Ruru Madrid and Kylie Padilla have admitted they have been hurt after receiving criticism not deserving of their roles in the 2016 remake of Encantadia.
On Thursday, January 20, in a new YouTube vlog, Madrid and Padilla shared how they turned the hate messages they have received into motivations.
“Ang daming nag-bash sa ‘kin… Sinabi [nila], ‘Hindi, Ru, hindi mo deserve ‘yan kasi Dingdong Dantes ‘yan. Ikaw, wala ka pang napatutunayan.’ Marami rin silang gustong ibang artista para sa role.
“So three days, Ky, na hindi ako lumalabas ng kuwarto. Sobrang lungkot ko and then sabi ko, ‘Bakit ako nagpapaapekto sa kanila? Bakit hindi ko gamitin ‘to para i-push ‘yong sarili ko?’…so ginamit ko sila bilang motivation,” Madrid shared.
“Sinasabi nila [na] hindi raw ako deserving. Pangit daw ako umarte tapos nag-poll pa sila [kung] sino favorite sang’gre nila [at pinakamababang votes] si Amihan. Nasaktan talaga ako. Alam mo, dumating sa time na ayoko na magtrabaho. Nawalan na ako ng ganang pumasok,” Padilla said.
Madrid and Padilla portrayed the roles of Ybrahim and Amihan, whom initially played by Dingdong Dantes and Iza Calzado, respectively.
After their Encantadia stint, the two have been together in several Kapuso projects such as The Cure, TODA One I Love, and Regal Studios Presents: My Fairytale Hero.
