Ibinahagi ng actress-beauty queen na si Kelley Day mahirap na pinagdaanan niya noong nakaraang taon dahil sa kanyang health condition.
Ito ay matapos siyang kumustahin ng GMA News showbiz reporter na si Lhar Santiago sa mediacon ng DermClinic at Dermplus.
Ginanap ang event, na dinaluhan din ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) sa Luxent Hotel, sa Quezon City, noong March 15, 2023.
Si Kelley ay isa sa bagong endorser ng nasabing beauty and wellness product kasama ang ilan pang Sparkle artists.
"I'm so blessed... [I] had a rough year last year. And I haven't been active in public for ten months, so this is actually my first public appearance, and I couldn't ask for anything better," bungad ni Kelley.
Sa puntong ito, naikuwento ni Kelley na ang pagkakaroon niya ng alopecia ang dahilan kaya hind siya makapag-focus sa kanyang showbiz career.
Ang alopecia, ayon sa webmd.com, ay isang autoimmune disorder na nagreresulta sa matinding pagkalagas ng buhok.
Unang isinapubliko ni Kelley ang kanyang condition sa intro video niya nang sumali siya sa Miss World Philippines noong 2019.
Read: Aspiring beauty queen Kelley Day opens up about her struggle with alopecia
Ani Kelley: "Someone who had an alopecia since 2018... As you might know, since I joined the pageant in 2019, that was my advocacy.
"And for me, to be able to endorse something that's really so close to my heart, I know what's it's like to feel that no one can relate to you and I was alone in my journey."
Mula raw noon ay may mga lumapit sa kanya para ibahagi ang parehong karanasan.
"When I opened up and used my platform to advocate for alopecia awareness, [it] seems like so many people came to me, and messaged me that they were suffering as well, and were asking for advice, so it was like a community.
"And that makes me feel so humble about my skin and my hair, and whatever journey I had to go through."
Determinado si Kelley na ipagpatuloy ang kanyang adbokasiya sa larangang ito.
"I would like to share my experience, my honest experience, because I don't like to lie about these things because it's so personal for me.
"Yeah, I'm willing to share to them my experience."
Noong June 2022, nag-post si Kelley sa IG na dumaan siya sa “fear/panic/anxiety, adjustment disorder" at humingi siya ng professional help para malampasan ito.
Read: Kelley Day slams basher who called her "kabit": "Pls let me heal in peace."
ON BEAUTY PAGEANTS
Si Kelley ay kinoronahan bilang 2021 Miss Eco International 1st runner-up.
May plano ba siyang sumali uli ng beauty pageant?
Sagot ni Kelley, "Let's see. I'm 26 years old now so I do have more couple of years.
"Probably not this year, but maybe next year, but don't hold me to that."
ON GETTING BACK TO ACTING
Pagdating sa pag-arte, inihayag ni Kelley na gusto niya itong tututukan ngayong 2023.
Sabi niya, "I really miss being in front of the camera, and working with amazing people.
"I look forward to be coming back and doing what I love again this year.
"Patience lang talaga."
Si Kelley ay dating bahagi ng female group na GT o GirlTrends ng It's Showtime.
March 2018 nang lumipat siya sa GMA-7. Ang huling proyekto niya sa Kapuso Network ay ang The World Between Us noong 2021.