MANILA, Philippines- Yen Santos got emotional as she recalled how she started in showbiz.
During the press conference proper of the primetime drama series “Pure Love,” Yen was asked how she she was able to be in tears in an instant when doing emotional scenes.
Pure Love is Yen's biggest break, four years after joining the reality show “Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash” in 2010. The show's about to end on November 14.
“Ano po kasi...experience? Kasi nang nag-start pa lang po ako...” Yen replied, then got emotional.
“Nang nag-start po kasi ako may mga taong hindi naniniwala sa akin, sa kakayahan ko,” she continued. “Parang no'ng umpisa parang wala silang tiwala sa akin, pagdating sa set parang dalawang oras na nila akong hinihintay di pa rin ako maiyak.
“Hanggang sa nag-pray ako nang nag-pray, na sabi ko sa sarili ko na darating din ang araw na gagaling din akong umiyak, na may panghuhugutan ako nang mabilis. So doon po siguro, sa malulungkot na pinagdaanan.”
Instead of being down with all the rejections she got in the past, Yen used this as motivation to better herself.
“Ako po mula ng mga panahon na 'yon, nag-work hard po ako,” she relates. “Nagtrabaho akong mabuti, nag-pray lang ako nang nag-pray, humingi ako ng guidance kay Jesus kung para sa akin talaga 'tong pinapasok kong trabaho. So 'yon lang po, nagsikap ako.”
Now that her talent's slowly getting recognized, Yen would like to focus on her career and set aside her love life.
She said she had a non-showbiz relationship before, and if ever would like her future partner to be out of the showbiz industry.
Yet she was quick to add that “Pero hindi po ako nagsasalita nang tapos, kasi mamaya mabalitaan n'yo na lang may ka-date na [non-showbiz guy].”