Hindi raw inakala ni Heart Evangelista na makakausap niya nang personal si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte tungkol sa kanyang likhang-sining.
Nagkaroon ng pagkakataong makausap ni Heart si Pangulong Duterte sa isang meeting kasama ang mister ng aktres na si Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Paglalarawan ni Heart sa pangulo, “He was very, very kind. I didn't expect him to be very sweet, soft-spoken.
“Nakakatuwa. He's very nice, funny, sweet.
“He was very gracious enough to give his time to talk to me or talk to me about my art, made me kuwento about the story of Da Vinci. He's just very normal.”
Nakausap ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang miyembro ng press si Heart sa ginanap na interview matapos siyang pumirma ng bagong kontrata sa GMA Network ngayong Lunes, September 19.
Ayon pa sa Kapuso actress, nakatulong sa kanilang pagkikita ang pagiging normal lang ni President Duterte dahil sobrang kinakabahan siya.
“In the beginning, parang I was nervous to meet him din, kasi parang it's like meeting a president, di ba?
“Parang, who meets the president, di ba?
“So, when I talked to him, he was very casual, very normal. I appreciated it.
“He's very simple, which was better para less intimidating given his title.”
Hindi na nagbigay ng anumang detalye si Heart kung ano pa ang napag-usapan nila ni Pangulong Duterte.
Pero muli niyang inulit na sa pagkakataong ito, nakita niya ang magandang katangian ng pangulo.
“He was very gracious, very proper. He was very gracious, parang hindi siya presidente.”
Sinabi pa raw ni President Duterte kay Heart, “Magagalit ang bunso niya kasi she's sleeping na yata. Hindi ko nasabing pupunta ka.”
Ang tinutukoy ng pangulo ay ang anak niya kay Honeylet Avancena na si Veronica “Kitty” Duterte.
Read: Heart Evangelista gushes over first meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte: 'It was pretty awesome.'