On December 18, Asia’s Multimedia Star Alden Richards remarked that he doesn’t plan to tarnish his relationship with TVJ and Dabarkads.
During his Thanksgiving Party, which LionhearTV attended, Richards addressed why he had not appeared in Eat Bulaga or EAT to promote his recent projects.
“Parang ‘yun nga po ‘yung sinabi ko before bago pa lang mangyari ‘yung paglipat sa TV5, na if I have to do the promos in all of the shows, siyempre I will not the deprive the project that I’m working with with the opportunity to promote it on different shows po, especially with the noontime shows po natin.
“Pero right now po kasi, wala pong napag-agreehan na schedule for the guestings kasi nga po ang gusto nila dalawa po kami ni Miss Sharon na mag-gue-guest.”
He also highlighted his respect for Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon.
“Doon nga po sa TV5, given na po ‘yun. Given na po siya, ako po naghihintay lang permission. My relationship with the Dabarkads nga po ng Eat Bulaga nga po with Tito, Vic, and Joey, is still there, and the respect di naman po nawawala ‘yun.”
He then maintained that he doesn’t plan on tarnishing his relationship with TVJ or the Dabarkads.
“Ah oo po, inaayos lang po ata ‘yung schedule, actually matutuloy din po ‘yan. I always mean well naman po sa mga ginagawa ko naman sa buhay ko. Hindi naman ako para mangapak, or mangtarnish ng mga relationship ko na nagkaroon ako sa mga katrabaho ko before, most especially Eat Bulaga po na malaki po talaga ang naitulong sa career ko.”
When asked whether he would’ve accepted a hosting stint with the current Eat Bulaga, Richards answered, “Wala po, wala po. Opo hindi ko po siya tatanggapin.”
Alden Richards stars in the Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 entry ‘Family of Two’ with Sharon Cuneta.
He also has an upcoming Kapuso series, Pulang Araw, with Sanya Lopez, Barbie Forteza, and David Licauco.
As for his directorial project, the film with the working title ‘Out of Order’ and stars Heaven Peralejo.