousand while Lotlot and Romeo P25 thousand.
Who will join Heart on Sunday in Follow Your Heart? Watch it at 5 p.m. on GMA7.