Sexy Talk with Addy, Ivan, Jak and Ken

Set to color the TV screen “sexy” tonight on GMA (after the Dingdong Dantes starrer Alyas Robin Hood) are Addy Raj (an Indian), Ivan Dorschner (Fil-Am), Ken Chan (Chinese) and Jak Roberto (pure Filipino), the four leading men of Barbie Forteza in the rom-com Meant To Be, directed by LA Madridejos. (Trivia: Jak is called Pambansang Abs because he’s always shown with his bare six-pack in the GMA shows Dear Uge and Bubble Gang.)

They will fall for Barbie as Billie, a girl who has issues in life. Addy plays Jai Patel, a guy from Mumbai whose life story is straight out of a Bollywood movie; Ivan is Ethan Spender, the “perfect boyfriend” here to reconnect with his widowed mom; Ken is Yuan Lee, the illegitimate Fil-Chino son of a rich businessman; and Jak is Macoy dela Cruz, the shy middle-class Pinoy.

During the pictorial, Barbie exclaimed while being surrounded by the four guys, joking, “Huwag n’yo ako masyadong titigan; marupok ako!” As they would say in Filipino, ang haba ng hair mo, ha! Applause for Barbie who has so far won four awards: Best Supporting Actress for Mariquina from Gawad Urian and Cinemalaya; Movie Actress of the Year for Puntod from the PMPC Star Awards For Movies; and Best Actress for Laut (an indie) at the 36th Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal.

Something to watch for: Meant To Be brings together the triumvirate of Manilyn Reynes (as Barbie’s mom), Tina Paner (as the mom of Mika dela Cruz, Angelika dela Cruz’s real-life little sister, playing Barbie’s cousin) and Sheryl Cruz (as Tina’s best friend). So much water, as they would say, has passed under the bridge since the three actresses were together as Regal Babies 20 years ago: Both Tina and Sheryl are separated from their husbands while Manilyn is happily married to semi-retired actor Aljon Jimenez.

What is sexy to you?

Ken: Sexy for me is having a healthy lifestyle, no matter what your size is. As long as you have a healthy lifestyle, for me that’s sexy.

Jak: Sexy to me is someone who has a good personality.

Ivan: Intelligence.

Addy: Funny is sexy to me.

When do you feel sexy?

Ken: Every time I wake up. I feel so sexy because my tummy is empty so it’s flat.

Jak: Right after my workout.

Ivan: When I feel intelligent.

Addy: When I’m appreciated for my brain, not for my body.

What part of your body do you consider sexiest?

Ken: My eyes.

Jak: My eyes.

Ivan: My brain.

Addy: My smile.

What part of a woman’s body do you consider sexiest?

Ken: Her eyes. Even if she doesn’t talk, you understand what she wants to say just by looking at her eyes. It’s very important for me.

Jak: Her waist.

Ivan: Her smile.

Addy: Her butt. You know why? Because you have to work for it.

Sexiest book?

Ken: Fifty Shades of Grey.

Jak: Sexy magazines.

Ivan: The Alchemist.

Addy: I’m really into Psychology so I would say that the sexiest book is Why Do Men Lie and Women Cry? by Allan Pease and Barbara Pease. They are a couple who writes about relationships and the differences of the minds of a boy and a girl.

Sexiest movie?

Ken: No Strings Attached or Friends with Benefits.

Jak: The Lucky One.

Ivan: Can’t think of any at the moment.

Addy: English Only, Please. I can relate to it because right now I’m looking for a Filipina girlfriend.

Sexiest musical instrument?

 Ken: Flute or saxophone.

Jak: Guitar.

Ivan: Violin.

Addy: I’ll go with guitar because I play guitar and if a girl plays guitar, it’s sexy to me.

Sexiest song?

Ken: Versace on the Floor.

Jak: Careless Whisper.

Ivan: The Call by Regina Spektor.

Addy: Kasama Kang Tumanda.

Sexiest TV show?

Ken: Vampire Diaries.

Jak: Bubble Gang.

Ivan: Hickey Blinders.

Addy: Meant To Be, of course!

Sexiest food?

Ken: Chocolates.

