Ayaw pa ring lagyan ng label ni Jake Cuenca, 35, ang espesyal na relasyon na namamagitan sa kanila ni Chie Filomeno, 26.
March 2023 nang mabalita ang pagde-date ng dalawa, at hindi naman itinanggi nina Jake at Chie na sobra nilang nae-enjoy ang company ng bawat isa.
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Sa panayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), nagbigay ng pahayag si Jake tungkol sa kanila ni Chie.
"Good, masaya," paglalarawan niya sa namamagitan sa kanila ng dalaga.
"But like I've said, paano ba? I learned a few things from my past relationship.
"I don't wanna do anything para maudlot, kasi it's very happy and it's very good right now.
"For me, basing it from the things I've learned from the past, parang I don't wanna pull the trigger too early. Wala pa."
Pero diin din niya, "For me, right now, I can be blunt by saying she makes me happy, super."
Masasabi bang exclusively dating sila ng aktres?
"She makes me happy," malamang sabi ni Jake.
Tinanong namin si Jake kung anu-ano ang mga espesyal na katangian ni Chie ang nagugustuhan niya.
"Alam mo, what's so special about her is her heart, e.
"Si Chie kasi ever since nung nakilala ko pa lang siya nun, the first time, I always knew she is a very kind person, sobrang bait saka sobrang family-oriented.
"E, ganun din ako, very family-oriented so I really appreciate that."
Hinahangaan din daw ni Jake ang determinasyon ni Chie sa trabaho.
"I appreciate her journey, na-appreciate ko yung journey niya sa showbiz, kasi she's a person who's been here for a long time pero now pa lang dumarating ang time niya, which she waited [for].
"She waited for her time to come. For me, I find it beautiful, just as beautiful as she is."
FIGHT SCENES IN IRON HEART
Nakapanayam ng PEP.ph si Jake sa presscon ng Iron Heart Book 2, na ginanap sa Seda Hotel sa Quezon City noong June 23, 2023.
Napapanood si Jake bilang Eros sa prime-time action series na ito ng Kapamilya Channel.
Masaya at labis ang pasasalamat ni Jake sa mga patuloy na tumatangkilik sa serye.
Sa presscon proper ng Iron Heart ay nabanggit nila Richard Gutierrez na may mga di maiiwasang aksidente na nangyayari sa Iron Heart, lalo na't action serye ito.
Para kay Jake, hindi big deal sa kanya ang ganitong mga bagay.
"It happens, na-headkick ako sa ulo, ayoko nang sabihin, pero yeah, co-actor.
"Sa akin it doesn't really matter if it's a stuntman or a co-actor. If a stuntman kicked me on my head, I would treat him like a co-actor. Di ko naman siya pagagalitan.
"Or if a co-actor kicked me on my head, it's no problem for me kasi, like I've said, [I will] continue the scene.
"Kasi when we're doing action, or like I'm doing the role of Eros, the last thing I want is to be taken cared of or be babied.
"Kunwari may aksidente or something happened, I just tell them, 'I'd stay and give me some space kasi in character ako and I'm not as Jake.'
"It's more like, 'I can handle this and gagawin natin ito.'
"For me, kapag nangyari yun sa set, I don't really get mad and get emotional about it. It's part of the job."
ON WORKING WITH JM DE GUZMAN
Isa sa karakter na papasok sa Book 2 ng Iron Heart ay si JM de Guzman. Excited naman si Jake na makatrabaho ang aktor.
"I couldn't think of a better project but to work with him in Iron Heart. Sabi ko nga, when we're here sa set, para kaming mga bata.
"It's serious, very serious, serious stuff kasi it's a matter of life and death to do a fight scene, but I can't help and feel like a kid when on set..."
Ibinahagi rin ng Kapamilya actor ang mga karanasan niya nang mag-tape sila ng mahahalagang eksena ng serye sa Rome, Italy.
"Certainly it was very fun, but it was lot of work, it's more work, e. We're all happy and we're all satisfied with what we did kasi we're all happy with the work.
"Nakuha ni Direk lahat ng materyal na kailangan niya. Certainly they gave us a great acting space na ang sarap umarte sa ibang bansa.
"Ang sarap umarte sa Rome, no joke, that's what I'm saying, na, I'm happy kasi I get to work and I get to travel at the same time."
Inspirado si Jake dahil nabibigyan siya ng iba-ibang roles kunsaan napapakita niya ang kanyang talento sa pag-arte. Bagay na talaga palang target ni Jake sa tuwing tatangap siya ng proyekto.
"I really consider myself a full-time actor, pag nagpresenta ako ng role, if I do something for the show, I really, really try to do something na di pa ninyo nakikita.
"I try my best not to repeat my performance. For me, what I'm trying to do is try to create from scratch and then present it to the fans and audience."