Andrea Brillantes admitted that she thought of quitting showbiz many times over. In her YouTube vlog uploaded on August 1, the young actress responded to hate comments from netizens.
One netizen commented: “Quit showbiz already!”
It prompted her to share her struggles as an actress.
As a breadwinner of the family, she said she can’t let go of her profession just because she wanted to.
“Ang dami ng beses na gustong-gusto ko na kasi, promise. Akala n’yo ang dali-dali. Ang hirap-hirap, lalo na kung breadwinner ka. Hindi lang kasi kapag nahirapan ako ay quit na. Alam mo ‘yon, kapag binash n’yo ako lahat ay quit na,” she shared.
“Kasi may responsibility ako kaya hindi ko siya puwedeng bitawan ng bigla.”
She also revealed that she plans to retire from showbiz at an early age before settling down.
“Kaya nga nag-iipon ako ngayon. Magkaroon ako ng early retirement para magkaroon ako ng peaceful life. Para kapag magkakaroon ako ng pamilya ay wala nang manggugulo. Pero I’m sure guguluhin n’yo pa rin ako,” she said.
Aside from this, Brillantes also addressed issues about her attitude. Some said that she is “feeling superior” and an arrogant person. She explained that she is just confident in herself when performing on stage.
“Sa stage kasi kailangan mo maging confident. Paano naman ako magiging superior doon, wala naman akong ginagawa. Inapakan ko ba or inano ko ba ang tao. Paano ako maigiging mayabang kapag feel na feel ko lang ang sarili ko sa stage. As long as wala akong tinatapakan na tao and wala naman akong ginawa, literal sumayaw lang ako. Alam n’yo baka kayo ang insecure kasi kaya ko maging ganoon ka-confident sa stage,” she reasoned.
Brillantes also denied being nitpicky and snob in person as what others say.
“Lagi ko nakukuha (na komento) maarte. Okay na ge-gets ko rin ‘yon kasi kikay naman talaga ako, nagme-make up ako. Nag-aayos ako, nagti-TikTok ako. Kasi parte ‘yan ng trabaho. Kapag ‘di ako nag-post ‘di na ako magiging relevant and I have bills to pay,” Andrea explained.
“Tapos sa maldita, kung nagpakita man ako sa ‘yo ng ganoon, siguro pagod lang talaga ako noon or mayroon akong sariling problema na iniisip, mayroon akong pinagdaaanan noon — I’m so, so sorry. Pero ako talaga I try my best na ipakita talaga ‘yung best version ko lalo na sa fans, ‘yun ang possibly last moment na makikita nila ako at ‘yun ang maaalala nila for the rest of their lives kaya ayaw kong maging bastos ako sa kanila, kasi ‘yun na ang maaalala nila.”
Brillantes had her first television appearance in the children’s comedy show Goin’ Bulilit.
In 2013, she made her first big break by playing the main role in the family drama series Annaliza. She portrayed Annaliza, a girl who faced numerous trials under her foster parents. The show debuted on May 27, 2013, and ended on March 21, 2014.
In 2018, Brillantes played her first role as an antagonist in the hit afternoon series, Kadenang Ginto, in which she played as Marga.
She is currently top-bills ABS-CBN’s primetime series Huwag Kang Mangamba.
