Actor Ken Chan has cleared the cobwebs and said that Rita Daniela was not the subject of cryptic tweets he posted a month ago alluding to someone who was trying to put him down.
“Definitely, it’s not Rita!” he says. “On the contrary, we’re very okay even if we don’t get to see each other that often at this point.”
The actor doesn’t want to give away the identity of the person he’s referring to.
“There are really people who will try to put you down. It happens not only here in showbiz. It can happen in any field. Many people feast on other’s downfall. All of us will undergo such experience.”
“In cases such as this, I always remember what my folks told me. According to them, those who are being put down will be elevated. God will lift them up. That motivates me to keep on going!”
Despite what happened, Ken still considers the person involved a friend.
“I’m the type who doesn’t harbor any ill feeling towards someone who has done me wrong. I’m blessed and thankful that I’m like that. I easily forgive. My doors are still open for friendship!”
How about Rita? Is he still keen on doing projects with her in the future?
“I’m looking forward to working with her again soon. But Rita and I believe that eventually, we have to go solo. As Sparkle explained to us, the love team phase is temporary.
“Especially if you’ll think that our screen partnership was just accidental. We’re just so blessed that people supported our tandem in ‘My Special Tatay.’ So, yes, I’m still open to working with Rita. I’m not just certain if it’s going to be this year or next year.
“We both believe that it’s better if we would be paired with other stars also. It would be beneficial for us. It’s healthier if we get to work with fellow actors. We’ll both experience growth in our craft!”
Meanwhile, Ken lists Bianca Umali, Ruru Madrid, Glaiza de Castro, Julie Ann San Jose, and Gabbi Garcia as some of the people whom he would want to work with in his showbiz project.
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It’s exciting to see Mona Louise Rey, who started as a child actress in GMA and is presently using the screen name Mona Alawi make a limited acting comeback as she breathes life to the young Ivana Alawi in the upcoming Kapamilya prime time show A Family Affair. In real life, Mona is the younger sister of Ivana.
It can be remembered that Mona stormed into the showbiz scene in 2011 after bagging the title role in the hit Kapuso soap Munting Heredera. After this, she was given the opportunity to appear in other hit programs like Aso ni San Roque in 2012, Bukod Kang Pinagpala in 2013, My BFF in 2014, and Hahamakin ang Lahat in 2016. After this, she took a break from the ‘biz and later entered the vlogging world along with Ivana.
In A Family Affair, Mona will be seen in flashback scenes where her character will enter the lives of the Estrellabrothers to be portrayed by Sam Milby, Gerald Anderson, Jake Ejercito, and Jameson Blake.
This will be Mona’s first soap opera appearance in six years.