Jak: Adobo.

Ivan: Anything na grilled.

Addy: Anything healthy is sexy to me.

Sexiest car?

Ken: Porsche sports car.

Jak: Audi R8.

Ivan: Rolls Royce Phantom.

Addy: I’m not much into cars. It’s weird that most of the guys are into cars. I’m not.

Sexiest perfume?

Ken: Jo Malone.

Jak: Bvlgari.

Ivan: Gucci Guilty.

Addy: Whatever Barbie (Forteza) is using…is working.

Sexiest time of day?

Ken: Sunset.

Jak: Evening.

Ivan: 6:15 a.m.

Addy: After midnight.

Sexiest part of the house?

Ken: Bedroom.

Jak: Bedroom.

Ivan: Kitchen.

Addy: Sa bedroom lang kasi that’s where you sleep.

Sexiest animal?

Ken: Cat.

Jak: Cat.

Ivan: Dogs.

Addy: Cheetah because it is fast and I like that because I’m also fast. We’re both sprinters.

Sexiest billboard?

Ken: Meant To Be billboard.

Jak: Folded & Hung billboard ni Angel Locsin.

Ivan: Olivia Wilde’s Revlon billboard.

Addy: Have you seen the new billboard sa building ng GMA? You noticed the sexy guy on the right end side, the one wearing red? Yeah, so sexy!

Sexiest scene you have seen in a movie?

Ken: Anne Hathaway’s scenes in One Day.

Jak: The scene between Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in The Tourist showing them in a room with Johnny not knowing whether to open the door or not, nate-tempt siya.

Ivan: The scene in Love Actually where the guy is playing music and he has these big postcards.

Addy: I watched this movie a long time back, The Girl Next Door. The girl is just like messing with the guy and she’s teasing him but she doesn’t really mean it. So it’s like, it’s sexy and funny at the same time.

Sexiest scene you have ever done?

Ken: My first kissing scene…with Chynna Ortaleza.

Jak: My scenes in Dear Uge.

Ivan: I’ll get back to you on that one when I do it.

Addy: The sexiest thing I’ve done so far was ‘yung Century Tuna Superbods. I don’t think I’ve done a lot of sexy stuff. I don’t know, I lifted my shirt and that’s it.

Sexiest thing you have ever done to yourself?

Ken: Every time I have to shave.

Jak: (No answer)

Ivan: Cardio with 24 kilos of weight.

Addy: To myself? No. It’s boring to be doing it by myself.

Sexiest thing you have ever done to or with somebody?

Ken: With my last girlfriend.

Jak: Kiss sa lips.

Ivan: The girl I was on a date with. We were crossing the street and because she was wearing high heels nahihirapan siya maglakad so I picked her up and we crossed the street.

Addy: No you don’t want to know that. You don’t wanna know that.

Sexiest fantasy?

Ken: When I imagine myself as one of the characters in Friends with Benefits and nilolo-look forward ko na gawin ko yon sa next girlfriend ko.

Jak: Scene with Ms. Jennylyn Mercado.

Ivan: May kasamang private jet.

Addy: Like sexual fantasies, right? Threesome.

Sexiest clothes, (pajamas, briefs, etc)?

Ken: Boxers.

Jak: Boxers.

Ivan: A hoodie.

Addy: A suit.

Sexiest face (of a woman)?

Ken: Morena and rugged.

Jak: Angelina Jolie.

Ivan: Nothing but moisturizer.

Addy: The eyes. I love Asian eyes.

Three women that you find sexy?

Ken: Emma Watson. She’s boyish and I find that sexy. Jennylyn Mercado, she is very sexy. And nagpapadagdag sa sexiness ni Jennylyn yung ugali niya. And Solenn Heussaff kasi walang arte and game siya sa mga bagay na hindi sosyal and I find that sexy for a girl.

Jak: Jennylyn Mercado. Sobrang sexy niya. The way she talks, the way she moves, lahat. Solenn Heusaff. Anne Curtis.

Ivan: Emilia Clarke, Margot Robbie and Jodi Sta. Maria.

Addy: Barbie Forteza, Yoona and Jennylyn Mercado.

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