MANILA, Philippines – As a star who was discovered via a social media app, Maine Mendoza is aware she has a lot of bashers and haters online.
But the 20-year-old star said she is merely shrugging off the hate she is receiving from some netizens, adding that she wants to focus on the “good stuff.”
“Ngayon po, ang dami nang nangbabash sa amin, sa AlDub, sa akin. Pero ako po, iniisip ko talaga, bakit pag nakakabasa ako ng negative about sa akin, nagtataka ako bakit di ako affected?” Maine said in an interview with Jessica Soho in the GMA-7 news magazine program “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” aired Sunday.
She added: “Iniisip ko, ang weird, dapat affected ako kasi masama 'yung sinasabi nila tungkol sa akin, e. Parang, pangit e. So bakit ako parang kebs lang.”
“Pero good thing naman siguro na ganun ang reaksyon ko sa bashing ng tao,” she added.
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Maine added she doesn’t have the time to “wallow” in the “downside ng show business.”
“Yung sunud-sunod ang dating ng blessings sa akin, sa AlDub po, at Alden din.So, parang wala po akong time para isipin kung ano yung downside,” she said.
The “Eat Bulaga” mainstay was recently linked to a Twitter issue concerning Julie Ann San Jose and her “Kalyeserye” love team Alden Richards, with fans of AlDub bashing the singer online. But Maine reportedly apologized to Julie Ann at the dressing room of GMA-7 show “Sunday PinaSaya” yesterday.
‘Found my path’
Maine said she was insecure as a child, contrary to her lively and confident onscreen persona. Her stint on “Eat Bulaga,” she said, helped her discover herself and what she can do.
“N'ung bata po ako, mahiyain po ako. Sobrang mahiyain po ako. Sobrang uneventful po n'ung childhood ko. And parang tumatanda ako, parang hindi ko alam kung ano talaga ang gusto kong gawin sa buhay ko. So parang ako, hinahanap ko talaga which path talaga yung para sa akin,” she said.
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“Happy po ako na, feeling ko, ito na po. Feeling ko nasagot ko na 'yung tanong ko,” she said.
Although she admittedly has low self-esteem, Maine said she sees her showbiz stint as an opportunity to step out of her comfort zone.
“Tingin ko kasi ito na yung chance ko, kaya hindi ko na iho-hold back yung sarili ko… “'Yun yung nagbibigay sa akin ng lakas ng loob. Pero off cam po talaga, pabebe lang ako,” she quipped.
“Sobrang overwhelming po. Honestly, hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin nagsi-sink in sa akin lahat ng nangyayari,” she said of her recent successes in showbiz. “Hindi ko siya iniisip kaya hindi pa siya napro-process ng utak ko, she said.”
Apart from being an “Eat Bulaga” mainstay, Maine will star in the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival entry “My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore.”