Manila Bulletin

Nadine Lustre addresses pregnancy rumor

- By STEPHANIE MARIE BERNARDINO

Young who was star rumored Nadine recently Lustre, to her be silence pregnant, on the has matter. broken The 25-year-old singer-actress brushed off the speculatio­n, telling reporters who asked her about it, “Huh? Buntis ako? Bakit hindi ko naman po alam na buntis ako? (laughs)”

Asked to also comment on talks that she backed out from the Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Miracle In Cell No. 7” because she was in the family way, the Kapamilya artist said she merely wanted to rest.

“Kasi buong taon, tuloy-tuloy din po ako. So I think well deserved ko naman ’yun (ang magpahinga).

Deserve ko naman ’yung magpahinga and then meron din po ako kasi kailangang ibang asikasuhin outside po sa showbiz.” She later added: “Saan galing? Saan po galing (’yung balita na buntis ako)? Ako naman, if ’di naman po nanggaling sa akin, sana ’wag naman po paniwalaan ’di ba?”

Actually, Nadine need not address the talks as she appears to be in tip-top shape, certainly without belly bump.

Well, she’s sexier now not because she’s on a diet plan, but that she fell ill few days ago due to a bug that’s been going around. “Lahat ng tao may sakit, kasi kakagaling lang sa rainy season...”

‘Your Moment’

Nadine will soon be seen on TV via “Your Moment,” which has singing and dancing competitio­ns in one reality show. Performanc­es will be done on a state-of-the-art revolving, immersive set.

Also on the judges panel are Boy Abunda and Billy Crawford. Luis Manzano and Vhong Navarro serve as hosts.

“Ang dami kong natutunan sa show na ito, sa mga tapings po namin. Ang dami kong mga bagong tao na nakikilala,” she said.

Nadine was so inspired by the experience that she was quite emotional writing her acceptance speech for her latest Best Actress award which she was unable to personally accept as she was taping an episode for “Your Moment.”

“For years, it felt like I was mindlessly walking on a dark misty road, with a heart full of doubt and hopelessne­ss... Hard to believe that a person like me has so much selfdoubt... I was afraid of failure, too... Big dreams, I almost abandoned because of fear... Us, people, are naturally allergic to negatives that might occur in our lives,” part of her post read.

Despite that, Nadine acknowledg­ed the universe works in “mysterious ways.”

“I swear, I gave up so many times and for some reason no matter how risky and impossible the road may seem, I needed to continue walking... I’ve always been one to question my purpose and now its never been more clear. Maraming Salamat po

Gawad Urian.”

In the interview, Nadine shared her boyfriend, James Reid, was supposed to represent her at the award nights except that he had prior commitment too. Emotional

As James was a judge on the justconclu­ded “Idol Philippine­s,” we asked Nadine if she got some tips from him.

“Actually sa akin po siya humingi ng tips,” she revealed. “Tinatanong niya ako paano napapansin ’yung performanc­e, paano naiisip kung ano ’yung gusto sabihin, gusto i-comment. This was before pa mag-start ang

‘Idol.’”

According to Nadine, her “Your Moment” co-judges helped her a lot when it came to delivering her opinions.

The actress admits she gets emotional on the job at times, especially after contestant­s tell their stories. Well, the judges will evaluate the acts’ performanc­es using an emotion meter knob to reflect their scores in real time.

“Alam mo ’yung struggle yet ganyan kagagaling. ’Yung iba walang lugar na mapag-practice-an, ’di na nakakauwi, ’di na nakakain, walang mapamasahe — very inspiring stories,” she shared. “Hindi ko mapigilan matuwa para sa kanila. Performer din ako, alam ko pakiramdam mahirapan — like walang tulog, masakit katawan. Galing din ako sa girl group. Nararamdam­an ko ’yung nararamdam­an nila pagtungton­g ng stage mula sa proseso, ’pag nakapag-perform na

especially on national TV where lahat napapanuod.”

“Your Moment” is a collaborat­ion between ABS-CBN and Dutch powerhouse creator Fritz Production­s. The acts will have to power through four competitio­n levels in order to become one of the grand champions: “Your First Moment,” ”Your Moment of Choice,” “Your Moment of Power,” and “Your Grand Moment.”

“Your Moment” premieres on Nov. 9.

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 ??  ?? Nadine Lustre
Nadine Lustre
 ??  ?? (From left): Billy Crawford, Nadine, Boy Abunda, and Luis Manzano
(From left): Billy Crawford, Nadine, Boy Abunda, and Luis Manzano
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James Reid

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