When fitness coach Miguel Chanco accused singer-actor Alex Diaz of sending him an indecent proposal, Diaz thought it would be the end of his career after being forced to reveal he was bisexual.
According to Alex, the scandal actually helped him to love his true form. He felt loved, he felt better than he was before.
He realized that hiding his sexuality only caused him to be in despair, not knowing that coming out was the only solution he should have done long ago.
“The scandal is actually what fixed me. After the scandal happened, I was like, ‘ Why do I feel okay? Why do I feel better?’ I feel like finally, it’s not so much about tatanggapin ako, but more of it’s out na. After 25 years of holding my breath, biglang nakahinga ako ng malalim. It was a big exhale for me and I was okay. Whether or not magkaroon pa ako ng career, whether or not mag-stay pa ako sa Pilipinas, I was okay because there were people who I was helping. I realized that the only problem in my life was that I was hiding, was that I hated who I was because I thought that it didn’t fit in the world. Anyone that makes anyone feel like they have to hide themselves or dapat ikahiya nila kung sino sila, those people do not fit in my world now.”
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When he returned from a break from the entertainment industry, he was surprised to receive multiple project offers.
These sudden blessings for him were the results of his fans loving him no matter what his sexuality would be really is, and he felt the need to act on it and not to abandon the people who chose to accept and support him all throughout the issue.
“Nagulat ako biglang dumami yung projects, biglang pag-uwi ko I still had acting work which was my dream, parang I didn’t get that much work but now ang dami. And it’s all because the fans accepted me and the people who can relate to my story accepted me. They’re like, ‘You’re human. I’m human,’ and that’s the reason I came back. I have unfinished business to do. I have to make sure that these people who related to me, I can’t abandon them. So I came back.”
After spending some time with his family in Canada, Alex expressed his gratitude for the people who support him in the most difficult phase in his life.
This is the time Alex thought it would be the end of everything for him in the entertainment industry, but admitted that it was actually his fans who saved him.
“At the forefront of everything, I just want every single person who comes across this article to know that I am at the mercy of my fans. I love them so much and my heart bleeds for every single one of them. It’s them. They saved my life actually. I had come to the conclusion that tapos na yung career ko. Akala ko tapos na career ko. I didn’t actually lose confidence. I didn’t expect to have a career after this. I was expecting to move to Canada to pursue YouTube and maybe get a job as a therapist to help people and be a fitness instructor and go back to school for something. Like start living my life on my terms.”
It was in October 2019 when Alex revealed his true sexuality, and apologized to his management, brands, and even the people around him who were dragged into the scandal.
He said: “I ask forgiveness from my management, the brands, supporters, friends, my family and everyone else I let down by what I did and/or who I am. I’m sorry. I was wrong in my actions and failed to uphold the values I so strongly try to convey online. It was not my intention to hurt anyone or elude the truth of who I am for all these years but rather a showbiz decision based on the state of our nation in regards to acceptance and representation of who I am.”
Luckily, Alex and his non-showbiz girlfriend Maria Daniella Hake spent a lovely New Year’s Eve in Tagaytay City that truly shows that love wins no matter what.
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