Kaila Estrada honors ‘strong’ mom Janice de Belen this Women’s Month
Kaila Estrada defines an empowered woman as “someone who is confident, resilient, stands firm on her families, knows her worth and faces challenges with grace.”
In keeping with the celebration of Women’s Month this March, the actress-model offered a piece of advice for young girls.
“I guess another piece of advice that I recently heard as well, which stuck with me was don’t shy away from claiming your seat at the table. And if you don’t feel like you have a seat at the table, bring your own chair. So, I feel like that no matter how you interpret that or no matter how that fits your current situation, or in life, that’s definitely something that stuck with me,” she shared at the press event of local skincare brand Barefaced where she was introduced as the brand ambassador.
The STAR asked Kaila of her message to her mom Janice de Belen in observance of Women’s Month. And she expressed, “I wanna say thank you for being the best mom I could ever ask for, for being a strong example of a strong woman in my eyes. I owe my mom a lot for the person that I am today. I love you, Ma.”
Kaila turned 29 last March 16. Among the long list of birthday wishes she has for this year are more showbiz projects, good health and opportunities to spend more time with her family.
“Good health is something that I really want to focus on. Spending time with my loved ones (also). Time is so valuable and I feel like sometimes when we’re busy, we tend to neglect them and that’s something that I really want to focus on — spend time with my family as much as possible.”
Kaila was grateful to be tapped as the endorser of Barefaced, a brand that was founded in October 2022 by Arriane Reyes-Recella and Eleanor Casao-Roma. They presented new skincare must-haves during the launching event, such as, Sunkissed Tinted Light Sunscreen and the Melt Away Facial Cleanser.
“It’s such an honor to be part of a brand that is headed by beautiful, strong empowered women who are not only business owners but also mothers. At the same time, they take care of their family. I think that resonates closely to me because I also have a strong, empowered, independent mom,” Kaila told the attendees.
Growing up, she admitted she had certain skin insecurities but she was able to overcome them, citing how the beauty standards have evolved over the years.
“When I was growing through puberty siyempre that’s the time na grabe yung pimples,” she recalled. “And also my sisters have amazing skin. They’ve always had amazing skin so, of course, I did feel a lot of insecurities in my teenage years.
“And also kasi sa amin ng sisters ko, ako yung morena. Although when I look at somebody, gandang-ganda ako sa kanila and for some reason, when I look at myself parang hindi ako masaya. That’s why I’m so happy now that the beauty standards have evolved so much.
“Now, a lot more people, a lot more Filipinas are proud to be morena and I’m one of them. I’m really, really happy about that. And I feel like it definitely shapes and just changes the mentality of young girls now.”
Meanwhile, Kaila welcomed the positive reviews of her role as the hacker and cyber ops specialist Max Alvero in the action-drama series “Incognito.”
“I feel like there is beauty in turning pain into power,” Kaila on her character as Max, who’s dealing with grief following the demise of her fiancé. “Grief is a very difficult thing to go through whether it be loss of a loved one or a heartbreak, in general. We all experience grief in life. And I feel like there is beauty in using it to empower yourself.
“I feel that it’s possible and I feel like that shows resilience also. That’s a great way to make use of it and to grow from it. And also to heal, to find power in that and to use it for good.”
Can the viewers expect healing for Max as well?
“Without saying too much, I feel like slowly, gradually mapapansin niyo kay Max, yung healing journey niya,” replied Kaila.
“As of right now, she is still experiencing grief. You can still see her grieving at this point of the story. But gradually, you will be able to see how she copes with it.”
She hoped that the viewers who could relate to Max could see her heal and get inspired by her.
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