The young actress went emotional after recalling how she had dealt with bashers before.
He’s Into Her lead star Belle Mariano could not help but become emotional on Monday, May 16, on the morning talk show Magandang Buhay. She got asked to comment on a photo that shows her character, Maxpein.
Recalling the first time she got announced to take on the lead character of the highly anticipated TV adaptation of the massively-successful Web novel, He’s Into Her, the young Kapamilya star was unable to hold back the tears, despite saying several times she won’t shed any tears.
“In 2019, it was announced… He’s Into Her, and that time, a lot of people were throwing hate at me because they thought na parang… I couldn’t do it, I could not portray Max,” she shared.
Baxk then, Donny Pangilinan, her current onscreen partner, was partnered with another actress before the formation of DonBelle.
“Napanghinaan ako ng loob…kasi medyo parang naniniwala na ako sa sinsabi nila na hindi ko kaya (I got disheartened… I almost believed them when they said that I really could not do it)” she added while trying to compose herself amid the tears.
She then shared that while the negative comments and insults really took a toll on her, she became decisive in dealing with them, and she realized that she only needed to learn to trust herself.
“But then that time, I came to the realization na…more of thinking na negative ‘yung sinasabi nila, but I’ll take it as something that could really help me to be better in what I do.”
She also realized that fulfilling her purpose would have been impossible had she focused on the negative words her critics and bashers hurled at her.
One of the show’s hosts, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shared her recollection of Mariano when she was still starting, and commended her to where she is currently now.
“But look at you now…your show…it’s so successful. So it is good that you did not give up and you all shined,” the Asia’s Songbird noted.
He’s Into Her is widely-regarded as the most successful Filipino web drama of 2021. It’s sophomore season is currently streaming on iWantTFC, and airing on A2Z Channel 11 and Kapamilya Channel.
