In a spill-the-tea moment, former Mr. Pogi contestant Rommel Galido revealed behind-the-scene details of his audition for GMA Network’s ‘Teen Gen,’ which allegedly had issues of favoritism.
In a two-part Tiktok post from May 25 and 27, Galido disclosed what may get identified as ‘poor or homophobic’ treatment of an artist.
“Hindi ko makalimutan sa ganon, I mean sa management– hindi naman sa management but ‘yung nag-hahandle sa amin noon sa Eat Bulaga is ‘yung favoritism. Di ba, di talaga mawawala ‘yun sa kulturang Filipino?
“Before, parang nafe-feel ko na na parang ayaw sa akin ng handler namin kasi nga daw sinabi niyang parang may nafe-feel siyang iba sa akin, ‘yun nga daw ‘yung parang medyo malambot ako, parang bek-bek daw. Which is, ayaw daw sa TV, no, no daw sa TV kasi alam mo na.”
Despite the discouragement, Galido continued on and showcased his acting skills when he auditioned for a role in the 2012 GMA Network series ‘Teen Gen.’
“So ‘yun actingan na, siyempre ako bida-bida, pinapakita ko doon na kaya kong umarte, kaya kong gawin lahat, kaya ko silang sapawan. So natuwa naman ‘yung director ng Teen Gen, sabi sa akin possible daw na mapasama ako sa final casting.”
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He then allegedly overheard a manager talking to one of the talents who also auditioned for the same role about not getting the part in the Kapuso series.
“So may narinig ako sa labas, sabi doon ng isang manager sa talent niya, hindi ko na papangalanan kung sino, ano siya ngayon, sikat na siya, sikat na siya ngayon. Sabi niyang ganon, ‘Nakshie, ano na lang, ayaw kang–parang hindi nagustuhan ng direktor ‘yung acting mo. Baka next time na lang tayo, ganon ganon. Audition na lang ulit tayo.'”
However, in an odd turn of events, Galido did not get the part despite receiving praises from the series director.
“So ito namang si manager ko, sabi niya, ‘Malaki chance mo kasi nagustuhan ni Direk ‘yung arte mo. Ganon.
“Ito na nga inannounce kung sino ‘yung mapapasama sa Teen Gen, unfortunately, hindi ako kasama, hindi ako napasama, tapos nakita ‘yung mga nandoon na nga sa cast, at ‘yung mga nakita ko sa cast, ‘yung mga uhmm, so so, hindi naman lahat, pero may iilan na parang ganon sa pag-arte, kasi doon sa audition, nakita ko sila kung paano sila umarte, at for me, hindi talaga,” he shared.
To rub salt into the wound, the unnamed talent he allegedly heard talking with his manager got the part.
“At ‘yung isang guy doon, ‘yun ‘yung narinig ko na hindi daw gusto ni Direk umarte, at siya ‘yung nakasama, ako naman lungkot-lungkotan, nagtataka, kasi parang nasabihan na rin ako doon na ang laki ng chance mo, tapos inapproach pa nga ako ni Direk, na baka nga daw mag-workshop na daw kami. Ending pala hindi ako kasama,” he said.
Aside from the allegations in relation to the production of ‘Teen Gen,’ Galido also claimed that their handler for ‘Mr. Pogi’ had an issue of favoritism involving another talent.
“Ito naman si handler, okay lang sa kaniya ganon-ganon. Kasi nga ‘yung chika sa akin, may gusto siyang isang Mr. Pogi doon na dapat siya ‘yung mag-audition at hindi ako, pero ako ‘yung napili daw, so wala siyang choice kundi samahan ako,” Galido claimed.
He then discussed how his fellow ‘Mr. Pogi’ contestant also had a problem with him, which he surmised was the cause of his removal from ‘Eat Bulaga.’
“Kasi hindi kami friends, matagal na ‘yun. At siya ‘yung dahilan kung bakit natanggal ako sa Eat Bulaga, kasi hindi talaga kami okay. Hindi talaga, ramdam ko na hindi kami okay, ramdam ko talaga na ayaw niya sa akin. So after nun mawala ako sa Eat Bulaga, pinakita ko talaga sa kaniya na kaya ko no, na kahit wala siya, kahit wala ‘yung Eat Bulaga, kaya kong kumita ng pera. Kaya ko, alam mo kaya kong mabuhay.
“So lesson learned, hindi talaga forever ‘yan showbiz, uso ang inggitan, uso ‘yung siraan, mas okay pa rin kapag may stable job. Pang matagalan,” he said.
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Galido joined ‘Mr. Pogi’ in 2012 and landed a role in the Xian Lim-Kim Chui film ‘Bakit Di Ka Crush ng Crush Mo.’ In 2014, he joined ‘Gandang Lalake’ on ‘It’s Showtime.’
After his showbiz stint, Galido became a cabin attendant for Philippine Airlines.
He also got entangled with the Christine Dacera case in 2020, which got dismissed in 2022.
