"Let's talk about Betty," she politely begged off. Obviously uncomfortable with the question, Bea thoughtfully added, "Ako, I'm happy being single and I'm happy being free. I'm enjoying my freedom and I'm doing my job, I have new things to do. I'm happy, I'm happy. Let's not talk about it kasi parang mas gusto kong mag-focus kay Betty. I don't want to think about anything else."
"WALANG SULUTAN." Interestingly, Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez was once touted as one of the choices being considered by ABS-CBN to play Betty. In fact, Regine was reportedly willing to severe ties with her home network GMA-7 so that she could work on the project.
Negotiations fell apart, however, and in the end, Regine stayed put in the Kapuso Network, where she is now doing the Pinoy adaptation of the hit Koreanovela My Name Is Kim Sam Soon.
Given the number of names that were considered and that of Regine's case, it was pretty much expected that Bea would carry the brunt of the "sulutan" issue that popped up immediately after the selection process was closed.
"Huwag naman po sana, kasi wala naman talagang sulutan na naganap," Bea pleaded to the press.
She continued: "As far as I am concerned, hindi ako nanulot ng kahit anong proyekto coz ayoko ring magawa sa akin ‘yon. And sa akin, nagtatrabaho lang po ako. Gusto ko lang po magtrabaho."
